For the first time in history, we observed the annual number of DDoS attacks cross the 10 million threshold, with NETSCOUT’s ATLAS Security Engineering and Response Team (ASERT) observing 10,089,687 attacks over the course of the year.
Tenable’s analysis reveals over 22 billion records exposed
Tenable’s analysis of data breaches in 2020 reveals over 22 billion records exposed.
Thumbay boosts Healthcare’s Cybersecurity with Trend Micro
The Thumbay Group Reinforces UAE’s Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity with Trend Micro.
emt Distribution signs partnership with Hornetsecurity
emt Distribution signs Partnership with Hornetsecurity for APAC and META to strengthen their MSP & Cloud division offerings.
Deep fake losses could be major, CyberCube warns
The use of deep fake video and audio technologies could become a major cyber threat to businesses within the next two years, cyber analytics specialist CyberCube has predicted.
Ericom Resumes Expansion with Key Investments in the region
Expanding Ericom Global Cloud Platform Data Centre Footprint Supports Growing Demand for Ericom Zero Trust Remote Browser Isolation.
Qualys offering free tools to reduce risk from breaches
Qualys offers free 60-day integrated Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response service to help organisations quickly assess devices impacted by SolarWinds Orion vulnerabilities, SUNBURST Trojan detections, and FireEye Red Team tools, and to remediate and track results via dynamic dashboards
Security Predictions and Trends to Watch for 2021
In 2020, organisations were challenged to accommodate mass remote workforces, while stopping pandemic-related threats and maintaining business continuity. As security teams plan for 2021, their strategies have to evolve in a shifting threat landscape. Below are our top security trends and predictions for the year ahead.
At GITEX, Trend Micro Showcases ‘The Art of Cybersecurity’
GITEX technology week saw cloud security company Trend Micro release figures for its annual mid-year roundup. The company was successful in blocking 56.9 million cyber-attacks in H1 2020.
BeyondTrust Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021 and Beyond
BeyondTrust experts forecast the top cybersecurity trends and threats vectors for 2021.
Raqmiyat director shares security priorities
Raqmiyat director for Cybersecurity Abhijit Mahadik shares insights into how security priorities have shifted due to COVID and how organisations can stay secure.
McAfee sees COVID-19-themed threats surge in Q2 2020
Over the course of Q2, McAfee’s global network of over a billion sensors observed a 605% increase in COVID-19-related attack detections compared to Q1.
CISO50 and Future Security Awards 2020: winners revealed
To recognise the excellent leadership that CISOs and IT security innovators have demonstrated over the past year, TahawulTech.com and Security Advisor ME hosted the CISO 50 and Future Security Awards.
New SonicWall research finds aggressive growth in ransomware
SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers have unveiled third-quarter threat intelligence collected by the company’s more than 1 million global security sensors.
Fortinet: A snapshot of the current threat landscape
Derek Manky (DM), Chief, Security Insights & Global Threat Alliances and Aamir Lakhani (AL), Global Security Strategist and Lead Researcher, FortiGuard Labs, provide some insight into the minds of cybercriminals and their various tactics and targets.
Only half of the organisations are ready for the post-COVID data protection, are you?
Decision-makers are doubling-down on their investments for digital technologies with 97 percent claiming that the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated their digital transformation strategies.
Mimecast’s Werno Gevers: Why today’s threat landscape calls for pervasive security strategies
Mimecast general manager for Middle East Werno Gevers delves into why today’s threat landscape calls for more pervasive security strategies.
Sophos releases analysis on Maze ransomware
Sophos has published a report, which shows how attackers tried three different ways to execute Maze ransomware during a single attack while demanding a $15 million ransom.
Barco’s Ekta Puthran on why a ‘person-centric’ approach is key to make remote working a success
Ekta Puthran, Regional Distribution & Channel Manager – MX Middle East & Africa at Barco explains why the main challenge today is to adopt person-centric solutions that put intuitive user experiences first, without disrupting the existing meeting set-up of the enterprise.
How IT managed services empower businesses during uncertain times
Sunil Paul, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Finesse, on why more and more customers are counting on managed services providers to enable them to transition their workloads to digital environments securely during these difficult times.