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Here’s how cybercriminals are using cryptocurrency as a scamming tool

Cryptocurrency organisations have varying cybersecurity requirements, and they must secure their customers’ data at all costs, opines Maher Yamout, senior security researcher at Kaspersky

Safe Security’s Saket Modi on how firms can predict cyberattacks

In an exclusive interview, Modi claims that his company can predict breaches to help the cybersecurity teams stay a step ahead of malicious attackers

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Dubai’s GEMS Education confirms being target of cyberattack

The education operator said that all its schools remain open, while external entities have been enlisted to investigate the incident

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Data protection remains a challenge for nearly 90% of organisations – report

The Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2022 surveyed over 3,000 IT decision-makers and global enterprises to understand their data protection strategies

Exclusive: Interview with Art Gilliland, chief executive officer at Delinea

Gilliland explains why cybersecurity solutions must be powerful to use, yet simple to understand

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MENA end-user security and risk management spending to grow 11.2% in 2022: Gartner

Increase in cyberattacks, threat to cyber-physical infrastructures and malicious nature of ransomware are expected to drive security spending

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Etisalat Digital’s cybersecurity arm Help AG partners with CyberArk

With new CyberArk identity security offerings, Help AG will expand its portfolio to help clients further reduce cybersecurity risk in UAE and Saudi Arabia

Saudi digital security firm Elm soars in Riyadh trading debut

The stock rose to $44.3 on Wednesday

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Microsoft considers pursuing a deal for cybersecurity firm Mandiant

Adding Mandiant, with a market value of about $3.7bn, would build up Microsoft’s arsenal of products for protecting clients

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Mandiant and SentinelOne announce strategic partnership

Through the strategic alliance, the cybersecurity firms aim to help organisations strengthen their ability to mitigate cyberthreats

How blockchain analytics can help combat cryptocurrency crime in the UAE

Chainalysis report shows crypto-based crime hit an all-time high in 2021, with illicit addresses receiving $14bn over the course of the year, up from $7.8bn in 2020

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UAE’s Axon Technologies announces three key executive appointments

The information security solutions provider appoints new head of SecOps Architecture and Engineering, financial controller, and cybersecurity consultant

Here’s your ‘survival’ guide for the 2022 cyberthreat landscape

According to a survey, 72 per cent of GCC-based line-of-business and technology leaders believe digitisation is key to getting ahead in 2022

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Abu Dhabi-based French language school boosts security infrastructure with Fortinet

The school had to comply with their internal education auditing team as they store a significant amount of data ranging from financial to personal information

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Sans Institute announces cybersecurity training programme in Dubai

Using interactive exercises led by cybersecurity professionals, the event aims to equip participants with the knowledge necessary to protect their organisations

Saudi Arabia launches program to develop cybersecurity sector

Intersec 2022: Ethical hacker Freaky Clown shares exclusive insights on cybercrime

“A poor security culture within an organisation can devastate a company even if they spend millions on technical defences”

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Acronis launches first cloud data centre in South Africa

The local service providers will have a location within the country where they can store business-critical data for their clients

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Over 40 billion records were exposed globally in 2021

Vulnerabilities grew at a 28.3 per cent annual percentage growth rate from 2016 to 2021

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Saudi’s largest-ever tech event, LEAP, to take place in February

The event will be held at the Riyadh Front Expo Centre from February 1-3 and will feature over 400 expert speakers across six conferences

F5 appoints Nasser El Abdouli as EMEA vice president for Channel Sales

El Abdouli has worked at F5 for over 11 years, most recently as the director of Channel Sales for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa

Have you made your 2022 cybersecurity ‘to do’ list yet?

The pandemic did not cause a spike in cyber-incidents but in digital transformation, which expanded the opportunities for attackers

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Human error in data analytics, and how to fix it using artificial intelligence

The benefits of AI-driven analytics are many, from providing actionable insights in minutes to eliminating errors or biases in self-service analytics

HID Global forecasts trends that will impact the security industry in 2022

By understanding how these developments are forecasted to shape the industry, security professionals will be better prepared to capitalise on innovations in solutions

Brian Marlier takes over as Virsec’s chief revenue officer

Marlier has over 35 years of experience and was the former chief executive officer and co-founder of Focal Point Data Risk

Revealed: McAfee Enterprise, FireEye merger named Trellix

In an exclusive interview with Gulf Business, Adam Philpott, McAfee’s chief revenue officer, discusses the company’s strategies and how they will address customers’ needs

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Financial services companies may be vulnerable to ransomware for another two years

Organisations in the sector need an additional $2.61m to tackle the vulnerability lag caused by Covid-led digital transformation, says Veritas

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Majority of organisations face gaps in their zero-trust implementations: survey

The survey also states that organisations struggle to consistently authenticate users and devices

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Intersec 2022: Injazat signs MoU with UAE National Cyber Security Council

The agreement focuses on cyber-attack detection and response services and will enable all government and semi-government entities in the country to be safeguarded

Entrust partners with digital security solutions provider RNTrust

The partnership will provide an all-in-one secured solution for PKI deployment and offline root certificate authority

US firm Resecurity opens new AI-driven R&D centre in Saudi Arabia

The new R&D centre in Riyadh will focus on security innovations for smart cities and cognitive surveillance technologies