If one thing has the attention of IT decision makers worldwide, it is the risk of ransomware. We frequently see headlines on outages caused by ransomware and the reality is that this is a big problem for organisations of all shapes and sizes. Ransomware is not just a PC problem. It can be a data […]

For security professionals, Mirai has become a household name. It’s the now-infamous malware that hackers use to absorb hundreds of thousands of connected devices – from routers, to DVRs, IP cameras and other gadgets – into giant armies. Mirai was the malware that last year powered an attack on the domain name system provider Dyn. […]

Kaspersky Lab has launched a new partner programme in Africa, aimed at managed service providers (MSPs) that already offer security services or would like to add them to their current portfolio. The programme helps MSPs to address the growing demand for IT security services and enables them to attract new customers in the SMB markets, […]

The first high-profile DDoS attack using IoT devices that got the attention of the mainstream media happened around Christmas 2013 and was used to interrupt the launch of a prominent game. This attack came from the LizardStresser botnet, consisting primarily of webcams and CPE routers. In November 2016, the source code for the Mirai botnet […]

Security is the number one concern amongst senior business executives when it comes to cloud data adoption, yet more than half of business-critical data is likely to reside there by 2019. According to the findings of a new study released today, by Teradata, the leading data and analytics company, eight out of ten executives cite […]

Eddie was formerly President and COO of White Ops Inc., and possesses over 25 years’ cyber security experience. International cyber security firm, DarkMatter, announces the appointment of Eddie Schwartz as the firm’s Executive Vice President of Cyber Services. In his new role, Eddie will lead the activities of DarkMatter’s following business units: Governance, Risk and […]

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), an organisation dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, together with Securing Smart Cities, a not-for-profit global initiative that aims to solve the existing and future cyber security problems of smart cities, announced the release of the Establishing a Safe […]

As the scope and complexity of cyber security challenges continues to increase, the lack of qualified technical resources has become a major challenge for Middle East businesses. SANS Institute, a provider of information security training, intends to address this by conducting its training course in Abu Dhabi from the 25th to the 30th of March, 2017. In […]

According to the Cisco, over one-third of organisations that experienced a breach in 2016 reported substantial customer, opportunity and revenue loss of more than 20% Ninety percent of these organisations are improving threat defence technologies and processes after attacks by separating IT and security functions (38%), increasing security awareness training for employees (38%), and implementing […]

(Report: Saudi Gazette) Industry sources revealed that some five to ten public and private organisations have been impacted by the second Shamoon virus attack, a aggressive disk-wiping malware, on Monday. While it’s not confirmed that this is the same variant of the Shamoon malware which attacked Saudi Arabian organisations in the past, the infection patterns, […]