Dewa wins top ISO standard for IT securityDubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has received the ISO 27001:2013, which is the highest international standard in information security management. Dewa has extended the standard implementation to include all its divisio More… |
ME accounts for 4.75pc of global ransomware: studyThe Middle East and North Africa have accounted for 4.75 per cent and 1.75 per cent respectively of global ransomware threats, according to a new report released by Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions. Trend Mi More… |
How AI-based machine learning impacts IT securityArtificial Intelligence (AI) has been a hot topic of discussion in many industries for a while now, with healthcare, retail and hospitality, to name but a few, starting to speculate on the massive opportunities its development could bring to how More… |
Lack of ability seen in handling cyberthreats: studyOne-third of the organisations said that even if they detected a major incident, they would be unable to contain it within an hour, according to an annual benchmark survey released by LogRhythm, a leading security intelligence company. More… |
Critical gaps found in GCC firms’ IT security: MicrosoftMore than four in five large GCC enterprises still rely solely on usernames and passwords for authentication to corporate networks, according to Microsoft’s Digital Transformation survey. The research, recently carried out b More… |
Critical gaps found in GCC firms’ IT security: MicrosoftMore than four in five large GCC enterprises still rely solely on usernames and passwords for authentication to corporate networks, according to Microsoft’s Digital Transformation survey. The research, recently carried out b More… |
Careless staff among top causes of cyberattacksUninformed or careless employees are one of the most likely causes of a cybersecurity incident — second only to malware, said a new report, adding that staff hide IT security incidents in 44 per cent of businesses in Saudi Arabia. More… |
Hacked companies post losses of over 20pcMore than one-third of organisations that experienced a breach in 2016 reported substantial customer, opportunity and revenue loss of more than 20 per cent, according to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR). Nine More… |
Hacked companies post losses of over 20pcMore than one-third of organisations that experienced a breach in 2016 reported substantial customer, opportunity and revenue loss of more than 20 per cent, according to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR). Nine More… |
Mena banks spending $12.5bn on hitech IT securityFinancial organisations in the Middle East are implementing state-of-the-art security solutions to protect data and customers from frauds and other threats, said a report. The banks in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) regio More… |