French technology consulting firm Atos offered to buy Gemalto for $5.06 billion on Monday to boost its cybersecurity services as …
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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 4279
STC, Thales launch enterprise cloud encryption service
Thales and Saudi Telecom Company (STC) have launched a cloud encryption service for enterprise customers, allowing them to protect and …
Middle East homeland security market to reach $19.7B by 2022
Middle East Homeland Security market, which includes monitoring and surveillance systems; restricted entry systems; and perimeter security solutions, is expected to reach $19.7 billion by 2022.
NiceHash says $64M hacking attack possibly made from non-EU IP
Slovenian cryptocurrency mining marketplace, NiceHash, has recently disclosed a $64 million bitcoin hack on its payment system. In a report published …
Cybercriminals bypass email security through impersonation attacks
The study found approximately two-thirds of IT executives surveyed had dealt with an email security incident originating from a deceptive messages.
Three ways to orchestrate response and beat the skills gap
Many organisations are seeking to lessen the impact of the cybersecurity skills gap by increasing the productivity of their existing …
Survey: 92% of staff attempt unauthorised access
One Identity, a Quest Software business specialising in Identity and Access Management (IAM), has released results of a global survey …
Trend Micro: 2018 cyber-attacks will rely on vulnerabilities
Trend Micro, a global player in cybersecurity solutions, predicts the trend of known vulnerabilities being used in major attacks will …
EY DSOC launches in Muscat
EY has opened a “multi-million dollar” MENA Digital Security Operations Centre (DSOC), inaugurated by H.E. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Salem Al-Futaisi, …
Uber paid 20-year-old hacker to destroy stolen data: Reuters
Uber announced last month that the personal data of 57 million users, including 600,000 drivers in the United States, was stolen in a 2016 breach.