LOOKING AHEAD

RAJ SAMANI, CHIEF SCIENTIST AND MCAFEE FELLOW, SHARES THE FINDINGS OF THE MCAFEE LABS’ 2020 THREATS PREDICTIONS REPORT.

HIGH ALERT

ADVANCED PERSISTENT THREATS (APT) ARE HIGHLY TARGETED AND SOPHISTICATED MULTI-STAGE ATTACKS IN WHICH AN INTRUDER GAINS ACCESS TO A NETWORK AND REMAINS UNDETECTED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY SPEAKS TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO SHED LIGHT ON THE DIFFERENT SOCIO FACTORS (NONTECHNICAL VULNERABILITIES) THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF APT ATTACKS IN ORGANISATIONS.

DIGITAL LANDSCAPE OR DIGITAL RISKSCAPE?

ANDREAS REX, SHOW DIRECTOR, INTERSEC, DISCUSSES THE RISING MALWARE ATTACKS IN THE UAE AND EXPLAINS WHY THIS YEAR’S INTERSEC IS A MUST-ATTEND FOR INFORMATION SECURITY LEADERS.

CONVERSING WITH BOTS

WHAT ARE THE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH A COMPUTER OR A PERSON? SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY INVESTIGATES.

IN FULL VIEW

AT THE SIDELINES OF THIS YEAR’S INTERSEC, SECURITY ADVISOR ME CAUGHT UP WITH HIKVISION MENA TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ROBERT WANG TO DISCUSS THE FIRM’S LATEST AI-POWERED INNOVATIONS AND THE TRENDS THAT WILL FUEL CUSTOMER DEMANDS IN THE SURVEILLANCE SPACE THIS YEAR.

PRIMED FOR GROWTH

FADI ABU EKAB, CEO AND FOUNDER, SCOPE MIDDLE EAST, DISCUSSES COMPANY UPDATES AND SHARES WHAT MAKES THEM A STRONG PLAYER IN THE REGIONAL SECURITY LANDSCAPE.

NO BLIND SPOTS

WESTERN DIGITAL SENIOR SALES DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST KHWAJA SAIFUDDIN DISCUSSES THE COMPANY’S INNOVATIVE OFFERINGS FOR THE SMART VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SEGMENT AND SHARES INSIGHTS INTO WHY STORAGE IS THE UNSUNG HERO OF SMART AND SAFE CITY TECHNOLOGIES.

DEFEND YOUR DATA

LAST MONTH SAW THE WORLD OBSERVE THE DATA PROTECTION DAY, A GLOBAL EVENT THAT’S AIMED AT BOOSTING AWARENESS AMONG BUSINESSES AND USERS ABOUT DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY. SECURITY ADVISOR ME SPOKE TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS WHO SHARED INSIGHTS INTO WHY DATA PROTECTION DAY IS MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER DATE IN THE CALENDAR.

COMPROMISED SLOTS

SMARTPHONES HAVE BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR LIVES TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE, WORK AND PLAY. HOWEVER, IT ALSO PROVIDED CYBERCRIMINALS WITH MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCESS OUR MOST SENSITIVE DATA. IN THE RECENT PAST, A NEW KIND OF THREAT THAT TARGETS MOBILE DEVICES BY HIJACKING THEIR SIM CARDS ROSE TO NOTORIETY. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY REPORTS.

BEYOND THE BREACH

SECURITY BREACHES ARE INCREASINGLY BECOMING COMMON AND, CONSEQUENTLY, MORE COSTLY. HOWEVER, MORE THAN FINANCIAL LOSS, A CYBER INCIDENT CAN ALSO CAUSE A PLETHORA OF OTHER NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO A BUSINESS. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY REPORTS.

ALL HANDS-ON DECK

ALEXANDER MOISEEV, CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER, KASPERSKY, DISCUSSES HOW OUTSOURCING CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH CYBERSECURITY BUDGET, CONTROL AND EXPERTISE.

A CLEAN SLATE

DATA IS GROWING AT AN INCREDIBLE PACE AND IT WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE COMING YEARS. RECENT INDUSTRY REPORTS HIGHLIGHTED THAT A FULL 90 PERCENT OF ALL THE DATA IN WORLD HAS ONLY BEEN GENERATED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WITH DATA WHEN IT’S NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE COMPANY AND HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN’T FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS? SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY INVESTIGATES.

DEFEND YOUR DATA

LAST MONTH SAW THE WORLD OBSERVE THE DATA PROTECTION DAY, A GLOBAL EVENT THAT’S AIMED AT BOOSTING AWARENESS AMONG BUSINESSES AND USERS ABOUT DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY. SECURITY ADVISOR ME SPOKE TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS WHO SHARED INSIGHTS INTO WHY DATA PROTECTION DAY IS MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER DATE IN THE CALENDAR.

IN FULL VIEW

AT THE SIDELINES OF THIS YEAR’S INTERSEC, SECURITY ADVISOR ME CAUGHT UP WITH HIKVISION MENA TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ROBERT WANG TO DISCUSS THE FIRM’S LATEST AI-POWERED INNOVATIONS AND THE TRENDS THAT WILL FUEL CUSTOMER DEMANDS IN THE SURVEILLANCE SPACE THIS YEAR.

ANKER: EUFYCAM

WITH PLENTY OF GREAT HOME SECURITY CAMERAS TO CHOOSE FROM, IT CAN BE DAUNTING TO SIFT THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PRODUCTS OUT THERE TO FIND A GOOD MATCH. DEPUTY EDITOR SHARON SALDANHA TOOK ANKER’S EUFYCAM FOR A SPIN AND EXPLORES ITS NOTABLE FEATURES THAT GO WELL IN THE DIY SPACE.

