Sophos Acquires Capsule8 to Bring Powerful and Lightweight Linux Server and Cloud Container Security to its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem (ACE).
How to design the ideal penetration test for the hybrid-work reality
Michael Byrnes, Director, Solutions Engineering, iMEA, BeyondTrust, details how organisations can build a robust penetration testing (pen-testing) program that accounts for a new hybrid workforce and all the privacy, legal and compliance challenges that come with it.
Cisco on ransomware attacks: To pay or not to pay?
Fady Younes, Cybersecurity Director, Middle East and Africa at Cisco shares his thoughts on the topic of whether businesses should pay ransoms and other steps they should take to help secure their businesses.
Orange Business Services’ Sahem Azzam talks data security and the future of Industry 4.0
TahawulTech.com spoke with Sahem Azzam, Vice President, Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Orange Business Services, about data security, their vision for Industry 4.0 and the future of Digital Supply Chains.
Tenable Finds Vulnerability In Microsoft Teams That Could Expose Confidential data
Tenable Research Finds Serious Vulnerability In Microsoft Teams That Could Expose Confidential Conversations And Files.
Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation goes VR
Walking in a CISO’s virtual shoes: Kaspersky Interactive Protection Simulation goes VR.
McAfee Sees Ransomware-as-a-Service, Cryptocurrency and IoT Threats Surge
McAfee Sees Ransomware-as-a-Service, Cryptocurrency and Internet of Things Threats Surge in Q1 2021.
76% of employees in the UAE skip installing updates despite security concerns
76% of employees in the UAE skip installing updates on certain software or OS despite security concerns.
Vectra Launches Detect for AWS
Vectra launches one of the first cloud-native unified real-time threat detection and response SaaS solutions for global AWS environments.
Group-IB exposes fraud schemes globally and in the MEA
At least 16 countries in the MEA region, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, are being targeted by scammers who are harvesting user personal and payment data via a multistage scam that exploits at least 138 popular brands. Group-IB outlines the MEA countries and the various verticals which were targeted by the scams, alongside the impacts of the ongoing “scamdemic”.
An Edge Computing Breakup: Out with the Old, and In with the New
When COVID-19 arrived in early 2020, enterprises’ first priority was to patch together a communications and information-sharing infrastructure that could sustain operations until work could return to normal. More than a year later, returns are on hold, and enterprises are rethinking their visions of “normal.” They’re reimagining their workplaces and their business practices, embracing more flexible models that take advantage of the benefits of edge technologies.
Cybercriminals are weaponising your favourite brands
As a marketer or brand owner in 2021, it’s not enough to protect your brands and trademarks in real life. You have to build a fort around your online assets too. Brand marketers are increasingly losing leads, brand affinity and customer loyalty to cybercriminals who impersonate their brands to scam their customers and prospects.
From Wiper to Ransomware: The Evolution of Agrius
A new threat actor SentinelLabs tracked as Agrius was observed operating in Israel starting in 2020. Initially engaged in espionage activity, Agrius deployed a set of destructive wiper attacks against Israeli targets, masquerading the activity as ransomware attacks. The attacks were carried out using DEADWOOD (aka Detbosit), a wiper with unconfirmed links to an Iranian threat group.
Vectra and Zscaler Enable Zero Trust Visibility into Business-Critical Applications
Vectra and Zscaler Enable Zero Trust Visibility into Business-Critical Applications. Comprehensive Zero Trust Architecture Prevents Attack Methods Emerging from the Remote, Cloud Based Workforce.
41% of employees in the UAE have missed a call by pretending devices are updating
41% of employees in the UAE have missed a call by pretending devices are updating.
Tenable to Highlight Active Directory Security Capabilities at GISEC 2021
Tenable to Highlight Active Directory Security Capabilities at GISEC 2021.
Overcoming the cyber-pandemic with Raqmiyat
Abhijit Mahadik, Director, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure, UAE & KSA, Raqmiyat, speaks to Anita Joseph, Editor, SAME about the evolving cybersecurity landscape, the threats organisations need to watch out for and how the security priorities of organisations have shifted since the pandemic last year.
Fortinet: Making a mark at GISEC
Alain Penel, Regional Vice-President, Middle East & Pakistan at Fortinet, explains what it means to be a part of GISEC this year and how Fortinet’s cutting-edge solutions continue to provide maximum protection against cyberthreats and attacks.
It’s all for one and one for all in the ‘borderless’ war against cybercrime
Cybersecurity experts to meet at GISEC to explore collaborative international response to escalating cyber threats.
Kaspersky sheds light on the ransomware ecosystem
Ransomware operators and where to find them: Kaspersky sheds light on the ransomware ecosystem.