WatchGuard has announced the availability of two new Wireless Access Point products in the region, providing customers with the same …
Washington, Seoul collaborate on cyber protection
Recent massive cyber attacks that paralysed computer networks at several South Korean banks and broadcasters, strongly suspected to have been …
Ransomware uses browser history for credibility – report
The authors of police-themed ransomware have started using the browsing histories from infected computers in order to make their scams …
Comguard announces EAL 4+ gateproject firewalls
Comguard on Sunday announced that the latest array of Common Criteria EAL 4+ gateprotect firewalls are now available in the …
South Korean banks, broadcasters hit in cyber attack
Computer networks of banks and some broadcasters in South Korea were hit Wednesday in what is suspected to be a …
Pirated software costs channel billions
Pirated software is costing industry in excess of $114 billion, according to a new IDC survey commissioned by Microsoft. Though …
Google launches Help for Hacked Sites portal for webmasters
Google has launched a site for webmasters whose sites have been hacked, something that the company says happens thousands of …
State of flux
The sixth edition of IDC’s Middle East CIO Summit had a strong sense of urgency to it. From the nature …
AccessData: Region not equipped for cybercrime
According to AccessData Group, the Middle East is fast becoming a prime target for cyber criminals, mostly because so many …
Pirate software market costs business $114bn, MEA market among largest
Pirated software is costing industry in excess of $114 billion, according to a new IDC survey commissioned by Microsoft. Though …
Eye of the storm
Experts recently pointed towards security as the main obstacle for adoption of all cloud types and claimed that cloud security …
Oracle releases emergency fix for Java vulnerabilities
Oracle released emergency patches for Java on Monday to address two critical vulnerabilities, one of which is actively being exploited …
Dell SonicWALL unveils next-gen firewall
Dell on Monday unveiled its SonicWALL SuperMassive 9000 Series next-generation firewall. The solution provides advanced threat protection at multi-gigabit speeds …
Experts slam ‘dangerously unprepared’ IT security managers
Companies with IT security strategies that focus mostly on complying with key standards are dangerously unprepared for emerging cyber threats, …
FireEye launches new threat protection platform
Security company, FireEye, has announced a new threat protection platform designed to help enterprises deploy new security models to counter …
Secure everything, everywhere ..and that includes performance and productivity
Dell SonicWALL’s Head of Product Marketing, Florian Malecki, talks devices, data, and security. We love our devices. IDC is predicting …
McAfee acquires ValidEdge sandboxing tech
McAfee on Monday announced that it has acquired the ValidEdge anti-malware sandboxing technology from LynuxWorks in order to add a …
Stuxnet ‘dates back to 2005’
Researchers from Symantec have found and analysed a version of the Stuxnet cyber sabotage malware that predates previously discovered versions …
HP outlines Big Data Security strategy
HP on Monday unveiled its Big Data Security strategy, describing how combining the enterprise search and knowledge management resources from its Autonomy subsidiary …
Channels of profit
Times have never been better for security-focused channel partners. The fast changing threat landscape and the emergence of advanced threats …