Tag: Cybersecurity
Flaw found in WhatsApp that could allow attackers suspend your account...
Facebook-owned popular messaging platform WhatsApp has been discovered to have a vulnerability that allows an attacker to remotely suspend your account using your phone...
MEA region’s biggest cybersecurity event GISEC comes to DWTC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) region’s most prominent cybersecurity event Gulf Information Security Expo (GISEC) will convene to shed light on the solutions...
Cybersecurity workforce gap expected to hit 1.8mn by 2022; IIA Qatar
The cybersecurity workforce gap is expected to reach 1.8 million by 2022, a 20 percent increase since 2015 “due to essentially a lack of...
Huawei becomes first tech company to join global cybersecurity platform ‘OIC-CERT’
Chinese multinational technology company Huawei joined the leading international cybersecurity platform, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) under the Saudi Arabia-based Organization of the Islamic...
Beware of Valentine’s day related online frauds: Experts warn UAE
Cybersecurity experts have warned shoppers to be vigilant about cybersecurity and phishing schemes when purchasing goods for their loved ones, with a spike in...
Mastercard, DIFC unite to boost cybersecurity efforts globally
US-based multinational financial services company, Mastercard has unveiled its Global Cyber Forward program in partnership with the leading global financial center and largest FinTech...
‘World’s most dangerous malware’ brought down in a global effort
Law enforcement authorities across several countries have taken down a network of what they describe as the "world's most dangerous malware."
The malware, Emotet, gained...
Dubai cybersecurity startup spiderSilk closes $2.5mn funding round
Dubai-based cybersecurity startup spiderSilk has secured $2.25 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Saudi Technology Ventures (STV) and Global Ventures.
The company...
