“Be cautious of suspicious emails,” the email alert read
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UAE stops 50,000 cyberattacks every day
Banking, finance, health, oil and gas most attacked sectors in UAE
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Cybersecurity trends rising in GCC in 2023
Cyberattacks are only getting more frequent, with the importance of cybersecurity continuing to rise
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UAE warns of New Year 2023 cyber-attack
UAE Cybersecurity Council warns of threat of New Year attack
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Saudi’s NEOM places 30,000 employees under strict information security strategy
NEOM chief executive officer Nadhmi Al-Nasr spoke at the Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh
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UAE-based Greenstone Equity Partners helps Paladin Capital to raise $372mn for its cyber fund
Greenstone said it supported the Washington-based VC in achieving the fund closure by raising capital from its network of GCC-based investors
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Aramco CEO joins global pledge to boost cyber resilience in the oil and gas industry
At the World Economic Forum, Aramco joined 18 companies that came together to take collective measures against cyberattacks
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Video: Six ways to defend against ransomware and cyberattacks
Approximately 59 percent of UAE organisations reported ransomware attacks in 2021, as the proportion of victims paying the ransom following cyberattacks continues to increase
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March sees daily malware rising across the UAE
Latest data by Acronis records a 122 percent increase in malware detection over one week
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Cybersecurity failure is a serious risk, but the tide can turn
Barriers to entry need to be increased by collectively raising the standards of cybersecurity or malicious activities will outpace societies’ ability to prevent them
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Cybersecurity: Everything you need to know about how to protect your business from ransomware
ITP.net speaks to Werno Gevers, cybersecurity specialist at Mimecast, about how CISOs can protect their organisations from falling victim to ransomware attacks
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The XDR advantage: Why Extended Detection and Response should power your IT strategy
Nearly 80 percent of infosec personnel surveyed said that XDR should be a top security priority for their organisation
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Cybersecurity in 2022: A time of reckoning for organisations
Going into 2022, companies will face a moment of truth as a number of security challenges reach a critical point
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Inside the shifting cyberattacks landscape
CrowdStrike’s cloud adoption platform has redefined security and provides superior protection from today’s attacks
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In zero we trust: When firewalls no longer hold ground
From Copenhagen to Cape Town, Sydney to San Francisco, across the world, the end of a year signals a time to unwind, reflect, and indulge in the festivities. In the cyber world though, ‘tis the season ripe for attacks
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How cybersecurity experts Kaspersky are putting the brakes on hackers
Mega-events are ‘hot beds’ phishing scams, where hackers try to gain users’ data or money, with Kaspersky noting a ‘dramatic increase’ of such attacks ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 season climax in Abu Dhabi
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Laying the land for a cyber-safe future
We must come together, experts, innovators and educators alike to provide actionable advice on reducing risks