Cybercrime is a threat that no business today can afford to ignore. Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) reported that ransomware attacks have grown significantly since last year’s DBIR. Employees are falling victim to social attacks, such as financial pretexting and phishing which represent 98% of social incidents and 93% of all breaches analysed. […]

It is well documented that younger generations are spending a greater proportion of their lives online, but they’re not the only ones, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab. Older users (aged 55+) are also becoming more digital, prompting family members to become increasingly worried that they are not taking the necessary security precautions. However, […]

Tenable, the cyberexposure company, has announced a series of new product and ecosystem enhancements to Tenable.io, its cloud-based cyberexposure platform, to help security teams discover, assess and manage cybersecurity risks across highly dynamic cloud environments. These enterprise-ready cloud enhancements are the first ever to deliver a unified view of cyberexposure from web applications to containers […]

Arista Networks has announced a new family of multi-function leaf and spine platforms which will provide security benefits for enterprise customers. Based on the Barefoot Tofino series of P4-programmable ethernet switch chips, the Arista 7170 Series delivers flexible systems for a multitude of applications across cloud networks. The new platform, running Arista EOS (extensible operating […]

Symantec, a leading cybersecurity company, has announced resources and expertise available to companies still working towards complying with the General Data Protection Rule (GDPR), which went into effect on May 25. Recent research from technology analyst firm IDC found that, despite the urgency created by the GDPR deadline, 71% of organisations believe that a lack […]

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Bradford Networks, further enhancing the Fortinet Security Fabric by converging access control and IoT security solutions to provide large enterprise with broader visibility and security for their complex networks. Benefits include: Complete, continuous, agentless visibility of endpoints, users, trusted […]

To support companies in their digital transformation and to safeguard their cloud journeys, Kaspersky Lab has expanded its virtualisation and cloud security portfolio with its new Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security – the next generation of hybrid cloud protection for businesses of all sizes, integrated with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. While businesses are […]

Mohammad Jamal Tabbara, Senior Systems Engineer – UAE and Channel at Infoblox, says organisations should not be fooled into thinking there is a ‘silver bullet’ for preventing cyberattacks but instead look to implement a ‘unified defence’. Enterprises of all sizes are falling victim to very determined malicious actors whose motivations range from financial gain to […]

Kaspersky Lab experts have identified phishing emails from fraudsters offering users the chance to snap up much sought after ‘guest’ tickets to the 2018 FIFA World Cup – but at a higher price than fans bargained for. Some tickets are on offer at 10 times their original price and while the tickets are likely to […]

Cloud analytics and Security-as-a-Service (SECaaS) innovator, Morphean, has put cybersecurity at the heart of the design of its upgraded intelligent software platform. Morphean takes cybersecurity to the next level, allowing users to deploy two-factor authentication to access the platform and the insights derived using artificial intelligence (AI). This ensures the PII held remains impenetrable, readying […]