Intel Security has released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: December 2016, which provides insights into how enterprises are using security operations centres (SOCs), details key 2016 developments in ransomware, and illustrates how attackers are creating difficult-to-detect malware by infecting legitimate code with Trojans and leveraging that legitimacy to remain hidden as long as possible. The December […]

The financial services industry is under a barrage of ransomware and spearphishing attacks, according to a new survey conducted by the SANS Institute, gauging the state of risk and security in the financial sector. For the first time, ransomware, identified by 55% of respondents, has eclipsed spearphishing (50%) as the top attack vector. Such attacks […]

Intel Security has released its McAfee Labs 2017 Threats Predictions Report, which identifies 14 threat trends to watch in 2017, the most critical developments to watch for in cloud security and the Internet of Things (IoT) security, and the six most difficult-to-solve challenges facing the cyber security industry. The report reflects the informed opinions of 31 […]

Fortinet has unveiled six predictions from the FortiGuard Labs threat research team about the threat landscape for 2017. These predictions reveal the methods and strategies that Fortinet researchers anticipate cyber criminals will employ in the near future and demonstrate the potential impact of cyber attacks to the global digital economy. Derek Manky, global security strategist at […]

Nexthink, a provider of end-user IT analytics, took part in the seventh edition of the Cairo Security Camp, Egypt. A Gold partner for the event, Nexthink executives took this opportunity to address major IT challenges and solutions facing organisations in Egypt. In addition, Mohamed Enab, Regional Professional Services and Customer Success Manager of Nexthink spoke […]

Digital Shadows, a provider of cyber situational awareness, released its Shooting the Messenger: Understanding the Threats to the Media and Broadcasting Industry report which revealed that revenue generating websites are a threat to media businesses’ bottom line and are increasing with malvertising, extortion, propaganda, account take over and data leakage being the most common attacks […]

Kaspersky Lab’s discovery in 2016 of an APT able to create new tools for each victim has effectively killed off ‘Indicators of Compromise’ as a reliable means of detecting infection, according to the company’s Threat Predictions for 2017. The predictions are prepared annually by the company’s expert Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) and are […]

Europol’s 2016 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment identifies an expanding cybercriminal economy exploiting increasingly Internet-enabled lives and low levels of digital hygiene. Informed largely by Europol’s law enforcement and cooperation partners, the report identifies eight main cybercrime trends and provides key recommendations to address the challenges. The volume, scope and material cost of cybercrime all […]

Attivo Networks has announced another break-through innovation in the fight against cyber attackers with Dynamic Behavioural Deception (DBD). With the release of Attivo Camouflage for Dynamic Behavioral Deception, security teams can use the solution’s automated self-learning technology to intelligently auto-discover, dynamically deploy deception, and assign other bait to further circumvent attacker detection. The Middle East is fighting […]

FireEye has announced an overview of the threat landscape in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region for the first half of 2016 in its latest Advanced Threat Report for Europe and the Middle East. Based on findings from the FireEye Dynamic Threat Intelligence(DTI cloud between January and June 2016, 96% of global organisations were unknowingly […]