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Dragos OT-CERT Completes One Year of Service

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Dragos has announced the one-year anniversary since the launch of Dragos OT-CERT (Operational Technology – Cyber Emergency Readiness Team), the industry’s first cybersecurity resource designed to provide industrial asset owners and operators free OT-specific cybersecurity resources to help them build their OT cybersecurity programs, improve their security postures, and reduce OT risk. First launched at the 2022 RSA Conference, Dragos OT-CERT has grown to include over 900 members representing over 50 countries from the global ICS/OT community. OT-CERT was designed […]
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Tomer Weingarten, CEO, SentinelOne
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SentinelOne launches AI platform for cybersecurity

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Cybercriminals around the world are using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to execute malicious attacks that can take down companies and governments. SentinelOne plans to use the same technologies to defeat them. The company unveiled a revolutionary threat-hunting platform that integrates multiple layers of AI technology to deliver unparalleled security capabilities and real-time, autonomous response to attacks across the entire enterprise. The news was announced during RSA Conference 2023, the premier cybersecurity event being held at the Moscone Center in San […]
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John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet
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Escalating cyber risks due to lack of cybersecurity skills

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Fortinet has released its 2023 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, which reveals ongoing challenges related to the cybersecurity skills shortage affecting organizations worldwide. Key findings from the global report include: The cybersecurity skills shortage has contributed to critical IT positions not being filled, which increases organizations’ cyber risks, such as breaches. Cybersecurity remains a priority for boards of directors and there is executive demand for increased IT security headcount. Technology-focused certifications are highly regarded by employers, serving as validation of […]
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John Shier, field CTO, commercial, Sophos
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93% Of Organisations Find The Execution Of Essential Security Operation Tasks Challenging: Sophos

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Sophos has published a new survey report, “The State of Cybersecurity 2023: The Business Impact of Adversaries on Defenders,” which found that, globally, 93% of organisations find the execution of some essential security operation tasks, such as threat hunting, challenging. These challenges also include understanding how an attack happened, with 75% of respondents stating they have challenges identifying the root cause of an incident. This can make proper remediation difficult, leaving organisations vulnerable to repetitive and/or multiple attacks, by the […]
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Kaspersky shares 3 tips to keep data safe this World Backup Day

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According to a recent survey by Kaspersky, over 60% of local businesses in the UAE and Saudi Arabia reported problems with data protection: they experienced loss or exposure of corporate or customer data. World Backup Day, recognised on 31 March, puts the importance of backing up data in the spotlight for both businesses and individuals, especially as the cyberthreat landscape continues to evolve. Specifically, ransomware has become more sophisticated and targeted, and organisations across the region must take all necessary […]
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Gartner Reveals Top Eight Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023-2024

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Fifty percent of chief information security officers (CISOs) will adopt human centric design to reduce cybersecurity operational friction; large enterprises will focus on implementing zero-trust programs; and half of cybersecurity leaders will have unsuccessfully tried to use cyber risk quantification to drive decision making, according to the top cybersecurity predictions revealed by Gartner. “There’s no question that CISOs and their teams must be laser focused on what’s happening today to ensure their organizations are as secure as possible,” said Richard Addiscott, […]
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Sophos Demonstrates How to Make ChatGPT a Cybersecurity Co-Pilot

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Sophos has released new research on how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3, the language model behind the now well-known ChatGPT framework, as a co-pilot to help defeat attackers. The latest report, “Applying AI Language Processing to Cyber Defenses,” details projects developed by Sophos X-Ops using GPT-3’s large language models to simplify the search for malicious activity in datasets from security software, more accurately filter spam, and speed up analysis of “living off the land” binary (LOLBin) attacks. “Since OpenAI […]
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Emile Abou Saleh, Regional Director, Middle East & Africa, Proofpoint
Cyber Security

35% of the top Middle East retailers leave Ramadan shoppers vulnerable to email fraud

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Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint has released research which shows that only 65% of the top 20 retailers in the Middle East have implemented the minimum level of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) protection, meaning 35% are taking no steps to prevent malicious actors spoofing their domain. Worryingly, only 6 out of the top 20 (30%) have the strictest and recommended DMARC policy (‘reject’) in place, meaning 70% are not proactively blocking fraudulent emails from reaching consumers. With […]
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Hassan El Karhani (left) as General Manager and Sam Ismail (right)
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Forescout appoints Hassan El Karhani as General Manager

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Forescout Technologies has announced the appointment of Hassan El Karhani as the general manager for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region. Also, joining his team is Sam Ismail, the new director. In this role, Karhani will expand Forescout’s regional presence, drive growth and investment and streamline the company to better serve organizations and government entities who are faced with an ever-evolving threat landscape. Karhani brings decades of senior management and leadership experience along with a deep understanding of the […]
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