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August 10, 2022

Hive, LockBit and BlackCat gangs consecutively attack the same network

Sophos, a global provider of next-generation cybersecurity, announced in the Sophos X-Ops Active Adversary whitepaper, "Multiple Attackers: A Clear and Present Danger", that three prominent ransomware gangs, Hive, LockBit, and BlackCat, all attacked the same network at the same time.
by News Desk | 3 min read
August 10, 2022

Education sector experiences highest volume of attacks every month

Check Point Research (CPR) recently released its Cyber Attack Trends: 2022 Mid-Year Report, which stated that, similar to the top industry ranking in 2021, the first half of 2022 shows significant increases in attacks across all sectors. Education and research remains the most targeted industry, with an average of 2,297 attacks against organizations per week in the first half of 2022, a 44 percent increase over the first half of 2021.
by News Desk | 3 min read
August 10, 2022

Exploit detections in the Middle East rise 8% in Q2 2022

According to Kaspersky Security Network data, the number of exploits detected in the Middle East in Q2 2022 increased from Q1 - the company's security solutions detected 1,258,283 cases between April and June 2022.
by News Desk | 3 min read
August 3, 2022

Commodity malware on the rise surpassing ransomware, reveals Cisco

According to the report, commodity malware outpaced ransomware for the first time in more than a year during April, May, and June 2022, accounting for 20% of all threats observed, followed by ransomware, phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and advanced persistent threats.
by News Desk | 2 min read
July 29, 2022

TerraMaster releases data backup & sync functions for ransomware protection

TerraMaster has now released new data backup and synchronization features for TerraMaster devices via a single portal folder level. TOS 5's new applications, including centralized backup, TFSS, and TFM Backup, offer a variety of data backup and recovery options.
by News Desk | 2 min read
July 28, 2022

‘The landscape is changing, but only for the worse’

Today's focus is on Deryck Mitchelson, Field CISO and C-Suite Advisor, EMEA at Check Point Software Technologies Limited. To learn more about how Check Point is tackling growing cyber risks, read on.
by News Desk | 5 min read
July 27, 2022

Data breaches reach all time high, Middle East consumers pay the price

The annual global Cost of a Data Breach Report from IBM Security revealed more expensive and higher-impact data breaches than ever before, with the global average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time.
by News Desk | 4 min read
July 27, 2022

LAPSUS$, a ‘teen’ extortion group, exposes cyber gaps in mature organizations

LAPSUS$ group is part of a growing breed of extortion-only cybercriminals, focusing solely on data theft and extortion by gaining access to victims via tried-and-true methods such as phishing and stealing the most sensitive data .
by News Desk | 2 min read
July 25, 2022

Sophos announces Sophos X-Ops

ophos X-Ops Takes on Burgeoning SQL Server Attacks," a report on increased attacks against unpatched Microsoft SQL servers and how attackers distributed multiple ransomware families using a fake downloading site and grey-market remote access tools.
by News Desk | 3 min read
July 25, 2022

Emerson, Nozomi Networks team up to meet growing OT security demands

Emerson and Nozomi Networks, providers of OT (operational technology) and IoT (Internet of Things) security, announced a collaboration to meet growing demand for OT cybersecurity services and solutions in the industries served by both companies.
by News Desk | 2 min read