PRIMED FOR GROWTH

FADI ABU EKAB, CEO AND FOUNDER, SCOPE MIDDLE EAST, DISCUSSES COMPANY UPDATES AND SHARES WHAT MAKES THE THEM A STRONG PLAYER IN THE REGIONAL SECURITY LANDSCAPE.

ALL HANDS-ON DECK

ALEXANDER MOISEEV, CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER, KASPERSKY, DISCUSSES HOW OUTSOURCING CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS WITH CYBERSECURITY BUDGET, CONTROL AND EXPERTISE.

NO BLIND SPOTS

WESTERN DIGITAL SENIOR SALES DIRECTOR FOR THE MIDDLE EAST KHWAJA SAIFUDDIN DISCUSSES THE COMPANY’S INNOVATIVE OFFERINGS FOR THE SMART VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SEGMENT AND SHARES INSIGHTS INTO WHY STORAGE IS THE UNSUNG HERO OF SMART AND SAFE CITY TECHNOLOGIES.

A CLEAN SLATE

DATA IS GROWING AT AN INCREDIBLE PACE AND IT WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO DO SO IN THE COMING YEARS. RECENT INDUSTRY REPORTS HIGHLIGHTED THAT A FULL 90 PERCENT OF ALL THE DATA IN WORLD HAS ONLY BEEN GENERATED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. BUT WHAT DO YOU DO WITH DATA WHEN IT’S NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE COMPANY AND HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN’T FALL INTO THE WRONG HANDS? SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY INVESTIGATES.

WHAT'S IN STORE?: CYBERSECURITY IN 2020

AS WE ENTER A NEW DECADE, WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE CYBERSECURITY LANDSCAPE? SECURITY ADVISOR ME SPOKE TO TOP INDUSTRY EXPERTS ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK AWAIT SECURITY LEADERS IN THE NEW YEAR.

TURN THE TAP ON

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND CLOUD COMPUTING HAVE CHANGED THE BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE, BRINGING AN ENHANCED FOCUS ON NETWORK SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. A NETWORK TAP CAN BE A KEY IMPLEMENTATION TO OPTIMISE UPTIME AND PROTECT AGAINST BREACHES. TONY ROBINSON RCDD CDCDP CNIDP, GLOBAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, EXPLAINS HOW.

THE END OF THE LINE

WINDOWS 7 HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OPERATING SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY MICROSOFT. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE OPERATING SYSTEM GOING ‘END OF LIFE’ THIS MONTH, MANY ORGANISATIONS STILL HAVEN’T UPDATED THEIR PCs MAKING THEIR SYSTEMS VULNERABLE TO SECURITY BREACHES.

THE BIG PICTURE

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, SONICWALL’S VICE PRESIDENT FOR EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA (EMEA) SALES – TERRY GREER-KING, SAT DOWN WITH SECURITY ADVISOR ME TO DISCUSS THE FIRM’S STRATEGIC MARKET FOCUS SHIFT FROM SMB TO ENTERPRISE AND SHARED INSIGHTS INTO THE FUTURE OF CYBERSECURITY IN A CONNECTED ERA.

LOOKING AHEAD

RAJ SAMANI, CHIEF SCIENTIST AND MCAFEE FELLOW, SHARES THE FINDINGS OF THE MCAFEE LABS’ 2020 THREATS PREDICTIONS REPORT.

DIGITAL LANDSCAPE OR DIGITAL RISKSCAPE?

ANDREAS REX, SHOW DIRECTOR, INTERSEC, DISCUSSES THE RISING MALWARE ATTACKS IN THE UAE AND EXPLAINS WHY THIS YEAR’S INTERSEC IS A MUST-ATTEND FOR INFORMATION SECURITY LEADERS.

THE FUTURE IS PRIVATE

AFTER INTRODUCING END-TO-END ENCRYPTION ON WHATSAPP, FACEBOOK HAS RECENTLY DECIDED TO EXTEND ITS ENCRYPTION FEATURES ACROSS ALL THE MESSAGING PLATFORMS IT OWNS. HOWEVER, GOVERNMENTS HAVE RAISED CONCERNS THAT DOING SO WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR CRIMINALS TO COMMUNICATE UNHINDERED. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY SPEAKS TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS TO DISCUSS THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF THE SOCIAL NETWORK’S LATEST MOVE.

SECURITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

TODAY’S MOBILE WORKFORCE RELY ON THEIR DEVICES FOR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING – FOR BUSINESS, COMMUNICATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, THE LIST GOES ON. AS THE NUMBER OF DEVICES increases EACH YEAR, THE OF MOBILE SECURITY BECOMES MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER.

VISIBILITY AND ANOMALY DETECTION IN THE AGE OF IOT

BY CRAIG SANDERSON, SENIOR DIRECTOR, SECURITY PRODUCTS, INFOBLOX

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

THREAT INTELLIGENCE HAS INCREASINGLY GAINED POPULARITY AS THREAT PREDICTION AND PROACTIVE CYBER DEFENCES HAVE PROVEN EFFECTIVE IN MITIGATING CYBER-ATTACKS. THREATQUOTIENT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY JONATHAN COUCH DISCUSSES HOW ENTERPRISES CAN PULL STRATEGIC VALUE FROM THREAT INTELLIGENCE.

WHY YOU NEED GOOD ARCHIVING

EMILY WOJCIK, ARCHIVE CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR, MIMECAST, SHARES INSIGHTS INTO REDUCING COMPLIANCE NIGHTMARES, DATA LOSS HORROR STORIES AND OTHER TERRIFYING THREATS TO AVOID.