HP Inc. has unveiled its versatile all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) system, the HP ElitePOS for the retail sector. The company said …
Kaspersky Lab report sheds light on bad data sharing habits
Users are putting their precious and sensitive data in danger, by the way they share both their information, and their physical devices containing this information with others.
Google discovers new Android spyware
Google’s Android Security team announced the discovery of a new powerful Android spyware — named Lipizzan — which Google claims to be …
Mimecast: 25% of over 45M inspected emails are ‘unsafe’
Mimecast Limited has revealed the results of its third quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), a report of the results of tests which measure the effectiveness of incumbent email security systems.
Mimecast streamlines email data recovery with Sync & Recover
Sync & Recover, according to the company, offers unified management of compliance, archiving and data resilience.
Huawei positioned as ‘Challenger’ in Gartner magic quadrant
Huawei has announced that it has been positioned in the ‘Challengers’ quadrant of the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for enterprise firewalls.
UAE employees conceal most IT security incidents: study
The study found that staff would rather put organisations at risk than report a problem because they fear punishment.
Don’t take the bait: 11 tips to thwart phishing attacks
From rewarding employees for savvy security smarts, to showing them how breaches are relevant to their every-day duties, we’ve got the phishing prevention tips you need.
Petya: Research firm finds solution to recover lost files
The potential solution, created by security firm Positive Technologies, is said to only work if the ransomware secured administration privileges to the machine.
Partners’ role in the NotPetya outbreak
Mohammad Tabbara, senior systems engineer, UAE and Channel, Infoblox, discusses the recent ransomware attack and how channel partners can help …
Symantec to acquire cybersecurity firm Fireglass
Symantec has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Israel-based Fireglass, the agentless isolation solution provider that …
A10 Networks: GoldenEye sheds light on risks of network blind spots
A wave of ransomware swept across Europe at an incredibly rapid pace, grinding business to a halt at banks, airports, pharmaceutical companies, government offices, service providers, utilities and more, security researchers said.
How SISD protects students and employees from cyber threats
Recognising the need to manage increasing critical security risks and monitor growing number of devices in the organisation, the Swiss International Scientific School in Dubai opted to deploy network and endpoint security solutions to protect its students and employees from cyber threats.
Russia behind ransomware attack: Ukraine security service
Ukraine has reportedly said that it found proof that Russian security services were involved in the cyber-attack that targeted businesses around the world earlier this week.
The ‘Who’ and the ‘Why’ behind NotPetya
Late on 27 June, the New York Times reported that a number of Ukrainian banks and Ukrenergo, the Ukrainian state …
FireEye: Petya is spreading via EternalBlue exploit
According to reports, this variant of the Petya ransomware may be spreading via the EternalBlue exploit used in the WannaCry attack from last month.
Cybersecurity stocks rally
Cybersecurity stocks are soaring as a vicious new form of malware has left thousands of computers grounded, according a CNBC …
How partners can help with Petya ransomware attacks
Security consultant and solutions provider Help AG’s MSS architect and CSOC manager, Majid Khan believes resellers and systems integrators can …
Anatomy of an attack
The latest ransomware, a variant of the Petya family which was first discovered in 2016, struck corporate networks across the …
Dubai Municipality CISO: Patching imperative to beat Petya
Dubai Municipality’s chief information security officer Ahmad Al Emadi has highlighted the importance of patching systems wherever possible following the …