Barracuda Networks, provider of cloud-first security solutions, published its Fifth Annual Threat Spotlight on Ransomware. The new report looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2022 and July 2023. Barracuda researchers analysed 175 publicly reported successful ransomware attacks across the world between August 2022 and July 2023, and in the primary categories Barracuda […]
Infoblox commissioned a survey in July/August 2022 through independent research firm, CyberRisk Alliance. The report surveyed IT and cybersecurity decision-makers and influencers from 13 countries — including 100 UAE–based organisations of all sizes. UAE respondents ranged from chief executives and directors to analysts and consultants. They were employed in various industries, with most from manufacturing […]
Sustainability, mobile IDs and a changing workforce continue to be among top concerns for the industry according to HID’s State of the Security Industry Report. HID, a worldwide leader in trusted identity and physical security solutions, has announced its inaugural State of the Security Industry Report, which gathered responses from 2,700 partners, end-users and security […]
Group-IB, a global cybersecurity leader headquartered in Singapore, has published new research detailing a novel and ongoing fake job scam campaign targeting Arabic speakers in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. Digital Risk Protection (DRP) experts at Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence and Research Center in Dubai discovered and analysed more than 2,400 fake job pages […]
Businesses are re-evaluating how they manage devices, applications and data across a sprawling mobile landscape, according to a new Vanson Bourne report commissioned by Tangoe – a leading technology expense and asset management company. The study reveals a troubling challenge: Every company is reliant on mobile devices, but that dependence creates a sizable drag on already […]
Fortinet, a global leader in the cybersecurity field, has unveiled predictions from the FortiGuard Labs global threat intelligence and research team about the cyberthreat landscape for 2023 and beyond. Highlights of the predictions and key takeaways for CISOs can be found below: 1 – Success of RaaS is a preview of what’s to come with CaaS Given […]
Ransomware and cyberattacks are taking place more and more frequently. High-performance environments are rich in high-value data, often containing personal, business, financial, IP, or even nationally significant data, meaning that they are at increased risk and must be protected. Yet, traditionally, data protection has not been top of mind for High-Performance Computing (HPC) users. Historically, […]
Research from OpenText reveals the growing level of concern among Singaporeans over the privacy and protection of personal data since the start of the pandemic. The survey findings demonstrate an overall lack of knowledge about what specific data is stored and for what reason, as well as a lack of trust in how organizations store […]
KnowBe4, the provider of some of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has announced the results of its Q3 2022 phishing report. The results include the top email subjects clicked on in phishing tests and reflect the shift from personal to business-related email subjects including internal requests and updates from Human […]
LastPass has released findings from its fifth annual Psychology of Passwords research, which revealed even with cybersecurity education on the rise, password hygiene has not improved. Regardless of generational differences across Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z, the research shows a false sense of password security given current behaviours across the board. In addition, LastPass found […]
