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Companies ‘unprepared against cyber threats’Despite broad recognition that cyber threats are more prevalent than ever before, more than one-third of companies are not adequately prepared to respond to a data breach or IT security crisis, a report said. More than two-thirds More… |
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Mobile payments to reach $1.3 trillionMobile payments have been predicted to reach $1.3 trillion annually by 2017, while cyber threat to user data is also expected to increase, according to a report. Cybercriminals have broadened their means of infection by targeting More… |
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Facebook users in region triple to 45mFacebook usage in the Arab world has almost tripled in the last two years to reach over 45 million as of end June 2012 – about 50 per cent higher than the 37.4 million recorded six months earlier, a report said. The figures More… |
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The new cyber threat – just a wave or a tsunami?The first PC viruses appeared more than 25 years ago. Little did we realize that this was just the beginning of what would become a series of threat waves. For nearly 10 years viruses endured as the primary method of attack, but o More… |
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Mobile users face Olympics scamsMobile users were targeted last month by a number of malware attacks including fake applications exploiting consumers’ interest in the official app for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, said a report. The attacks were also targeted a More… |
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Cyber threats to intensify in 2012 say expertsGovernments and large corporations all over the world should be wary of a growing cyber menace in 2012, according to experts at Kaspersky Lab. Not only will there be a dramatic increase in the number of targeted attacks on state institutio More… |
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Symantec to highlight new trends at GitexSymantec, a security, storage and systems management solutions provider, will highlight the evolving threat landscape, cloud computing and data management at a major upcoming ICT show in Dubai. Gitex 2011 is running from October 9 to 13 at More… |
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Cyber threats in focus at TRA meetStartegies and mechanisms to protect users in the UAE from cyber attacks formed the agenda for a seminar organised in Dubai recently by the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The one day seminar also discussed the More… |
