The costs associated with cyberattacks on the financial sector are rising as organizations face increasingly sophisticated threats. New research by Kaspersky …
Microsoft halts updates for Windows 7
Microsoft this week began blocking Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs equipped with the very newest processors from receiving security updates, making good on a policy it announced but did not implement last year.
Shadow Brokers: NSA monitored Middle East banks
Files released by the hacker group Shadow Brokers suggest the United States National Security Agency penetrated the SWIFT banking network …
Ransomware: Pay it or fight it?
How to survive a ransomware attack unscathed
Trend Micro offers machine learning-driven security for SMBs
Trend Micro is enhancing protection of small business endpoints by leveraging its newest capabilities of XGen security, including machine learning, inside …
What Apache vulnerabilities really mean
Struts, the vulnerability recently found in a popular form of software (Apache Struts 2) offered by open source community, “The …
Infoblox launches new product to fend off DDoS attacks
Infoblox has announced its flagship product for infrastructure protection, Advanced Domain Name System (DNS) Protection, is now available as a virtual offering with software subscription pricing.
SANS Institute to organise security training in Saudi
The growing importance of cyber security in Saudi Arabia was highlighted at the very start of this year when an …
McAfee is once again an independent company
Famed anti-virus vendor McAfee is an independent company again as the sale of the majority of the firm to private equity firm TPG became final yesterday.
Teradata opens nominations for EPIC Awards
Teradata has announced that entries for the 10th annual EPIC Awards are being accepted now through 16th June 2017.
Big Data – the heart of the digital transformation
Marco Pozzoni, EMEIA E-Series Sales Director, NetApp, shares top reasons why Big Data analytics is the heart of the digital transformation.
A look ahead for the security industry
By focusing on hardening the physical security systems we have to be sure that we have three elements: people, processes and systems, says Pierre Racz, President, Genetec.
Fidelis, A10 Networks partner to deliver deep visibility
A10 Networks decrypts and Fidelis Network analyses all network traffic across all ports and protocols, and then reassembles it in real time using session-based approach.
Securing your DNS infrastructure
While DNS infrastructure is inherently a vulnerable component for organisations, effective internal DNS security solutions can turn it into a great asset for securing an organisation’s networks and data.
The challenge of securing IoT
IoT security challenges include weak authentication and authorisation protocols, insecure software, firmware with hard-coded back doors, poorly designed connectivity and communications, and little to no configurability.
FireEye announces enhancements to Endpoint Security solution
FireEye has announced a number of enhancements to its endpoint security solution designed to offer “unparalleled protection” from threats missed by legacy and next-generation endpoint solutions.
Tried and tested
Cyril Voisin, Executive Security Advisor, Enterprise Cybersecurity Group, Microsoft MEA and Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO and Security Consultant, CQURE, sat down with Security Advisor ME and discussed how conducting vulnerability scans can help organisations defend against the increasing number of data breaches in today’s digital world.
Sophos named as ‘leader’ in Gartner’s EPP Magic Quadrant
Sophos has announced that Gartner once again positioned Sophos as a ‘leader’ in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP).
SANS hosts training to address cybersecurity skills shortage
SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training, intends to address the lack of qualified technical resources in the Middle East through its ‘most hands-on course ever’ in Abu Dhabi from the 25th to 30th March, 2017.
Cisco report: Classic attack vectors re-emerge
According to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR), the security gaps in today’s organisations have led to a resurgence of “classic” attack vectors, such as adware and email spam, the latter at levels not seen since 2010.