Kaspersky experts have detected a wave of scams related to courier services in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa. Fraudsters are employing deceptive tactics to trick unsuspecting users into divulging their financial information by claiming packages were undelivered due to unpaid delivery fees. Emails are mimicking communication on behalf of courier services popular in Africa, […]
Forescout has unveiled Risk and Exposure Management, its cloud-native product designed to collate all data sources associated with an enterprise’s connected assets and calculate a unique multifactor risk score for each asset offering a more intuitive and quantitative approach to risk prioritization. Enterprises’ attack surfaces are expanding daily given the technology and business dynamics at […]
Barracuda Networks published its fifth annual Threat Spotlight on ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2022 and July 2023. An in-depth look at ransomware trends Barracuda researchers analysed 175 publicly reported successful ransomware attacks across the world between August 2022 and July 2023, and in the primary categories […]
BeyondTrust has announced the general availability of its groundbreaking Identity Security Insights solution. With the escalating complexity of cyber threats targeting identities and credentials, this innovative solution sets a new standard in securing both human and non-human identities and privileges, providing organisations with unparalleled visibility and advanced identity-first threat detection capabilities. Identity Security Insights represents […]
VMware has recently announced advancements in its Carbon Black Extended Detection and Response (XDR) strategy focused on cloud native applications. Cloud Native Detection and Response (CNDR) provides VMware Carbon Black customers with unified visibility, security, and control in highly dynamic and complex modern application environments. Containers and Kubernetes have become synonymous with the modern application […]
SANS Institute has announced its upcoming training program SANS Riyadh Cyber Leaders 2023, to be held from August 20 – 24, 2023, at the JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh. In an increasingly complex threat landscape, this intensive course is designed to empower security leaders in managing risks, creating and leading high-performing security teams, and strategizing proactively. […]
Menlo Security has announced HEAT Shield and HEAT Visibility, the industry’s first suite of threat prevention capabilities designed to detect and block highly evasive threats targeting users via the web browser. Menlo Security HEAT Shield detects and blocks phishing attacks before they can infiltrate the enterprise network. It uses novel, AI-based techniques – including computer […]
Tenable has announced new enhancements to Tenable OT Security, helping customers strengthen the security of their OT environments through the broadest and deepest visibility, granularity, management and control of IT/OT and IoT assets on the market. Tenable OT Security now features increased visibility of Building Management Systems (BMS) — including devices such as security cameras, […]
Black Hat Middle East & Africa (MEA), the cyber industry’s fastest-growing event, is on the move. This November’s second edition is relocating to the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Centre, as it looks to record huge growth in floor space, exhibitors, national and industry pavilions, and speakers. Running from November 14-16, this year’s event will take […]
Sophos has released a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Education 2023,” which found that education reported the highest rate of ransomware attacks in 2022. Over the past year, 79% of higher educational organizations surveyed reported being hit by ransomware, while 80% of lower educational organizations surveyed were targeted—an increase from 64% […]
