June 13, 2022
Attacker dwell time increased by 36%, reveals Sophos
Sophos, a global provider of next-generation cybersecurity, has released the "Active Adversary Playbook 2022," which details attacker behaviors observed in the wild by Sophos' Rapid Response team in 2021.
June 9, 2022
Attacks on healthcare organizations grew by 94% in 2021, according to Sophos
More healthcare organizations (78%) are now opting for cyber insurance, but 93% of healthcare organizations with insurance coverage report that getting policy coverage has become more difficult in the last year. With ransomware being the single most common cause of insurance claims, 51% of respondents reported that the level of cybersecurity required to qualify is higher.
June 8, 2022
Going passwordless in today’s business venture – How secure is it?
A recent Information Age article further claims that the time is right for passwordless authentication, as “passwordless authentication makes users’ lives easier” and removes the human factor from cybersecurity — where “people just can’t be trusted to set reliable passwords, to change them frequently, to make sure they are strong, and to keep them secure.”
June 3, 2022
5 ways data-loss prevention enhances the XDR value proposition
The scale of the threat landscape is staggering. How long did it take you to read to this point? Compare that to the estimate that every 40 seconds, somewhere in the world, a cyberattack occurs. For the region’s security leaders, it is difficult to shake off the feeling that such an attack could happen to their organization tomorrow.
June 2, 2022
Tech making financial services more accessible for people with disabilities
The study, Bridging the Disability Gap: An Opportunity to Make a Positive Impact, reveals that for people with disabilities, digital inclusion is the path to financial inclusion. Governments' adoption and prioritization of policies to improve service accessibility paves the way for public and private sector financial institutions, mobile network operators (MNO), fintech providers, and other organizations to develop and implement solutions.
May 20, 2022
The importance of threat intelligence for enterprise security
According to a 2021 survey by PwC, cybersecurity is a growing concern for organizations, with approximately 43% of Middle East CEOs planning to increase investments in cybersecurity and data privacy by 10% or more over the next three years. Moreover, 41% of these leaders think that their organization should be doing more to measure cybersecurity.
May 5, 2022
World Password Day – Readying your workforce for MFA
MFA, an acronym for Multi-Factor Authentication, is considered one of the strongest methods of authentication. Microsoft estimates that MFA defeats 99% of authentication based attacks. While not fool-proof, MFA is one of the most effective steps organizations can take to dramatically reduce the risk of a breach. At its simplest level, MFA is multiple levels of authentication.