“You’re only shooting yourself in the foot when you cater to the geopolitical noise and start refusing to promote material on false pretences – contrary to the interests of your own business,” says Eugene Kaspersky in his letter.
Dirty secrets of network firewalls uncovered
IT managers lack visibility to about 45 percent of their organisation’s network traffic, creating significant security challenges. In fact, nearly a quarter of them are blind to as much as 70 percent of their network traffic.
EU to force tech giants to hand over “terror” data
Technology companies could be ordered to release vital electronic data, such as emails and text messages, to law enforcement agencies in as little as six hours under proposed European Union law.
First commodities-backed digital currency launches in Dubai
Freedium, during the Dubai Blockchain Forum, has announced the launch of first commodities backed digital stable currency tracking the US Dollar.
Taking control: Infoblox’s Ashraf Sheet on network connectivity and security
Ashraf Sheet, regional director, Middle East and Africa, Infoblox, discusses the importance of network visibility and control, and the future of connectivity.
Saudi Arabia blocks over 1.6M malicious files in the last year: report
Saudi Arabia’s education sector was most affected by malware, followed by government, and telecommunications during 2017, according to a study.
Infoblox addresses DNS cybersecurity blind spot
Infoblox has announced significant enhancements to its ActiveTrust Cloud offering that now leverages advanced analytics to expand detection of potential zero day threats and prevent the loss of data, adds the ability to distribute threat intelligence to other security products in the network and ensures that content on the network conforms to corporate policies.
“Don’t mess with our elections”: hackers warn Iran
The attack has disrupted data centres in Iran and has reportedly been launched in multiple countries as well. The hackers have left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday.
Will UAE users get off Facebook after data misuse revelations?
Following revelations about Facebook data being misused for political campaigning in 2014, we spoke to members of the UAE public to …
Mining businesses may fail without right cybersecurity measures: report
Mining businesses are struggling to meet the new security challenges presented by the Internet of Things (IoT) as they look …
What’s in Windows Server 2019 – and will you want to upgrade?
The first major update to Windows Server following Microsoft’s revised release schedule is now in preview, with Windows Server 2019 …
StarLink urges partners to bet on hybrid cloud prospects
At regional value-added distributor StarLink’s annual partner event, the firm urged its channel community to take advantage of its latest …
How the economy will transform in the digital age
Humanity’s conventional way of doing business could soon evolve into an age where consumers offer adigitally driven services to businesses, …
Your baby monitor could be spying on you: Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered multiple security vulnerabilities in popular smart cameras that are frequently used as baby monitors, or for internal home and office security surveillance.
Gulf Software Distribution GM on why collaboration is key
Gulf Software Distribution’s recently appointed GM Gareth Hansford encourages partners to adopt collaborative strategies to prosper with innovative technologies. Regional …
Botnets shift focus to credential abuse: report
The State of the Internet/Security Report released by Akamai Technologies that analysed more than 7.3 trillion bot requests per month, found a sharp increase in the threat of credential abuse, with more than 40 percent of login attempts being malicious.
Nearly half of global CIOs plan to roll out AI projects soon: study
Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey shows that four percent of CIOs have implemented AI, while a further 46 percent have developed plans to do so.
77 facts about cybecrimes
IT security jobs become more and more lucrative by the day. The demand is constantly growing because the global interconnectivity …
4 key lessons for early AI adopters to remember
As with most emerging or unfamiliar technologies, early adopters are facing many obstacles to the progress of AI in their organisations. Gartner analysts have identified the following four lessons that have emerged from these early AI projects.
Panasonic, Trend Micro secure autonomous and connected cars
Panasonic and Trend Micro have come together to jointly develop cybersecurity solutions to detect and prevent cyber-attacks against autonomous and …