UAE residents online (33 percent) prefer artificial intelligence (AI) to look after their cybersecurity, according to a recent study conducted with YouGov and Palo Alto Networks.
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Oman thwarted over 800M cyber-attacks: ITA
Oman has reportedly warded off over 880 million cyber-attacks on government networks in 2017, three times more than 2016 when the country recorded 279 million such attacks.1 1762
Middle East firms fail to adopt behavioural analytics: Forcepoint
Research from global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint found organisations are not using behavioural analytics to identify and prevent cyber-attacks even though they believe this is a crucial step to effectively stop breaches.
McAfee integrates security into DevOps
McAfee has announced updates to McAfee MVISION Cloud for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will help customers “Shift Left” with security to preemptively improve compliance and reduce risk within their cloud infrastructure.
SANS Institute to bolster strategic security planning skills in Saudi Arabia
SANS Institute has announced SANS Riyadh 2019, a training event for cybersecurity professionals in Saudi Arabia, which will focus on developing skills in critical security and strategic security planning.
Emirates NBD teams up with Dubai Police to raise cybersecurity awareness
Emirates NBD has announced a joint initiative with Dubai Police – the launch of a UAE-wide #secureyouraccount campaign, aimed at raising public awareness and education on cybersecurity.
Millennials feel duty-bound to provide tech support for older family members
The over-reliance on millennials to be tech support heroes is affecting family relationships, and even their gifting habits.
Why risk assessments are key to strong security strategies
Lancy Andrade, security consultant, Gulf Software Distribution, discusses why conducting a comprehensive risk assessment is key to the success of any security strategy.
UAE National Cybersecurity Strategy paves way for new era of cyber resilience
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has launched the “UAE National Cybersecurity Strategy.”
TÜV Rheinland’s John Ramesh on empowering industrial cybersecurity
TÜV Rheinland’s regional manager for Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa – Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity, John Ramesh shares insights into the evolution of the industrial sector and why security transformation within the space is now more important than ever.
People still the “biggest risk” to industrial control systems: SANS
People remain the greatest threat to industrial control systems (ICS) and associated networks, according to a new SANS survey.