As the defence against insider threats is broad, layered and varied, so too are the costs involved, says Emile Abou Saleh, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa, Proofpoint.
The new normal: Navigating cybersecurity and remote working amid COVID-19
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has forced businesses to undergo seismic changes in the way they operate. As flexible policies become standard and remote work becomes a norm, another important challenge is taking the spotlight – cybersecurity.
Why channel partners must leverage cybersecurity innovations in 2020
Adoption of cloud services has exploded in recent years, and the trend looks set to continue, as organisations seek flexibility …
Proofpoint warns Middle East users about cyber threats on services such as WebEx and Zoom
Threat actors are using the names and brands of these video conferencing companies as themes in their social engineering lures, which lead to the theft of various account credentials, malware distribution, or credential harvesting for these spoofed video conferencing accounts.
CyberKnight offers free cybersecurity solutions amid COVID-19 pandemic
CyberKnight has launched a special CSR programme which offers a range of cybersecurity solutions at no cost.
The time is now for RNS Managed Security Services
With the massive shift to telework as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime opportunities have increased significantly. Lesser …
What a pandemic can teach us about cybersecurity
Raymond Pompon, director, F5 Labs, shares insights into the strong parallels between managing a pandemic and handling cybersecurity threats.
Microsoft renames Office 365 to Microsoft 365
During a virtual briefing, Microsoft announced that on April 21, Office 365 will become Microsoft 365, and will be offering new personal …
Sentrybay and Raqmiyat on delivering secure work from home solutions
Marcus Whittington, Co-founder & COO, Sentrybay and Abhijit Mahadik, Director – Cybersecurity solutions, Raqmiyat, discuss the risks of enabling remote access from unmanaged devices and how Sentrybay’s solutions can help enterprises stay secure.
ESET named a ‘Top Player’ for APT protection
Global cybersecurity firm ESET has been recognised as a ‘Top Player’ in Radicati’s 2020 Market Quadrant APT Protection Report, covering the APT Protection segment of the Security Market.
New hacking group targets industrial firms: Kaspersky
Kaspersky has recently uncovered a new hacking group that is currently targeting organisations in the industrial sector.
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What the coronavirus outbreak can teach us about cybersecurity
Brian Pinnock, cyber resilience expert, Mimecast, discusses the uncanny similarities between the human responses to the coronavirus outbreak and cybersecurity incidents.
AWS on connected cars, cloud and cybersecurity
Amazon Web Services (AWS) shares insights into why cloud is vital in enabling the secure and seamless deployment of autonomous cars.
Mindware inks distribution agreement with ESET in Saudi Arabia
Value-added distributor (VAD) Mindware has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with ESET, a global information security software company.
Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to ransomware as a secondary source of income: report
FireEye has released the FireEye® Mandiant® M-Trends® 2020 report. The report shares statistics and insights gleaned from FireEye Mandiant investigations around the globe in 2019.
Hacking victims are uncovering attacks faster: FireEye
The global median dwell time, defined as the duration between the start of a cyber intrusion and it being identified, …
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Coronavirus outbreak spurs cyber-attacks: report
Sherrod DeGrippo, senior director, Threat Research and Detection, Proofpoint, shares insights into how hackers are using the coronavirus outbreak to spread malware.
Sophos introduces “Xstream” version of XG Firewall
Sophos has introduced a new “Xstream” architecture for Sophos XG Firewall with high performance Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic decryption capabilities.
What’s in store?: Cybersecurity experts share predictions for 2020
Security Advisor ME spoke to top industry experts about what they think await security leaders in the new year.
Review: HP Elite Dragonfly
Artfully crafted to standout, designed to be powerful and hardened with security, HP’s latest HP Elite Dragonfly redefines what it …