Telecommunications Regulatory Authority records 155 attacks during first four months of 2018 compared to 297 in same period in 2017
Cyber crime
Artificial intelligence
Over 40% of Gulf firms admit to cyber breach
New survey reveals breach reported at 41% of companies in past year compared to 28% in previous year
Cyber crime
Dubai Police launch new website to help fight cyber crime
eCRIME online platform has been set up to receive reports of cyber crimes from members of the public
Cyber crime
French tech giant launches Cyber Hub in Dubai
Thales says new facility will service the UAE and wider Middle East
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Video: The growing threat of cybercrime
According to a new report by PwC, 40 percent of global business leaders are “extremely concerned” about the threat of cybercrime to their businesses.
Bloomberg
Hackers said to cost Gulf energy industry over $1bn in 2017
Analysts say cyberattacks pose a significant threat to oil-based economies such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Cyber crime
UAE’s regulator thwarted 86 cyberattacks in two months
Cyberattacks were against government, semi-government and private sector entities
Cyber crime
Hackers tried to cause Saudi petrochemical plant blast: NYT
A bug in the attackers’ code accidentally shut down the system instead, says US newspaper
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The cost of inaction on cybercrime in the Middle East
Tackling online fraud will require governments to look at the origins of attacks as well as the technologies to combat them
Abu Dhabi
ADIB launches cybersecurity-focused equity basket note
The note provides clients with the opportunity to invest in an equity basket of notable global cybersecurity companies, including Imperva, Splunk, Proofpoint and Palo Alto Networks.
Cyber crime
UAE cyber security firm appoints new CEO
Karim Sabbagh will take up position at DarkMatter next month
Cyber crime
Cyber attacks in the UAE see huge drop in January
Telecommunications Regulations Authority foils 34 attacks compared to 136 in January 2017
Cyber crime
How to protect your company against cyberattacks in the UAE
UAE is the second most targeted country in the region for cyberattacks
Cyber crime
Over 3m UAE consumers lost $1bn to cybercrime in 2017
More than half of the UAE’s adult online population experienced cybercrime last year
Abu Dhabi Police
Over 200 cases of blackmail investigated in Abu Dhabi in 2017
Abu Dhabi Police says total of 774 cybercrime cases investigated during last year
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Dubai launches competition to find cyber security solutions
Dubai Electronic Security Centre calls on researchers to compete for AED700,000 prize fund