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(left to right) Avinash Advani, Founder and CEO at CyberKnight; Vivek Gupta, Co-Founder and COO at CyberKnight.

CyberKnight to showcase Zero Trust Security methodology at GISEC 2021

During GISEC 2021, as a Strategic Partner of the show, CyberKnight will showcase its Zero Trust Security methodology, The ZTX Framework, while participating along with seven market-leading cybersecurity vendors from its product

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Maria Namestnikova, Head of GReAT Russia, Kaspersky.

Kaspersky survey finds 43% of UAE users think that software update time can be used to engage in self-development

Kaspersky announced the campaign Pain in the neck, exploring users’ attitudes to updating devices. According to a study commissioned by Kaspersky in April 2021, installing updates is considered a routine boring task

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Industry experts react to ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline.

Colonial Pipeline pays $4.4M ransom, comments from Barracuda, Sophos, Cybereason, Tenable, Vectra AI, Veritas, Veeam, Sophos

According to the statement of the US Department of Transportation, the US government declared a state of emergency after the largest fuel pipeline was hit by a ransomware attack. The Colonial Pipeline

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Tom Kellermann, Head of Cybersecurity Strategy, VMware Security Business Unit.

VMware Modern Bank Heists report says attacks against financial institutions more than tripled in 2020

The modern bank heist has escalated to a hostage situation over the past year. The new goal of attackers is now to hijack a financial institution’s digital infrastructure and to leverage that

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Real Life·TECHNOLOGY

Stephan Berner, Chief Executive Officer at Help AG.

Help AG report finds an increase of 183% in DDoS attacks in the UAE in 2020

Over ten million Distributed Denial of Service, DDoS, attacks were recorded globally in 2020, including a 183% increase in the UAE alone, while ransomware attacks are on the rise, with the government,

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Analyst Corner·TECHNOLOGY

An example of a phishing email writing on behalf of the UK National Health Service

Kaspersky report finds increased spamming and phishing activities around Covid-19 vaccines in Q1 2021

Scammers are constantly searching for new ways to steal users’ data. Last year, a completely new category of opportunity became one of the most profitable scams for fraudsters. They extensively used Covid-19

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The number of unique Kaspersky users affected by targeted ransomware, 2019-2020

Kaspersky report finds high-profile targeted ransomware attacks increased by 767% in 2019-2020

The ransomware threat, when attackers encrypt private information and hold it to ransom—became mainstream news in the 2010s following large-scale outbreaks, such as WannaCry and Cryptolocker. They targeted tens of thousands of

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Majd Sinan, Country Manager, Trend Micro UAE.

Over 32M cyberthreats blocked by Trend Micro in UAE during 2020

Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has released its 2020 Annual Cybersecurity report: A Constant State of Flux. The report shares insights from last year’s threat landscape and provides strategic

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Phishers are now monetising their scams by requesting small sums of money under the disguise of various services.

Middle Eastern fraudsters extorting small sums disguised as delivery services

Kaspersky researchers have reported on an escalating trend in the activity of the phishers in the Middle East. They are now monetizing their scams by requesting small sums of money under the

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Amir Kanaan, Managing Director for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Kaspersky

Kaspersky reports 2020 sales one of the best in company’s history with 14% growth in ME

Kaspersky delivered stable business growth in 2020 and increased its global unaudited IFRS revenue to a total of 704 million*, representing a 3% YOY increase*. During a year filled with challenges associated

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