Marty Edwards, VP, OT at Tenable, tells Anita Joseph how ransomware attacks are becoming all-pervasive and how Tenable is closely …
Barracuda Research Finds Microsoft Impersonation Being Utilised in 43% of Phishing Attacks
Barracuda Research Finds Microsoft Impersonation Being Utilised in 43% of Phishing Attacks.
Help AG Launches Managed Advanced Web Application Firewall Service
Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of Etisalat Digital and the region’s trusted security advisor, has launched a fully cloud-delivered Managed Advanced Web Application Firewall (AWAF) service that proactively improves the security posture for organisations relying on web-based applications.
Sophos acquires Braintrace to boost adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has announced that it has acquired Braintrace, enhancing its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with …
Ransomware Reality is Biting, so How do Businesses Bite Back?
It’s up to every organisation across every industry to invest in modern data protection practices to minimise the impact of ransomware attacks. Viewing attacks as an inevitability is the first step towards creating a more cyber-secure culture, with employees who are more educated and aware of ransomware. At the same time, businesses need to have the right safeguards in place to minimise disruption, including anti-virus software and firewalls, plus continuous backup and recovery to offer adequate insurance against the crippling effects of ransomware.
Beating cybercriminals at their own game with AI technology
By Derek Manky, Chief of Security Insights and Global Threat Alliances at FortiGuard Labs Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is powerful, …
Four in 10 UAE consumers experienced online fraud attempts while confidence in digital payments booms
Four in 10 UAE consumers experienced online fraud attempts while confidence in digital payments booms: Visa-Dubai Police-DED survey.
Technology’s Evolution from Background to Backbone
Technology’s role in the world has evolved into that of something which is expected to be ubiquitous, always-on and permanently available. The world simply will not accept ‘this page cannot be displayed’ anymore.
Sophos Acquires Capsule8 to improve its Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem
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.