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The underestimated impact of enterprise cyberattacks on individual consumers

In this era of heightened cybersecurity awareness, organisations that provide identity protection, build loyalty and drive customer advocacy

browsing

Top tips for safe browsing and online security

There’s plenty that users can do to mitigate security and privacy risks when browsing the web and here are a few of the top ones

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Here’s why you should bet on cybersecurity

Cybersecurity provides integrity, confidentiality, availability and privacy of online activities to prevent cybercrimes and digital attacks on networks

XDR

How extended detection and response can address UAE’s cybersecurity talent gap

Extended detection and response is embedded expertise, preloaded with defensive playbooks that enable security teams to deploy best practices in their daily fight against the threat landscape

Middle East cyberattacks

Top 3 security tips for Middle East businesses to prevent cyberattacks

Microbyte has urged businesses to be vigilant of threats posed by cyberattacks, emphasising the importance to invest in a robust infrastructure system for their day-to-day operations

Regional director

Delinea appoints new regional director for Middle East

Mohammad Ismail joins from Shifra bringing with him deep knowledge of the company’s privileged access management portfolio

Global cybersecurity Forum

Saudi’s NCA to host Global Cybersecurity Forum in November

Two-day forum will be held in Riyadh bringing together policymakers, governments, business, cybersecurity experts, academia and NGOs

Darktrace

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace in takeover talks with Thoma Bravo

Darktrace jumped more than 22 per cent to $6.50 in US trading on Monday

Brand impersonation

Steps to protect against online brand impersonation attacks

Werno Gevers, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast, says cybercriminals are increasingly hijacking trusted brands to launch cyberattacks from lookalike web and email domains

Saudi Arabia launches program to develop cybersecurity sector

National Cybersecurity Authority launches ‘CyberIC’ in Saudi Arabia

The first phase of CyberIC aims to increase the number of cybersecurity startups in the sector by assisting more than 60 national companies

Cyberattacks

Here are the factors causing constant rise in cyberattacks

Organisations should understand what systems and data are critical for the business to function and first address the risks these systems face

Netscout

Insights: You can’t manage what you can’t see

IT firms simply cannot afford to ignore solutions that bridge the visibility gap

Alshaya

Alshaya Group’s CISO on what to do in case of a security breach

Patrick Pitchappa, director – Information Security and Risk at Alshaya Group recommends organisations to follow these steps

Delinea

Delinea, Authomize partner to enhance cloud identity security controls

The combined zero-trust authorisation approach to security improves customers’ identity security posture for cloud

Cybersecurity

Not just defensive: Cybersecurity as an enabler for business

The unavoidable disruption that businesses have experienced has pushed the security teams to make enablement a primary objective

Smart security

Smart security: Investing in a safer world

We explore how a rapidly changing geopolitical landscape has driven investment prospects in certain sector

KPMG Lower gulf

KPMG inks MoU with CPX Holding to boost cyber maturity in the UAE

The MoU will enable both organisations to share resources to help UAE businesses to unlock business value and strengthen growth

Help AG Cribl

Help AG, Cribl partner to strengthen data security in UAE and Saudi Arabia

The partnership will enable customers to implement affordable data flow management technologies

Cybersecurity

A look at how organisations can implement a successful cybersecurity strategy

Zero trust is one of the most effective security approaches in today’s ever-changing threat landscape

Truly Secure

Truly Secure partners with immersive learning platform Edify

The partnership builds secure metaverse learning and training platform for the MENA Region

Help AG

Help AG launches analytics powered next-generation cloud security operations centre

The security operations centre will address critical use cases such as insider threats and lateral movement detection

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What drives private equity firms to acquire cybersecurity companies

Over the last couple of years, cybersecurity is moving higher up the priority list, following a series of high-profile attacks globally

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Gartner unveils top eight cybersecurity predictions for 2022-23

Analysts explore the future of cybersecurity at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit in Sydney

report

New report reveals threat actors’ top social engineering tactics and campaigns

The 2022 Social Engineering Report analyses the key trends and techniques of socially engineered cyberthreats observed over the past year

government

Innovation in government is key to developing thriving digital economies of the future

The continued digitalisation of governments will be a crucial steppingstone when it comes to driving change in the medium and long-term

CISOs

Attention CISOs: Getting buy-in requires a solid business case

When positioning cybersecurity in the hybrid-work era, CISOs should characterise it as an enabler, no different than cloud computing itself

Patricia murphy

Palo Alto Networks hires Patricia Murphy as new VP Ecosystems, Partners and Strategic Alliances

Bringing over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Murphy joins from Apple in France

Email protection

Why advanced email protection is more important than ever

The number of email users worldwide is set to grow from 4.26 billion in 2022 to 4.6 billion in 2025, making up more than half of the expected world population

Dragos

How Dragos is protecting the industrial control systems and infrastructure

Dragos highlights how cyberattacks on critical national infrastructure are on the rise, with hacking groups targeting critical industries such as energy and power, and utilities

Spotlight on Phishing - Nicolai Solling is the Chief Technology Officer at Help AG

Insights: How companies can fight the menace of phishing

Phishing has truly gone from a simple hacking tool to a highly sophisticated method where cybercriminals target people to access private data