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Rags To Riches: Almost 900 Scam Pages Uncovered In Potential $280k Global Investment Scam

September 7, 2023

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Group-IB, in coordination with the UAE Cybersecurity Council, has published new research outlining a new fake investment scam that is targeting users across the globe. In total, experts from Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection team uncovered almost 900 unique scam pages leveraged by the cybercriminals behind this still-ongoing scheme. Links to these scam pages were contained in Facebook advertisements purchased by the scammers and the text of these posts offered users the opportunity to invest in one of 35 market-leading companies from 13 countries. This text was often accompanied […]

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Events

Kuwait Plays Host To Trend Micro’s Risk To Resilience World Tour

July 6, 2023

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Trend Micro has announced that its Risk to Resilience world tour – the world’s largest cybersecurity roadshow powered by AWS is enroute to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to empower enterprises in building up their defence capabilities and reimagine cybersecurity. The roadshow in Kuwait took place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Kuwait City. With a total of 120 cities planned across the world, the roadshow is visiting 13 cities across the region. These include Tunis, Muscat, Rabat, Manama, […]

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Cyber Security

Trend Micro’s Risk To Resilience World Tour Held In Abu Dhabi

June 23, 2023

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Trend Micro has announced that its Risk to Resilience world tour– the world’s largest cybersecurity roadshow powered by AWS is enroute to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to empower enterprises in building up their defence capabilities and reimagine cybersecurity. The roadshow in Abu Dhabitook place at the Ferrari World and was supported by sponsors such as Mindware, Unicorp, Ingram Micro, GBM, Help AG and Starlink. The event was marked by the presence of H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head […]

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Cyber Security

IT Security Spending in the Middle East & Africa to Grow 7.9% in 2023

April 11, 2023

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Spending on security solutions and services in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) (including Israel) will increase 7.9% year on year in 2023 to reach $6.2 billion, according to the latest Worldwide Security Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). The firm’s newly released forecast indicates that this figure will reach $7.7 billion in 2026, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% over the 2022–2026 forecast period. Security software will account for the largest share of spending in 2023 (41.2%), […]

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Cyber Security

Ransomware persisted despite improved detection in 2022: IBM

March 21, 2023

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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 attack dropped from two months down to less than 4 days. According to the 2023 report, the deployment of backdoors, which allow remote access to […]

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Trend Micro launches its MEA HQ in Saudi Arabia

December 14, 2022

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Trend Micro has launched its Middle East and Africa (MEA) headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new MEA HQ will bolster region’s cybersecurity ecosystem, strengthen partnerships with government entities and private organizations, and accelerate the transition towards a safer digital future, in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 and the digital ambitions of the wider region. The inaugural event was held in the presence of H.E. Haytham AlOhali, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology; H.E. Iwai […]

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Mandiant to showcase cybersecurity intelligent SaaS platform at GITEX 2022

October 6, 2022

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Mandiant will exhibit its Mandiant Advantage SaaS platform that delivers the company’s expertise and intelligence to security teams of all sizes. Mandiant has announced its participation at GITEX Global 2022 – the leading technology event in the Middle East. At the trade fair, Mandiant will showcase its Mandiant Advantage SaaS platform that delivers the company’s expertise and intelligence to security teams of all sizes. Demos will be available of the platform’s modules, including Attack Surface Management, Security Validation and Automated […]

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