Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has revealed the findings of the 8th edition of its annual cybersecurity study. This year’s survey …
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Trend Micro instrumental in Scan4You conviction
Trend Micro has announced details of its close cooperation with the FBI to identify, arrest and bring to trial the individuals linked to the infamous Counter Antivirus (CAV) service Scan4You.0 4166
Battling email fraud: the power of people-centric security
Business email attacks are particularly pernicious as, when convincing enough, they can get behind even the best security defences incredibly quickly.
How to address the challenges of insider risks
While external cyber risks are devastating there is a growing number of organisations are concerned about security risks resulting from insiders.
Digital landscape or digital riskscape?: Malware attacks on the rise in UAE
As businesses rush to embrace digital transformation in the Industry 4.0 era, recent research by international cybersecurity experts shows that while cyberspace can deliver superior efficiency and productivity benefits, it can also put businesses at severe risk.
Global security firm unveils playbook for defending against ransomware
Sophos has published How Ransomware Attacks, a playbook for defenders that explains how ransomware variants attack and impact victims.
Google launches ‘App Defense Alliance’ to fight bad apps
Google is teaming up with three major security companies to stop Potentially Harmful Applications (PHAs) before they reach users’ devices …
Human vulnerabilities cause the most devastating cybersecurity breaches: study
A majority targeted cyber-attacks are successful because of human error, according to the latest study by cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint.
New ransomware grows 118% as cybercriminals adopt fresh tactics: report
Global cybersecurity firm McAfee has recently released a new industry report examining cybercriminal activity and the evolution of cyber threats in Q1 2019.
Human error a big risk to industrial cybersecurity: Kaspersky
Despite automation, the human factor can still put industrial processes at risk: employee errors or unintentional actions were behind 52 percent of incidents affecting operational technology and industrial control system (OT/ICS) networks.
Ransomware incident targeting NAS devices “under control”: Synology
Synology and the Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team / Coordination Center (TWCERT/CC) have jointly announced the recent ransomware attack on various brands of NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices.