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Palo Alto Networks releases UAE ransomware research

October 17, 2022

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Over half of surveyed UAE organisations have paid a ransom in response to a ransomware attack According to a new research from YouGov, commissioned by Palo Alto Networks, 62% of organisations surveyed in the UAE who had fallen victim to a ransomware attack have paid a ransom in the past two years. In addition, 59% of respondents confirmed cyberattacks within their organisations in the past 12 months. “Over the last two years, there has been a surge in ransomware attacks […]

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Ransomware payments makes new record in 2021

April 18, 2022

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Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to Dark Web “leak sites” where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to research released today from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks.

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Remote working enhanced the cyber risks from unsecured IoT devices

November 2, 2021

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Palo Alto Networks, today released their second annual The Connected Enterprise: Internet of Things (IoT) Security Report 2021, research conducted by global technology market research firm Vanson Bourne, which shows that 86% of Middle East IT leaders (global average: 81%)

Expert Corner

Smart Cities are exciting, until…

August 27, 2020

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Haider Pasha, Senior Director and Chief Security Officer for the Middle East and Africa at Palo Alto Networks explains that the concept and the idea behind Smart Cities is quite exciting but untill you ran into cybersecurity snafu

Expert Corner

Why focus on IoT security?

August 20, 2020

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Greg Day, VP and Chief Security Officer, EMEA, at Palo Alto Networks explains that from a doorbell to a fish tank to a nuclear reactor, IoT is overtaking everything as we enter the next stage of a connected world and the advent of 5G is only going to up this process, so securing IoT has to be our prime focus.

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Expert Corner

Industrial cybersecurity is not too hard to achieve

April 8, 2020

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Sergej Epp, Chief Security Officer, Central Europe region at Palo Alto Networks explains that despite the growing concerns about OT security in the backdrop of NonPetya, STUXNET or Shamoon type attacks, achieving industrial cybersecurity is not too hard to establish.

Expert Corner

Unit 42 of Palo Alto analysis the global threat landscape

December 26, 2019

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Alex Hinchliffe, Threat Intelligence Analyst at Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks, looks back at key threats from 2019 and what to expect in 2020

Internet of Things

UAE residents trust IoT technology

September 19, 2019

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UAE has far higher levels of trust in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, such as smart home devices and wearables, compared to Europe, according to research commissioned by global cybersecurity leader Palo Alto Networks.

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Expert Corner

Time to Rethink: OT Strategies Are Failing

August 21, 2025

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Azeem Aleem, Executive Director of Cyber Resilience Services at CPX, stresses that securing OT environments demands Trusted Advisors, secure-by-design practices, and collaboration to protect critical infrastructure and ensure resilience and safety.

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