Kaspersky Internet Security has been awarded the annual MRG Effitas Online Banking/Browser Security Award 2017/18 after consistently passing quarterly banking certification tests across a 12-month period. The award emphasises the solution’s reliability and efficiency against a growing raft of financial threats and highlights Kaspersky Lab’s prowess when compared to its biggest competitors. This is the […]
David Hood, CEO, ANSecurity, discusses why organisations should not consider any security product a ‘silver bullet’ against cyberthreats – and the three P’s that matter most in cybersecurity. As the volume and complexity of cyberattacks have increased, InfoSec professionals have responded by trying to gain more insight into the infrastructure and software stack under assault. […]
A study carried out by Venafi has shown that 96% of IT security professionals believe machine identities are central to company security and viability but few have capabilities to protect them. Venafi, the leading provider of machine identity protection, has announced the results of Securing the Enterprise With Machine Identity Protection, a June 2018 commissioned […]
Air Canada has asked Mobile+ app users to reset their accounts as a security precaution. The company said in an online notice that it had detected unusual login behaviour with Air Canada’s mobile app between Aug. 22 and 24. Action was taken to immediately block these attempts and the firm implemented additional protocols to protect against […]
Passwords can be the bane of frustration for anyone creating or accessing accounts online. And a recent online survey conducted by Callsign, a London-based company aiming to seamlessly validate an individual’s identification for every web, mobile and physical interaction, suggests our relationship with passwords to identify ourselves online is shifting. It’s shocking to consider single-factor […]
Qualys, a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, has announced Qualys Consulting Edition, a comprehensive offering for consultants, security consulting organisations and managed service providers (MSPs) that brings them the power and scale of the Qualys Cloud Platform in an easy to deploy, easy to use and cost-effective solution. Qualys Consulting […]
Potential cybersecurity experts in Qatar have the chance to prove their skills in a nationwide competition. The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC), in association with the ITU Arab Regional Cybersecurity Centre (ARCC), has announced this year’s Qatar Threat Hunters competition for young people aged between 17 and 24. Competition winners are going to be […]
Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has released its Midyear Security Roundup 2018, revealing that cybercriminals are moving away from attention-grabbing ransomware attacks to more covert methods intended to steal money and valuable computing resources. Cryptojacking attempts are making the biggest impact so far this year. Trend Micro recorded a 96% increase in […]
Organisations are coming to realise that merely a user name and password are not enough to secure their cyber-existence. A zero trust security approach is increasingly gaining acceptance, explains Kamel Heus, Regional Manager – MEA from Centrify. The concept of zero trust is as profound in cybersecurity as the sweeping transformation generated by the arrival of cloud, […]
Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, has announced the availability of its latest quarterly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), an aggregated report of tests that measure the efficacy of widely used email security systems. A Mimecast ESRA helps participating organisations better understand the number and type of email-borne threats that are getting […]
