Enterprise CISOs will have a lot on their plate in 2022 as they continue to grapple with securely connecting a remote workforce while they need to address other pressing initiatives to protect their organization from an evolving cast of threat actors. To better understand where and how CISOs plan to prioritize their investments in the […]
Several European oil and transport companies have fallen victim to a cyberattack, leaving dozens of terminals across Europe with IT systems severely disrupted. Oiltanking in Germany, SEA-Invest in Belgium and Evos in the Netherlands, were targeted. Orange Cyberdefense’s UK Product Manager, Dominic Trott, said: “Critical national infrastructure (CNI) is becoming an increasingly popular target for […]
Aviation services company, Swissport International, has disclosed a ransomware attack that has impacted its IT infrastructure and services, causing flights to suffer delays. The Swiss company provides services for cargo handling, security, maintenance, cleaning and lounge hospitality for 310 airports in 50 countries. It handles 282 million passengers and 4.8 million tons of cargo every year, […]
Artificial Intelligence has opened many doors for cybersecurity professionals, but it has also caused the attack surface to widen. Geert van der Linden, Cybersecurity Business Lead at Capgemini Group, discusses how SOCs can work smarter to lighten the load with technology and whether AI is the answer for all the SOC’s troubles. Cybersecurity professionals have […]
The City of Vincent complies with Western Australia’s State Records Act and protects against ransomware with Veeam. At the heart of every local government is an IT infrastructure comprised of systems that deliver critical services to residents including recordkeeping, financial management and online bill payment. Many of these IT infrastructures are under attack as local […]
Venari Security, a London-based cybersecurity company, has announced the opening of its Centre of Excellence in Tunis, Tunisia. The centre will become a hub for more than 20 talented development, research and cyber specialists, representing the start of Venari Security’s significant investment in the region. The company plans to double the size of its workforce […]
Only 8% of Australian and 26% of New Zealand businesses are encrypting at least half of the sensitive data they store in the cloud, while only 15% of Australian and 10% of New Zealand organizations retain total control of encryption keys. The 2021 Thales Global Cloud Security Study commissioned by Thales and conducted by 451 […]
Menlo Security, a leader in cloud security, has announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defences. HEAT attacks are a class of cyberthreats targeting web browsers as the attack vector and employ techniques to evade detection by multiple layers in current security stacks, including firewalls, secure web gateways, sandbox […]
The majority (93%) of managed service providers (MSPs) across the META region are currently planning to add new services to their cybersecurity portfolio, where threat intelligence is among their top choices, along with managed detection and response and targeted attack discovery. These are the findings of a new Kaspersky report MSP market focus: IT security […]
Trend Micro, a global leader in cloud security, has published new research revealing that persistently low IT/C-suite engagement may imperil investments and expose organisations to increased cyber-risk. Over 90% of the IT and business decision makers surveyed expressed particular concern about ransomware attacks. Despite widespread concern over spiralling threats, the study found that only around […]
