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November 10, 2022

Global Cybersecurity Forum emphasizes collective action for a safer cyberspace

During the first day of the 2022 Global Cybersecurity Forum, more than 60 of the world's top cybersecurity minds addressed thousands of attendees from more than 100 countries (GCF).
by News Desk | 2 min read
November 8, 2022

The Rise of Botnet and DDoS Attacks

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have become an ongoing threat for organisations. Using a variety of techniques, a wide range of threat actors from lone hackers, criminal gangs and hacktivists to nation-states are using DDoS attacks to disrupt or disable the performance of target systems.
by News Desk | 4 min read
November 1, 2022

Smart city security requires the right infrastructure, according to Kaspersky

In commemorating World Cities Day, the focus must shift to implementing effective cybersecurity measures designed to protect infrastructure from increasing targeted attacks, especially as smart cities become a reality rather than a pipe dream.
by News Desk | 3 min read
October 9, 2022

The 7 communities and GITEX 2022

GITEX, the region's largest technology event, attracts several global technology giants to showcase the latest products and trends in the tech world, paving the way for the year 2023. Technology professionals, entrepreneurs, start-ups, students, and members of the general public interested in technology are all actively participating in these 5-day technology heat-ups.
by TP Sharafudheen | 6 min read
September 30, 2022

Tenable to highlight continuous exposure management capabilities at GITEX 2022

Tenable®, Inc., a Cyber Exposure Management company, will exhibit at GITEX Global, which will take place from October 10 to 14, 2022 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Tenable will demonstrate its powerful combination of continuous exposure management solutions for the modern attack surface at the event.
by News Desk | 2 min read
September 26, 2022

Nozomi returns to GITEX with intent to educate visitors about OT and IoT vulnerabilities

Nozomi Networks, a provider of operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) security, is returning to the much-anticipated GITEX Technology Week to educate visitors on the growing vulnerabilities caused by the rapid convergence of OT and IoT systems in an increasingly digitalised world.
by News Desk | 3 min read
September 23, 2022

Trellix launches advanced research center

Trellix, a cybersecurity company that is delivering the future of extended detection and response (XDR), has announced the creation of the Trellix Advanced Research Center to advance global threat intelligence.
by News Desk | 2 min read
September 21, 2022

Veeam appoints Rick Jackson as Chief Marketing Officer

Veeam® Software, a provider of backup, recovery, and data management solutions that deliver Modern Data Protection, announced today the appointment of Rick Jackson as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Jackson is a seasoned marketing executive who has previously served as the chief marketing officer at Qlik, Rackspace, and VMware
by News Desk | 2 min read
September 20, 2022

Abu Dhabi Digital Authority launches campaign to boost cybersecurity awareness

The Department of Government Support, represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA), announced the launch of a Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign in collaboration with the Cyber Security Council, as part of its efforts to promote a cybersecurity culture among Abu Dhabi Government employees and members of society in general. This campaign is one of several initiatives being worked on by ADDA as part of the pillars and objectives of the Abu Dhabi Government cybersecurity strategy
by News Desk | 2 min read
September 20, 2022

Understanding and Preventing the Log4j Exploit and Botnets

Of all the security issues that have appeared over the last few years, none has had the impact of the Log4j exploit. Also called the Log4Shell, it was reported to the developers, the Apache Software Foundation, on 24 November, 2021, by the Chinese tech giant Alibaba and it took two weeks to develop and release a fix. The existence of the Log4j exploit was first publicly published in a tweet by Chen Zhaojun, a cyber security researcher with the Alibaba Cloud Security team on December 9, 2021
by News Desk | 5 min read