An old vulnerability in Microsoft Office is gaining popularity among attackers who target both regular users and companies, Kaspersky has found. Since the beginning of the year, the exploitation of CVE-2017-11882 has increased by nearly 500 percent, impacting thousands. Another old vulnerability, CVE-2018-0802, emerged as cybercriminals’ most prevalent “weapon”, targeting over 130,000 users. Since older […]
Johnson Controls has acquired FM Systems, a leading digital workplace management and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider for facilities and real estate professionals. The base purchase price for the transaction is $455 million, plus additional payments to be made subject to the achievement of post-closing earnout milestones. “FM:Systems’ powerful, predictive workplace management platform will […]
Marketsandmarkets researchers estimate that the global digital identity solutions, or DIS, market size is projected to grow from USD 34.5 billion in 2023 to USD 83.2 billion by 2028 at a more than healthy CAGR of 19.3% during the forecast period. The rise in identity and authentication fraud and increased integration of AI, ML, and […]
Videonetics has unveiled its latest Artificial Intelligence-powered Unified Video Management Platform for the Southeast Asia Market at Secutech Vietnam 2023, being held from July 19th to 21st in Hanoi. As one of the region’s most influential trade shows for comprehensive security, fire safety, and smart building solutions, Secutech Vietnam provides an ideal gateway for domestic […]
Ignition Technology has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with BeyondTrust for the distribution of its entire portfolio in the Middle East region. With this signature, the Middle East region becomes the fifth EMEA theatre where the two companies will be able to partner. Ignition Technology is a BeyondTrust distributor in the UK, […]
Veeam Software has announced it is integrating Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 with newly launched Microsoft 365 Backup via their backup APIs to bring customers and partners new capabilities for backup, recovery, ransomware protection and business continuity. Veeam plans to utilize this integration to deliver new innovations and experiences to Microsoft customers that need the very […]
ESET Research has published a summary of what happened with the Emotet botnet since its comeback after a limited takedown. Emotet is a malware family active since 2014, operated by a cybercrime group known as Mealybug or TA542. Although it started as a banking trojan, it later evolved into a botnet
Vectra AI has announced the findings of its 2023 State of Threat Detection Research Report, providing insight into the “spiral of more” that is preventing security operations centre (SOC) teams from effectively securing their organisations from cyberattacks. Today’s security operations (SecOps) teams are tasked with protecting progressively sophisticated, fast-paced cyberattacks. Yet, the complexity of people, […]
After the monumental success of its record-breaking 11th edition in 2023, the Middle East’s largest and most impactful cybersecurity event is rallying the world’s attention on the industry’s biggest collaborative movement, as it aims to decode and demystify the biggest cyber threats amid the great global digital upheaval. GISEC Global 2024 (www.gisec.ae) will return to […]
NewEvol, a provider of dynamic threat defense system, and emt Distribution have announced their strategic partnership aimed at safeguarding organizational assets and delivering exceptional value to IT driven customers and businesses irrespective of its industry. The partnership will also facilitate the knowledge exchange and collaboration between the two companies fostering the development of new products […]
