The UAE Cybersecurity Council and Microsoft have announced their collaboration to host the Middle East Cybersecurity Conference on May 16-17, 2023 at Emirates Palace – Abu Dhabi. The conference will bring CIOs, CSOs and other key subject matter experts together from across government and private sectors to share their knowledge and insights into the latest […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nucleon Security, one of the leading cybersecurity companies in Europe & Africa announced its participation to GITEX Africa 2023, one of the most important events in the African technology industry. The event will be held from May 29th to June 2nd, 2023 in Marrakech,
While threat detections continue to rise, the widening cybersecurity skills gap is leaving businesses exposed. It is an issue particularly felt by SMBs forced to rein in their spending due to the current economic climate.
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 […]
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 […]
AmiViz has entered into a new strategic partnership with a Saudi Arabia based cybersecurity company, Safe Decision working towards addressing the cybersecurity challenges that the world is facing today with effective and efficient solutions.
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, […]
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 […]
