21st August 2019
Ring to promote home security products and solutions at GITEX
19th August 2019
DarkMatter and Khalifa University launch new research award
19th August 2019
ThreatQuotient set to make its debut at GITEX
16th August 2019
McAfee to acquire NanoSec to enhance cloud security capabilities
15th August 2019
Infoblox expert on how organisations can prevent DNS attacks
13th August 2019
Elephant poaching down thanks to Cisco technology
DarkMatter and Khalifa University launch new research award
DarkMatter Group, a leading digital and cyber transformation firm, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, have announced the launch of a US$1.5 million Cyber Security Research Award (CRA). University students, graduate research assistants, researchers and faculty from both local and international institutions are being invited to present ideas that could potentially advance the field of cybersecurity in the era of Smart and Digital Cities. The announcement came during a...
Editor’s question: How can organisations prevent DNS attacks?
EfficientIP, a leading specialist in DNS security for service continuity, user protection and data confidentiality, has announced the results of its 2019 Global DNS Threat Report, sponsored research conducted by market intelligence firm IDC. Over the past year, organisations faced on average more than nine DNS attacks, an increase of 34%. Costs too went up 49%, meaning one in five businesses lost over US$1 million per attack and causing app...
Cyan Forensics joins fight against child-abuse with digital forensics technology
Cyan Forensics, an Edinburgh-based digital forensics startup, has announced its first partnership in America. The company’s software helps police detect indecent images of children in minutes, speeding up the time it takes to search seized devices. Its partnership with Alexandria Virginia headquartered non-profit, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, is the first step to introducing its tool to social media companies, network operators and US law enforcement. Digital...
F5 Labs finds ‘formjacking’ soars as hackers hit consumers at checkout
Online forms such as login pages and shopping baskets are increasingly hijacked by cybercriminals hunting for personal financial information (PFI), according to new research from F5 Labs. F5 Labs’ Application Report 2019 examined 760 breach reports and discovered that formjacking, which siphons data from the customer’s web browser to an...
SophosLabs Uncut releases detailed malware analysis of new ransomware called MegaCortex
According to Sophos, a global leader in endpoint and network security, MegaCortex was a relatively little-seen malware that suddenly spiked in volume on May 1. Sophos has seen MegaCortex detections in the US, Canada, Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Australia. The ransomware has manual components similar to...
Kaspersky Lab reveals analysis of MuddyWater cyberespionage group
Kaspersky Lab has revealed how the cyberweapons used by Middle Eastern cyberespionage group, MuddyWater, reveal multiple ‘false flag’ attempts to point the finger of attribution at Chinese, Russian, Turkish and KSA threat actors and confuse security researchers and the authorities. MuddyWater is an advanced threat actor that first surfaced in...
