StarLink, one of the region’s security-specialised Value-Added-Distributors (VADs), has announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Recorded Future, a real-time threat intelligence company. StarLink will sell, install and support Recorded Future’s products through its network of Channel Partners to enterprise and government customers in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa. Recorded Future enables analysts […]

Cisco announced its participation in the 8th e-Crime Congress Abu Dhabi 2016, which will highlight latest trends, techniques and regulations in electronic data protection, cyber security, fraud and privacy. To be held on September 21, 2016 the event will also address another critical shortcoming in the war against cyber crime – the lack of skilled […]

Mimecast Limited, an email and data security company that recently launched its office in Dubai, UAE, has announced that it is participating in GITEX Technology Week 2016 along with its distributor Bulwark Technologies. The company plans to showcase its full-range of email and data security solutions and services, and demonstrate how it can protect customers against […]

Sophos has announced Sophos Intercept X, an endpoint security product that stops zero-day malware, unknown exploit variants and stealth attacks, and includes an advanced anti-ransomware feature that can detect previously unknown ransomware within seconds. Sophos Intercept X installs alongside existing endpoint security software from any vendor, immediately boosting endpoint protection by stopping malicious code before it executes. […]

FireEye, cyber security and malware protection provider, has announced it was named one of the 50 smartest companies in the world by MIT Technology Review. “Each year we identify 50 companies that are ‘smart’ in the way they create new opportunities,” said Jason Pontin, MIT Technology publisher and editor in chief. “Some of this year’s […]

Trend Micro, a global provider of security software, has released Trend Micro Security for 2017. The new range of software has expanded capabilities that safeguard users from ransomware, malicious threats, identity theft and new malware varieties by providing reliable protection against 250 million threats a day. Trend Micro’s security solution defend users against well-known dangers, but […]

Paladion has announced that its RisqVU IST platform is now listed on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace, a reliable cloud computing platform by Amazon.com, Inc. AWS customers will be able to subscribe to RisqVU IST on the AWS Marketplace to perform Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) based asset scans to detect signature-less malware on cloud […]

Intel Security has released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: September 2016, which assesses the growing ransomware threat to the healthcare industry, surveys the “who and how” of data loss, explains the practical application of machine learning in cyber security, and details the growth of ransomware, mobile malware, macro malware, and other threats in Q2 2016. […]

Atio, a specialist provider of ICT solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa, announced that the company has been signed up as an authorised and accredited partner for Africa by Infoblox. The first-connection impression is that important moment when a subscriber first connects into the network and instantly judges its safety, reliability, and speed. Suspicious application activity, an inaccessible […]

Mimecast, an email and data security company, released new data* revealing that organisations globally believe they are their own worst enemy when it comes to cyber security, with 45% saying they are ill-equipped to cope with the threat of malicious insiders and twice as many, 90%, calling malicious insiders a major threat to the organisations’ security. […]