We asked Vicky Ray, Director – UNIT 42 Cyber Consulting and Threat Intelligence, Asia Pacific and Japan, Palo Alto Networks about the extent of this emerging risk. With ransomware attacks not showing any signs of slowing down, how does the ‘as-a-service’ model on social media further amplify the issue? Along with perfecting their malware and […]
Investing in up-to-date cybersecurity technologies that address the challenges of today rather than those of yesteryear is the secret to staying cybersecure in the Middle East. That is according to Hadi Jaafarawi, Managing Director – Middle East at Qualys, who discusses the importance of Middle East organisations adopting comprehensive cybersecurity strategies that include short- and […]
Dr Renée Burton, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence for Infoblox, tells us how Infoblox’s algorithms are pioneering the early detection of suspicious domains, shedding light on the intricate DNS infrastructures behind large-scale malvertising networks like VexTrio and Omnatuor. Everyone wants to block threats before they are actively used in a malicious campaign. By detecting domains […]
As the 2023 academic year kicks off, schools across the globe are facing an escalating cybersecurity crisis, the Atlas VPN team reports. Data shows the education sector is the most targeted industry by cybercriminals, primarily motivated by the high percentage of schools choosing to pay the ransom. A recent Sophos survey of 3,000 IT and […]
Appdome has announced that Bugcrowd, a multi-solution crowdsourced cybersecurity platform, joined its new Mobile App Defense Project, a community programme aimed at improving mobile DevSecOps for everyone. This collaboration aims to create a more secure mobile app economy, raise the bar on mobile app defence and provide rapid, validated, continuous cyber and anti-fraud solutions for […]
Netskope, a leader in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), has announced it has been selected as the preferred cloud access security broker (CASB) vendor for the Canadian Federal Government under Shared Services Canada’s (SSC) cybersecurity procurement vehicle (CSPV). The SSC CASB CSPV aims to provide government users secure access to cloud-based applications including all Software-as-a-Service […]
Tom Gamali, Group CISO for a leading Middle East organisation operating across seven core business sectors, speaks to Intelligent CISO about the organisation’s ground-breaking partnership with Vectra AI and how this has enabled increased network visibility. He also outlines the company’s strategic priorities when operating with security top of mind. As a leader in International […]
The number of cybersecurity breaches for UK financial services firms has tripled from the years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, with the highest number of breaches being reported within the pensions sector. A report from the international law firm, RPC, highlighted that the number of breaches reported to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has increased from 187 to […]
Veridas, a technology company specialising in digital identity and biometrics, has announced its new membership in the Security Industry Association (SIA), a leading trade association for global security solution providers. SIA aims to promote success in the global security industry by providing information, insight and influence. Since its launch in 2012, Veridas has established a worldwide company aimed at […]
