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Satnam Narang, Staff Research Engineer at Tenable.

Tenable warns users about scam cryptocurrency giveaways on YouTube with losses reaching $8.9M

Tenable has today warned users to be alert to fake cryptocurrency giveaways on social media, as fake Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Cardano, Ripple and Shiba Inu giveaways proliferate on YouTube Live. While scammers

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Analyst Corner·TECHNOLOGY

David Warburton, Senior Threat Research Evangelist at F5

Phishing sites using HTTPS with certificates grew from 70% in 2019 to 83% in 2021 finds F5 Labs

Web encryption practices are improving, but the flexible nature of HTTPS and cipher suite negotiation—combined with stagnation or regression in many areas—is hampering progress and putting websites at risk. According to F5

3 years ago

Analyst Corner·TECHNOLOGY

Kaspersky issued 49 threat reports on SideCopy, MuddyWater, DeathStalker, Zeboracy, Turla, Lazarus targeting UAE

Kaspersky researchers issued 49 threat intelligence reports on investigations associated with APT groups targeting the UAE. The country has the highest number of reports coming out of all the Middle Eastern countries,

3 years ago

TECHNOLOGY

Khalid Elgibali, Division President – MENA, Mastercard.

Mastercard partners with DIFC Threat Intelligence Platform, adds to Mastercard Cyber Forward programme

Mastercard joined the Dubai Financial Services Authority, Threat Intelligence Platform, furthering Mastercard’s alliance with Dubai International Financial Centre. The collaboration cements Mastercard’s commitment to construct intelligence-led, public-private partnerships and boost cyber resilience

3 years ago

Channel·TECHNOLOGY

Sumedh Thakar president and CEO of Qualys

Qualys announces 30 day free Web Application Scanning to protect against Log4Shell

Qualys, announced it is making its Web Application Scanning solution available free for 30 days, to help companies protect against Log4Shell. The Apache Log4Shell zero-day RCE vulnerability has raised alarms at companies

3 years ago

Products·TECHNOLOGY

Hidden parasite: Kaspersky uncovers credential-stealing Microsoft Exchange add-on

Kaspersky detects module named Owowa allowing attackers to steal credentials from Outlook Web Access

Kaspersky has uncovered a previously unknown IIS module, a piece of software aimed at providing additional features to Microsoft web servers, they have since dubbed Owowa that steals credentials entered by a

3 years ago

TECHNOLOGY

Ashraf Koheil, Director of Business Development, Middle East & Africa at Group-IB.

Group-IB uncovers worldwide scam targeting users in 90+ countries including UAE, Oman, Qatar

Group-IB, has uncovered a worldwide scam campaign targeting users in over 90 countries all around the world, including the UAE, Oman, and Qatar. The fraudsters employ the tried and tested technique with

3 years ago

TECHNOLOGY

Senior IT Security Experts are less likely to be fired after cybersecurity breaches in 2021

Senior IT, IT security, C-level executives equally likely to be exposed to dismissals finds Kaspersky

There is a positive trend in how organizations respond to cybersecurity breaches from an HR perspective, according to a recent Kaspersky study. In 2021 across the META region, though the number slightly

3 years ago

TECHNOLOGY

Zoom Gains New Security Certifications and Attestations

Zoom adds ISO IEC 27001:2013 and SOC 2 + HITRUST to its security certifications

Third-party certifications and attestations serve as industry-defining standards that help demonstrate a security program’s effectiveness, allowing organizations to provide assurance over the security of their products and services. At Zoom, third-party certifications

3 years ago

TECHNOLOGY

stc and Nozomi Networks partner in Saudi Arabia to address smart cities, utilities, building management

Nozomi Networks, and stc, announced they have partnered to address the growing demand for security services and solutions designed to holistically address IoT and OT cybersecurity requirements for customers in industrial automation,

3 years ago

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