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Intersec

Intersec opens in Dubai today with over 800 exhibitors

Visitor pre-registrations jump 133 per cent with 55 countries represented

Digital

Here are 5 healthy digital habits you need to adopt in 2023

These habits can strengthen the safety of your personal data and make life easier this year

Phishing

New hires may spark increase in phishing attacks in 2023, predicts Mimecast

Experts from Mimecast share key insights into the threat landscape

Cybersecurity 2023: Threats proliferate but best practice still works

Ransomware has remained the most dangerous, costly and prevalent cyberthreat to EMEA organisations in 2022

Women in tech: Sonali Basu Roy, marketing manager at Bulwark Technologies

Women should believe in their capabilities, be quick learners and acquire different skills

Technologies

Here are the top technologies that will shape human ambitions in 2023

With digital transformation accelerating at pace, emerging technologies will drive the future development of digital economies across the region

Cybersecurity

How cybersecurity is changing with the advent of the metaverse

Until cybersecurity in the metaverse is strengthened with specific regulations measures, users should be informed of the potential risks associated with using the platform

Holiday

Top 5 cybersecurity threats to look out for this holiday season

Online shopping has seen a massive uptick and this growth has attracted new cyberthreats, with scammers taking advantage of unsuspecting shoppers in a various ways

Uber

Uber conducting probe after vendor hit with cyberattack

Teqtivity, which helps manage and track information technology equipment such as phones and computers, on Monday confirmed the cyberattack

Bulwark Issquared

IT service provider Issquared signs deal with Dubai-based Bulwark Distribution

Issquared offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to address operational excellence and solve security and governance needs

Informa

Informa, SAFCSP form JV to build global events portfolio in Saudi Arabia

By providing market access, stimulating inbound investment and generating international trade, events can contribute to delivering significant economic stimulus to a country

Healthcare

The key elements of robust data security in healthcare

Healthcare is one of the key industries targetted for data breaches and last year saw the greatest number of incidents, with 45 million people affected globally

shop online

How to shop safely online by avoiding common scams

Although online shopping is extremely convenient, consumers should always be alert when looking for the top offers

cyberattacks

Awareness and cooperation key to warding off cyberattacks

The increase in cyberthreats is driven by digitisation of various aspects of lives, creating valuable sources of information for threat actors

threat

Threat landscape insights and predictions for 2023

At Kaspersky’s annual Cyber Security Weekend – META, its experts discussed various topics and threats specifically facing enterprises, businesses and industrial organisations

Manufacturing

Manufacturing sector leads in highest average ransomware payments – report

Of the organisations surveyed that paid the ransom, the average cost was $2,036,189 – more than double the cross-sector average of $812,360

cybersecurity

Insights: Bridging the gaps in cybersecurity with cyber resilience

Organisations must internally promote cyber resilience, a crucial component of cybersecurity today

Awards

Winners revealed: GB Tech Awards 2022

The awards attracted the top technology brands highlighting strong vision, creative projects, dynamic leadership and solid regional presence

Data employees

How to protecting your company’s data when employees leave

A new wave of intelligent data classification solutions greatly improves both visibility and accuracy

online

How limiting our online information can safeguard our lives

Is our propensity for sharing every detail of our lives – and the lives of our kids – putting ourselves, our friends and family, and even our employers and colleagues, at risk?

SMS

SMS phishing: how cloud migration has opened the door to a new cyber-foe

The interconnectivity of cloud environments makes it easier for attackers to initiate lateral movement — hopping from endpoint to host to application to sensitive data

Cybersecurity

Solving the people problem: How to put people first in cybersecurity culture

A cybersecurity culture is underpinned by key principles – people’s shared attitudes, perceptions and beliefs

Cyberbit

Spire Solutions, Cyberbit partner to enhance cyber skills across GCC and Egypt

The collaboration aims to educate leaders about the importance of the human element in cybersecurity

ENEC Cyber Security Council MOU

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, UAE Cyber Security Council to jointly boost cyber ‘resilience’

The two entities will conduct periodic exercises for the energy sector to build its readiness to respond to cyber incidents

ADIB UTC partnership

ADIB joins e& enterprise blockchain platform UAE Trade Connect

ADIB will use the UAE Trade Connect platform to detect fraud and dubious transactions in the trade finance area

Binance growth rate in MENA

Binance sees 49% YTD rise in new users in MENA region 

Binance recently obtained a minimal viable product license from Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority to offer approved virtual asset-related services

snowflake

Snowflake to help organisations unlock the power of data at Gitex Global

Visitors to this year’s show will experience how Snowflake’s platform powers the data cloud which is built entirely in the cloud to address the challenges and opportunities of multiple industries

Radware

Radware launches new cloud security centre in the UAE

Located in Dubai, the facility will reduce latency for in-region traffic and offer customers faster mitigation response times against distributed denial-of-service attacks

DDoS

Did you know that a DDoS-for-hire attack can cost less than a used car?

Subscribing to a DDoS attack is typically accomplished through a full-fledged web service, which adds extra secrecy and eliminates the need for direct communication between the customer and the organiser

Vectra AI

Vectra AI to showcase power of attack-signal intelligence at Gitex Global

The company has set aside space for three demo screens that will show different security operations centre capabilities