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Protiviti and ISACA study identifies top technology challenges for Middle East

According to a survey by Protiviti and ISACA on ‘Top Technology Risks’ for organisation in 2021, cybersecurity, privacy, data and resilience emerged as the top technology challenges for organisations, with COVID-19 pandemic further heightening global concerns by impacting business conditions, risks and priorities. The survey covered more than 7,400 IT audit leaders and professionals globally, […]


Cyber-risk to critical and industrial infrastructure reaches all-time high

A new report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds cyberthreats to industrial and critical infrastructure have reached new heights as threat actors double down on high value targets. With industrial organizations ramping connectivity to accelerate Digital Transformation and remote work, threat actors are weaponizing the software supply chain and ransomware attacks are growing in number, sophistication […]


Check Point Software expands unified cloud security platform

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, a global provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, has extended the capabilities of its unified CloudGuard Cloud Native Security platform with the launch of new CloudGuard Application Security (AppSec), a fully automated web application and API protection solution, enabling enterprises to secure all their cloud-native applications against both known and zero-day […]


SentinelOne acquires Scalyr to revolutionise XDR and security analytics

SentinelOne, the autonomous cybersecurity platform company, has announced the acquisition of Scalyr, a cloud-native, cloud-scale data analytics platform. With this acquisition, SentinelOne will be able to ingest, correlate, search and action data from any source, delivering the industry’s most advanced integrated XDR platform for real time threat mitigation across the enterprise and cloud. Under the […]


Australians lost a record A$176 million from 216,000 scams in 2020

Scam damages in Australia have been steadily growing in the last four years. However, last year’s losses surged by more than double. The reason being, millions of people shifted towards remote work and, in turn, created many new attack vectors for cybercriminals. According to data presented by the Atlas VPN research team, Australians have lost […]


BT Security report finds that expectations of CISOs have never been greater

BT Security has published the results of a global survey which canvassed the opinions of over 7000 business leaders, employees and consumers from across the world. The research, conducted in partnership with Davies Hickman Partners, found that in a rapidly changing business environment, the role of the chief information and security officer (CISO) has hugely […]


Cisco AppDynamics delivers solution for strengthening security posture

AppDynamics, a part of Cisco and global provider of APM solution and full-stack, business-centric observability platform, has announced Cisco Secure Application, the industry’s first solution to drastically simplify vulnerability management, defend against attacks and protect applications — from the inside-out. Co-innovated with the Cisco Security business, the world’s largest enterprise security company, this new solution […]


Infoblox upgrades NIOS with security, orchestration and reliability features

Infoblox Inc, a global provider of secure cloud-managed network services, has announced updates to its award-winning Network Identity Operating System (NIOS). The latest release provides customers DoT/DoH support for advanced security, additional cloud integrations and DevOps automation, DDI enhancements and extended service provider capabilities. In addition, the update enables organisations to extend visibility, reliability and […]


Palo Alto Networks expands IoT security to healthcare

Palo Alto Networks has announced the most comprehensive Internet of Things (IoT) security solution for healthcare. According to the vendor, its IoT Security simplifies the challenge of securing the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) through Machine Learning powered visibility, prevention and enforcement, while offering deep insights on healthcare-specific devices and vulnerabilities. This helps improve data […]


Former British Ambassador Andy Garth joins ESET as Government Affairs Lead

Former British Ambassador Andy Garth has joined cybersecurity vendor ESET as Government Affairs Lead after a successful career as a dedicated public servant and diplomat. Experienced in international affairs, Garth has built partnerships and alliances across the spectrum of diplomacy, business and politics in many countries. After enjoying over a dozen foreign assignments, including technology […]


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