NEOM chief executive officer Nadhmi Al-Nasr spoke at the Global Cybersecurity Forum in Riyadh
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Uber mega breach: How businesses can avoid being the next victim of cyberattack
While major corporates such as Uber have invested heavily into cybersecurity, they are still falling victim to such attacks
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Five ways to combat evolving cyberthreats in UAE businesses
Each year, Kaspersky research sees advanced cyberthreats trends business should know about. These five action points could save you a big clean-up job
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UAE, Saudi offices ‘at risk’ due to cybersecurity negligence from hybrid working
Fueled by the adoption of hybrid work, the report said, “many employees are responsible for creating data loss challenges for their organisation”
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Uber launches investigation as teenage hacker breaches network
The hacker, who is claimed to be 18 years old, had broken into the mobility service provider’s system because the company had “weak security.”
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Hackers increasingly targeting schools with ransomware, report says
In schools, encrypted data is most likely confidential school records, which means the potential impact is far greater for schools compared to some industries
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Dragos: Jump-start your organisation’s OT cybersecurity and execution
Arabian Business explores Dragos’ Year in Review report on ICS/OT cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and incident response observations launched to address the looming ICS/OT threat landscape
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What to do in the first 24 hours after you’ve been hacked
A well-executed response stops a crisis from snowballing, helping you navigate your organisation through follow-on analysis or potential post-incident investigations
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Ransomware attacks on healthcare firms rise 94% in 2021, but sector copes with it better: report
In 2021, 66 percent of healthcare organisations were hit by ransomware attacks, compared to 34 percent in the previous year
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The era of passwords is ending: Apple, Google, and Microsoft lead the charge on easier logins
A common standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, secure, and easy sign-ins to consumers across devices and platforms using passwordless methods such as fingerprint or face ID verification
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Dubai-based firms partner to focus on employee morale while protecting the HR sector from data breaches
IT service provider Truly Secure and employee engagement platform Workfam have recognised the importance of partnering on employee solutions to further increase the barrier of protection within the HR sector
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Boosting cyber resilience through structured preventive, detective, responsive, and recovery methods
As work-from-home and hybrid working models are fast becoming the norm and next-generation technologies in cloud and IoT are adopted, there is an ever-evolving need for organisations to level up their cybersecurity requirements
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Video: Cybersecurity and digital security challenges in the UAE
UAE government entities and companies highlight cybersecurity challenges and strategies in Help AG’s annual State of the Market Report for 2021, which also discussed the top cybersecurity threats, the anatomy of cyberattacks, security investment patterns, and more
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Businesses need to be as proactive about cyber defenses as they are about the ongoing digital revolution: experts
Cases of intrusions, data breaches, ransomware, defacement, phishing, and fraud have risen as organisations become increasingly reliant on technology, experts said during an EIBFS webinar
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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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Why fraud management must be a priority for every online merchant
As massive data breaches become more common, the identities, personal information, and card data that fraudsters need are becoming more accessible