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Cybersecurity

Solving the people problem: How to put people first in cybersecurity culture

A cybersecurity culture is underpinned by key principles – people’s shared attitudes, perceptions and beliefs

Cyberbit

Spire Solutions, Cyberbit partner to enhance cyber skills across GCC and Egypt

The collaboration aims to educate leaders about the importance of the human element in cybersecurity

Gavin Aspden PwC

Cybersecurity is failing to keep up as digital transformation races ahead

The digital industry is suffering from a significant skills shortage, and one of the most critical areas affected by this is cybersecurity

ENEC Cyber Security Council MOU

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, UAE Cyber Security Council to jointly boost cyber ‘resilience’

The two entities will conduct periodic exercises for the energy sector to build its readiness to respond to cyber incidents

tech trends

Top three tech trends shaping the future of businesses

Businesses must look out for impending technology trends to ensure they are in sync with customer exigencies

snowflake

Snowflake to help organisations unlock the power of data at Gitex Global

Visitors to this year’s show will experience how Snowflake’s platform powers the data cloud which is built entirely in the cloud to address the challenges and opportunities of multiple industries

Radware

Radware launches new cloud security centre in the UAE

Located in Dubai, the facility will reduce latency for in-region traffic and offer customers faster mitigation response times against distributed denial-of-service attacks

DDoS

Did you know that a DDoS-for-hire attack can cost less than a used car?

Subscribing to a DDoS attack is typically accomplished through a full-fledged web service, which adds extra secrecy and eliminates the need for direct communication between the customer and the organiser

Vectra AI

Vectra AI to showcase power of attack-signal intelligence at Gitex Global

The company has set aside space for three demo screens that will show different security operations centre capabilities

Swimlane

Cybersecurity firm Swimlane expands into META, appoints Ashraf Sheet to head regional operations

The company’s expansion comes following a recently announced $70m growth funding round led by Activate Capital

distributed denial-of-service

Insights: The changing distributed denial-of-service threat landscape

The scale and sophistication of the DDoS attacks launched by the new botnet, drawing power from compromised internet of things devices, is unprecedented

CybelAngel

Digital risk protection platform CybelAngel expands to UAE and Saudi Arabia

The company’s regional director of Middle East and Turkey, Adnan Taha, will oversee its operations in the Middle East

Trellix

Trellix to showcase ‘Living Security’ XDR architecture at Gitex Global

The company will also exhibit demos on its endpoint, data security and professional services consulting

GBM

GBM acquires cybersecurity service provider Coordinates Middle East

The firms will help organisations to address challenges faced with legacy managed security services that are historically complex to deploy

CyberArrow

CyberArrow, G42 Cloud team up to enhance cybersecurity in public and private entities

The agreement will allow for automation of governance, risk management and compliance tasks, helping the government and private entities to become more secure

Financial sector

Insights: The financial sector remains a popular target for cybercriminals

Apart from ransomware, different hacker groups often use multiple attack vectors when looking to target the financial sector

Hybrid work

Key tips to maintain security in hybrid work environment

To raise awareness about security and ensure a safe user experience, Cisco highlights key steps users can take to safeguard from potential cyberattacks

cyberattacks

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

Cybersecurity

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

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

Injazat Martin

UAE-based Injazat appoints Martin Yates as chief technology officer

Yates will oversee the company’s new phase of expansion with an increased focus on sustainability, cybersecurity, next-generation cloud and applications

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