IBM Security has released its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index finding that although ransomware’s share of incidents in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) held steady at 18%, globally defenders were more successful detecting and preventing ransomware. Despite this, attackers continued to innovate, with the report showing that globally the average time to complete a ransomware […]
To contribute to regional capacity building and support cybersecurity skills shortages, CyberKnight has launched the Cybersecurity Skills Academy in collaboration with its newly signed vendor, Infosec Institute, a leading cybersecurity training provider and part of Cengage Group. Infosec Institute helps IT and security professionals advance their careers and empowers employees to be cyber safe. Infosec […]
The awards are held annually to reward the outstanding success and the commitment of Veeam ProPartner VAR and VCSP partners Veeam Software has announced the winners of the Veeam ProPartner Awards for 2022 in the Middle East and CIS region. The awards are held annually to reward the outstanding success and the commitment of Veeam […]
AmiViz, the Middle East region’s first enterprise B2B marketplace, today announced that the company has joined hands with Sectona, the leading access security solutions provider to address the growing demand for privileged account security in the Middle East.
Cybersecurity and cloud-native value distributor Evanssion has announced its partnership with ExtraHop, a provider in cloud-native network detection and response, across the Middle East region. Through this partnership, Evanssion’s customers and partners will be able to leverage cutting-edge network detection and response (NDR) solutions from ExtraHop. In response to an increase in cyberattacks this past […]
Cloudflare has announced it will provide post-quantum cryptography for free by default to all customers to help secure their websites, APIs, cloud tools and remote employees against future threats. Now, all Cloudflare customers will be able to seamlessly migrate to the next era of cybersecurity standards–instantly and for free. Cloudflare is making this commitment at […]
(ISC)² has announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) to build a collaborative strategic relationship to enhance the professional pipeline and quality of the cybersecurity workforce within the United Arab Emirates. (ISC)² will collaborate with the UAE CSC to provide increased training and professional development initiatives […]
Cyberint and etisalat by e&, the brand representing the UAE telecoms pillar of e&, have announced a joint agreement to enhance its cyber security infrastructure with real-time intelligence and monitoring solutions. The deal comes at a time when cyber threats to the telecom industry are rapidly increasing due to factors such as legacy technology, large […]
Cloudflare has announced it is entering the fraud detection market to help businesses quickly identify and stop online fraud–including fraudulent transactions, fake account signups, account takeover attacks, and carding attacks–before it impacts their brand or their bottom line. Powered by sophisticated machine learning models and global threat intelligence, Cloudflare is developing Cloudflare Fraud Detection to […]
ESET researchers have uncovered a compromise of an East Asian data-loss prevention (DLP) company. During the intrusion, the attackers deployed at least three malware families and compromised internal update servers and third-party tools used by the affected company.
