Rob Otto, EMEA CTO, Ping Identity, discusses how governments embracing the innovative technologies of the modern world must also make cybersecurity a priority.  The future of bureaucracy is digital. Governments all over the world are now putting in place schemes that allow citizens to access essential services from the comfort of their Internet browser or […]

GCCPOL, the organisation which serves as a law enforcement hub for the six countries of the GCC (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE), has hosted a cybersecurity session in collaboration with Kaspersky Lab. The session has created a platform for the exchanging of information and expertise between the two organisations about the latest cyberthreats […]

Squire Patton Boggs has announced that Rosa Barcelo has joined the firm as Deputy Co-chair of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity (DPC) Practice Group in the Brussels office. Most recently, Ms. Barcelo served as Deputy Head of the Cybersecurity and Digital Privacy Unit of DG CNECT in the European Commission. “Rosa has acquired a distinguished […]

Global cyber education leader, Cybint, a BARBRI company, is expanding its presence and offerings in Italy through its new Cyber Center in Rome. Created in partnership with local organisation, Done and Done, the new Cyber Center will provide cybersecurity and cyber intelligence education and training solutions for businesses, higher education institutions and government agencies throughout […]

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organisation dedicated to defining standards, certifications and best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment, has announced that in response to rapid membership growth throughout the region, it will be opening a new CSA Europe headquarters and with it, creating a new General Data Protection […]

HackerOne, a leading hacker-powered security platform, has announced the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Service (TTS) has awarded the company a multi-year contract to run a bug bounty programme. GSA was the first federal civilian agency to engage in a bug bounty programme and continues their ongoing momentum with this latest bug bounty contract. This news […]

Raytheon Company, a technology and innovation leader specialising in defence, civil government and cybersecurity solutions, has been awarded a multi-year contract with a new government customer in the Middle East North Africa region.  Raytheon’s intelligence, information and services business will provide advanced cybersecurity solutions and associated training, knowledge transfer and operational and sustainment support. Dave […]

WatchGuard’s Q2 2018 Internet Security Report uncovers cybercriminals’ heightened use of credential-focused attacks, the continued prevalence of malicious Office documents, and more. WatchGuard Technologies, a leader in advanced network security solutions, has announced the findings of its Internet Security Report for Q2 2018, which explores the latest security threats affecting small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and distributed […]

Three UK universities have been recognised as Academic Centres of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR). The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC) have identified the University of Kent, King’s College London and Cardiff University as having first-rate research with scale and impact. The universities will now […]

Venafi, a leading provider of machine identity protection, has announced the results of a study on the security of election infrastructure. According to the study, 93% of security professionals are concerned about cyberattacks targeting election infrastructure and data. A total of 81% believe cybercriminals will target election data as it is transmitted by machines, software […]