UAE impersonation attacks increased by 75 percent, with 77 percent of those organisations impacted by impersonation attacks having experienced a direct loss, according to Mimecast’s third-annual State of Email Security report.
Education, Government
Preparing young Emiratis in AI is vital for UAE’s future, says minister
Omar Sultan Al Olama, UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, member of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation and deputy managing Director, has revealed a new initiative that aims to equip the next generation of Emiratis with leadership skills.0 3768
“123456”: undisputed king as most-hacked password
An analysis of the 100,000 most-commonly re-occurring breached passwords confirms that ‘123456’ is the undisputed king of atrocious passwords.
Tenable enables enterprises to “accurately” evaluate cyber exposure
Tenable has unveiled new innovations to its Cyber Exposure analytics capabilities in Tenable Lumin, which leverage machine learning to automatically correlate vulnerability and threat data together with asset criticality in a single platform.
Is your smart device spying on you?
Half of people in the UAE think that their smart devices are spying on their lives, according to a recent YouGov research.
DDoS: a weapon of mass disruption
Security correspondent Daniel Bardsley speaks to industry experts to discuss the current state of DDoS attacks and how organisations can steer clear.
VeeamON 2019
Veeam joins elite group of billion-dollar software companies
Veeam, the backup solutions and cloud data management company, has surpassed its billion-dollar mark joining an elite group of pure play software firms to achieve this milestone.
Digital clutter leave enterprises exposed to risks: study
Global enterprises are struggling to secure their data due to employees not recognising their responsibility for digital clutter, according to the latest study by Kaspersky Lab.
Riverbed launches solution to accelerate SaaS apps
Riverbed today announced Riverbed SaaS Accelerator, a breakthrough new solution that significantly accelerates the performance of leading SaaS apps, such …
Finance and tech firms rank high in cyber maturity: report
The finance (1.71) and technology (1.66) sectors boast the highest cyber maturity ratings, according to a recent study by Dimension Data.
Mimecast appoints Brandon Bekker to lead EMEA region
Email and data security company Mimecast Limited has announced the appointment of Brandon Bekker to senior vice president, Europe, Middle …