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% […]
Dahua Technology KSA and Mindware KSA have announced the signing of a new official national distributor contract for Dahua Technology New Business Products. This strategic partnership represents a significant milestone in the growth and expansion efforts of both companies. The agreement was signed by Gary Li, General Manager of Dahua Technology KSA, and Fadi Matta, […]
KnowBe4 has released Q2 2023 global phishing report that found HR related email subjects are being utilized as a phishing strategy and make up 50% of top email subjects. Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common methods to effectively perpetuate malicious attacks on organizations around the globe. Phishing emails continue to be […]
As artificial intelligence (AI) amplifies the sophistication and reach of phishing, vishing, and smishing attacks, understanding and managing human cyber risks has become increasingly vital. Addressing this, SANS Institute, the global leader in cybersecurity training, has announced the release of the SANS 2023 Security Awareness Report®, ‘Managing Human Risk.’ Rooted in the experiences of nearly […]
The latest Codebreakers competition organized by Kaspersky among cybersecurity specialists from more than 35 countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and South Africa has revealed that reverse engineering is the most complex task performed by InfoSec practitioners. Reverse engineering implies detailed examination of a software product or web application to detect vulnerabilities or hidden […]
Ring has launched the second generation of Indoor Cam, bringing an additional layer of privacy and security for homeowners. Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) is Ring’s first-ever security camera with a new, manual, removable privacy cover, that turns off audio and video recording when it’s placed over the camera lens, giving customers even more control and peace […]
Malware attacks are becoming more sophisticated, and as business increasingly moves to the cloud, companies need to up their defenses to protect against them. With SentinelOne, they can. The global leader in autonomous cybersecurity today announced the launch of its Cloud Data Security product line and the general availability of the first two products within it: Threat Detection for […]
Netskope has unveiled new research showing that for every 10,000 enterprise users, an enterprise organization is experiencing approximately 183 incidents of sensitive data being posted to the app per month. Source code accounts for the largest share of sensitive data being exposed. The findings are part of Cloud & Threat Report: AI Apps in the Enterprise, […]
Prosero Security is acquiring AB Norrskydd, located in Härnösand, Örnsköldsvik, Umeå, Lycksele, and Skellefteå, Sweden. Norrskydd offers customers reliable and intelligent security solutions through products, services, consultation, and service agreements in areas including access systems, locks, alarms, camera surveillance, storage of valuables, fire alarms, jalousie and bar barriers, door automation, and evacuation. “We believe that […]
