Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, today released the findings of a regional study indicating that majority of organisations in Middle East & Africa (MEA) are recognising the benefits of integrated security, especially the concept of linking network firewall and endpoint security for better insights. However, the report revealed that although MEA […]

Fidelis Cybersecurity, the leader in next generation intrusion prevention, is joining forces with A10 Networks, a secure application services™ company. A10 lets customers gain visibility into encrypted traffic and Fidelis uses its deep session inspection to discover and prevent the advanced tactics used by today’s adversaries – such as exploits and malware embedded in content […]

Collaborative research between Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, and INTERPOL, has found a significant increase in West African cybercrime. The report, “Cybercrime in West Africa: Poised for an Underground Economy,” was released as part of Trend Micro’s ongoing Cybercriminal Underground Economy Series (CUES) and reveals that scams targeting individuals and businesses […]

Leading enterprise business, Help AG today announced that it has signed a reseller agreement with Menlo Security to provide consulting, implementation and support services for the vendor’s Menlo Security Isolation Platform (MSIP) to businesses in the Middle East. The partnership aims to address the constant threat of web-based malware that organizations face without impacting end-user […]

Intel Security, in partnership with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), has released “Tilting the Playing Field: How Misaligned Incentives Work Against Cybersecurity,” a global report and survey revealing three categories of misaligned incentives: corporate structures versus the free flow of criminal enterprises; strategy versus implementation; and senior executives versus those in implementation […]

Financial institutions are under pressure to improve security, with trends such as the increased use of mobile banking putting banks’ IT infrastructure defenses at higher risk of cyber-attack. Increasingly, customers are playing an important role in highlighting security incidents, with a quarter of financial institutions said that some of the threats they faced in 2016 […]

Kaspersky Lab experts are analysing the first Windows-based spreader for the Mirai malware as part of a concerted effort to close down Mirai botnets in the wild. The Windows bot appears to have been created by a developer with more advanced skills than the attackers who unleashed the massive Mirai-powered DDoS attacks in late 2016, […]

Cisco together with Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC) held a security workshop at the Ritz Carlton in Abu Dhabi to showcase the latest security innovations, global smart deployments and use cases to Abu Dhabi’s government departments and entities. The high-level workshop brought together information security and technology leaders from the government and public sector […]

Help AG, a regional cyber security company, has been awarded the status of an authorised reseller with Fortinet for the Middle East region. Fortinet’s Enterprise Firewall, Advanced Persistent Threat Detection and Application Security solutions, part of the Fortinet Security Fabric, will allow Help AG to address the security challenges faced by enterprise customers today and […]

FireEye has announced several enhancements to its endpoint security solution designed to offer protection from threats missed by legacy and next-generation endpoint solutions. Utilising the behavioural analysis capabilities of Exploit Guard, Endpoint Security now adds the prevention capabilities needed to quickly detect and respond to threats against Microsoft Windows. With this latest release, FireEye Endpoint […]