Black Hat MEA 2024, the world’s fastest-growing cybersecurity event, will set a global record as the largest cybersecurity event by space, at over 53,000 square metres, when the event opens its doors from November 26 – 28 at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Centre in Malham. Now in its fourth year and welcoming over 40,000…
54% breaches in Saudi Arabia, UAE originate in cloud, costing $2.3m annually
Inadequate cloud security practices are leaving organisations in the UAE and Saudi Arabia susceptible to data breaches, according to new research from Illumio. The Illumio Cloud Security Index found that 54% of breaches in the UAE and Saudi Arabia now originate in the cloud, costing organisations US$2.3m annually. This is particularly concerning given that over…
70% of Middle East organizations have adopted Zero Trust strategy, finds new Entrust Study
The Entrust Cybersecurity Institute today released survey findings on the State of Zero Trust adoption and encryption in 2024, revealing that the Middle East market is leading the charge in global Zero Trust strategy implementation (70% in UAE, and 70% in KSA), compared to global markets (62%). Despite this, challenges such as insufficient cyber hygiene…
Cloudflare Expands Regional Services to Saudi and 18 Other New Regions
When Cloudflare launched Regional Services in June of 2020, the concept of data locality and data sovereignty were very much rooted in European regulations. Bashar Bashaireh, Managing Director of Middle East & Türkiye at Cloudflare explains, “Fast forward to today, and the pressure to localize data persists: Several countries have laws requiring data localization in…
Positive Technologies: cyberattackers targeting telecommunications and the military-industrial complex in the Middle East
Positive Technologies has conducted a comprehensive research into the activities of the APT groups targeting organizations in the Middle East. The experts say that 88% of the groups under review were attacking Saudi Arabia, and the five most-attacked sectors were government agencies, manufacturing, telecommunications, the military-industrial complex, and energy. To gain initial access, malicious actors…
ROSHN bolsters Cybersecurity with Commvault MoU
ROSHN Group, the PIF-owned giga-project and Saudi Arabia’s most trusted real estate developer, took a major step in securing its technological capabilities through a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for hybrid cloud organizations. The two companies were present for a signing ceremony at…
Organisations in UAE and Saudi Arabia lose $2.3m a Year to Cloud Breaches
Illumio Cloud Security Index 2023: How UAE and Saudia Arabia stack up Inadequate cloud security practices are leaving organisations in the UAE and KSA susceptible to data breaches, according to new research from Illumio. The Illumio Cloud Security Index found that 54 percent of breaches in the UAE and KSA now originate in the cloud,…
54% organisations suffered cyberattack, incident that prevented access to data says Dell Technologies
Over half, 54% of organisations suffered a cyberattack or incident that prevented access to data last year, according to the 2023 Dell Technologies Global Data Protection Index survey of 1,000 IT decision makers, ITDMs and 500 IT security decision makers. Respondents report that IT disruption is commonplace, with the vast majority, 90% saying their organisations…
SANS Institute to Empower Saudi Enterprises with SANS Riyadh Cyber Leaders Training Course
SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, announced its upcoming training program SANS Riyadh Cyber Leaders 2023, to be held from August 20 – 24, 2023, at the JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh. In an increasingly complex threat landscape, this intensive course is designed to empower security leaders in managing risks, creating…
iot squared cements its position as national IoT champion through acquisition of Machinestalk
stc Group, an engine of digital transformation in the MENA region, announces that iot squared, a joint venture between the Public Investment Fund (PIF) and stc group, is completing a highly successful first year since its establishment with signing a binding agreement to acquire 100% of Machinestalk, a pioneer provider of IoT solutions and applications…