As more businesses embrace digital transformation strategies, there is a growing need to ensure robust cloud security solutions are in place. Riaan Badenhorst, General Manager, Kaspersky Lab Africa, discusses the cybersecurity risks of using cloud services and how these can be mitigated with the use of specialist technologies. With the advancement towards digital transformation remaining […]
A study of IT and security professionals has found that 55% cite the time to detect phishing messages as the greatest challenge facing the SOC/security team in relation to addressing emerging email threats. Performing email forensics on messages received also ranked high with 24% identifying this as the greatest threat they faced while 18% felt […]
By Gadi Naveh, Threat Prevention Evangelist, Check Point The blockchain sector is now bursting with innovation, with developers looking for new, pragmatic ways to use this secure distributed ledger technology across a range of applications. And as always, cybercriminals are among the earliest adopters, and unfortunately helping to push forward public awareness of the technology. Cryptomining […]
By Ashraf Sheet, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa at Infoblox In a world in which cybercriminals are becoming increasingly stealthy and using increasingly sophisticated techniques, from ransomware to DNS hijacking, it is becoming more difficult, more expensive and less effective for businesses alone to defend themselves against threats. According to research recently carried out […]
London-based Fintech firm Humaniq has announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rivetz, an industry leader in trusted computing and embedded cybersecurity. Under this MOU, Rivetz will enhance the Humaniq platform’s anti-fraud system by enabling two-factor authentication through the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) to provide world-class cybersecurity to its users. Humaniq considers the […]
Fraud prevention is a top priority for telecom operators and enterprises as they attempt to eliminate exposure to hacking and the revenue losses caused by fraudulent traffic on their networks. We spoke with SFR’s Head of International Carrier Services, Franck Ravier, who tells us how the company utilises the Oculeus Anti-Fraud System to monitor and […]
Symantec, a leading cybersecurity company, has announced VPNFilter Check, a free online tool designed to help individuals and organisations quickly and simply determine if a router may be impacted by VPNFilter malware. “VPNFilter poses a very serious threat to both consumers and businesses including injecting malware and the stealing of passwords and other confidential data,” […]
By Kalle Bjorn, Director – Systems Engineering, Fortinet Over the past few years, we have watched the rise of ransomware as it successfully targeted a variety of vertical markets, especially healthcare, education and financial services. And like almost all malware, it has also begun to evolve. For example, the WannaCry ransomware engine has recently been modified to support […]
It was more than 30 years ago that the founders of ESET created the first version of the now globally recognised anti-malware product used on more than 110 million devices in homes, workplaces and on mobile devices. Their commitment, and that of everyone at ESET, is as strong today as it was back then, which […]
With more than half (47%) of people in the UAE still failing to protect their mobile devices and only 25% using anti-theft solutions, Kaspersky Lab has warned that pick-pocketers who get their hands on a smartphone could be in for more of a treat than even they hope for. This is one of the latest […]
