The implant, named Skygofree, is designed for targeted cyber-surveillance, possibly as an ‘offensive security’ product.
6 reasons why enterprises fail to focus on the real security threats
Computer defenders often spend time, money, and other resources on computer defences that don’t stop the biggest threats to their environment. What is causing this lack of focus in putting the right defences in the right places in the right amounts against the right threats?
Climate change minister: tech reinventing energy
United Arab Emirates minister for climate change Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi has said the “time is right” for …
Data is a goldmine of opportunities for Gulf firms: Microsoft
In a special event held for data scientists, the tech firm highlighted how its cloud-based Big Data offerings can help organisations analyse their corporate information stores to stay ahead of the curve.
How Gartner believes AI will transform smartphones
Artificial intelligence features will become a critical product differentiator for smartphone vendors in acquiring new customers, according to Gartner. …
Meltdown and Spectre fixes will reduce performance: Microsoft
Microsoft believes the Meltdown and Spectre fixes will affect the performance of personal computers and slow down servers drastically. In a …
Apple issues update to fix Spectre chip flaw
According to reports, the supplemental security update likely addresses the Spectre flaw that affected Safari and may contain further mitigations for Meltdown.
Emirates Group Security, Etihad sign security MoU
Emirates Group Security and Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) have signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in aviation security. The …
Intel denies performance hit due to patches for kernel bug
In a statement, Intel says that the new vulnerabilities discovered by Google do not have the power to corrupt, modify or …
CPU security flaws put virtually all phones, PCs at risk
Security researchers on Wednesday disclosed a set of security flaws that they said could let hackers steal sensitive information from …
Trends security pros need to think about going into 2018
Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated and collaborative with every coming year. As with previous years, 2017 saw no shortage of …
Jafza to host Maysun Solar photovoltaic panel plant
DP World’s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) has partnered with Maysun Solar, the first photovoltaic panel producer to set up …
Banking on collaboration to beat the hackers
Earlier this month, I’d attended an event organised by the UAE Banks Federation (UBF), which has created a platform for banks …
What’s next in the world of malware: Sophos’ trends and predictions
Harish Chib, vice president, Middle East and Africa, Sophos, reviews the most prominent risks from 2017, and what we can expect in 2018.
Malware samples at an all-time high in Q3: McAfee report
McAfee Labs saw malware reach an all-time high of 57.6 million new samples – which equates to four new samples per second.
In search of real random numbers
Richard Moulds, General Manager at Whitewood Security, explains why we can’t afford to leave random numbers to chance to protect …
Cleaning up security flaws with cyber hygiene
As Cisco’s former CEO John Chambers famously said, there are only two types of companies – those that have been …
ESET teams up with Microsoft to combat Gamarue botnet
Security researchers at ESET, in collaboration with Microsoft and law enforcement agencies – the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Interpol, …
US charges three Chinese nationals with Moody’s, Siemens data breach
US prosecutors have charged three Chinese nationals affiliated with a cybersecurity company in China with hacking into Siemens AG, Trimble and Moody’s Analytics to steal business secrets, according to a report by Reuters.
4IR has turned media into a battlefront: Jordanian minister
The 4th Industrial Revolution resulted in wars being waged through traditional and social media, turning the media as a whole …