One in five IT managers surveyed didn’t know how they were breached, and the diversity of attack methods means no one defensive strategy is a silver bullet, according to a recent report by Sophos.
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RSA Conference 2017 boosts regional cybersecurity agenda
RSA Conference, in conjunction with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), has successfully concluded this year’s Conference with over 1100 attendees from around the world.0 1582
Rising phishing threats push businesses to rethink security priorities: report
Trend Micros’s 2018 security roundup report reveals substantial growth in phishing, cryptocurrency mining and BEC.
ESET joins global anti-ransomware initiative
ESET has been announced as the latest partner of No More Ransom, an international initiative between Europol, the Dutch National Police and major cybersecurity organisations.
Top three ways to justify IT security spending
Proving ROI in IT security has traditionally been a struggle for IT professionals, who need to balance budget limitations while constantly fighting to stay ahead of the dynamic threat landscape.
Cybercriminals are shifting to more covert methods: study
Cybercriminals are moving away from attention-grabbing ransomware attacks to more covert methods intended to steal money and valuable computing resources.
Cryptocurrency mining attacks skyrocket in Q1: report
Cybercriminals extended their operations in cryptojacking and other cryptocurrency mining schemes, where perpetrators hijack victims’ browsers or infect their systems to secretly use them to mine for legitimate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
UAE, Kuwait among most attractive targets of cyber-attacks
The UAE accounted for 2.4 million of the 1.7 billion ransomware attacks detected globally in Q1 of 2018, according to a recent report by cybersecurity solutions firm Trend Micro.
Egypt accounts for 3.97M of global ransomware threats: study
Egypt continues to face a growing threat from cyber-attacks with malware detections in Q1 of 2018 reaching 253,995, the second highest figure in the North African region.
Dirty secrets of network firewalls uncovered
IT managers lack visibility to about 45 percent of their organisation’s network traffic, creating significant security challenges. In fact, nearly a quarter of them are blind to as much as 70 percent of their network traffic.
Saudi Arabia blocks over 1.6M malicious files in the last year: report
Saudi Arabia’s education sector was most affected by malware, followed by government, and telecommunications during 2017, according to a study.