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Le Groupe La Poste and Thales today announced the start of a 12-month trial aimed at improving implementation of the measures enacted in France’s Military Programming Law (LPM) to heighten the security of the information systems deployed by critical infrastructure providers. In particular, the partnership will be an opportunity for …
Read More »First Cyber Security Challenge Organised by “Pôle d’excellence Cyber” Cluster in Partnership with Airbus Defence and Space and Thales
The first edition of a new cyber security challenge organised by the “Pôle d’Excellence Cyber” cluster in partnership with Airbus Defence and Space and Thales will see its final competition on November 24 during European Cyber Week in Rennes from 21-25 November. This challenge for all grandes écoles and university …
Read More »Companies in Middle East Using DNS for Data Transport will become Cybercrime Targets
Malicious DNS tunnelling is a big problem in cybersecurity and companies in the Middle East should be aware of this. The technique involves the use of the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol to smuggle sensitive corporate or personal information out of a network, and to enable malware command and control …
Read More »DarkMatter set to make cyber resiliency rallying call at GITEX Technology Week 2016
Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 07 September, 2016 DarkMatter, an international cyber security firm headquartered in the UAE, announces its participation as the Cyber Security Innovation Partner of GITEX Technology Week 2016. The technology exhibition and conference, which is the largest annual ICT gathering in the Middle …
Read More »A10 Networks Cybersecurity Report Attributes Half of Attacks to Malware Hidden in Encrypted Traffic
DUBAI, UAE, 1st September, 2016 – A surprising outcome of the growing use of encryption technology is an increase in cyber attacks, according to a new report from A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN), a technology leader in application networking and security. Conducted in partnership with Ponemon Institute, the network security study Hidden …
Read More »Thales to build “Cyber Range”, a Cybersecurity Training and Testing Facility for the Dutch Defence Cyber Command
In the Netherlands, the Defence Cyber Command (DCC) and Thales entered into a contract to set up a sophisticated cybersecurity training and testing facility, also referred to as “Cyber Range”. With this “Cyber Range”, the Dutch Ministry of Defence will acquire a number of key cybersecurity capabilities, in particular for …
Read More »Infoblox and Fortinet to Jointly Host Security Seminar in Riyadh
DUBAI, UAE, 14th May, 2016: Infoblox Inc., the leader in DDI and DNS Security, and Fortinet, global leader in high-performance cybersecurity solutions, will jointly host a security seminar entitled ‘Together We Protect’ at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, May 30th. Cherif Sleiman, General Manager, Middle …
Read More »A10 Networks Strengthens Presence in Middle East by Signing Distributorship Agreement with Ingram Micro
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 9th May, 2016 – A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN), a leader in application networking and security, today announced that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) in the Middle East. Ingram Micro is building a new Cyber Security division and promoting the wide …
Read More »The Heightened Requirement for Cyber Security for Nations and Enterprises
Dr. Robert Statica * The FBI’s attempt to pressure Apple to access the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter has passed, and while it raised questions regarding privacy versus encryption for the general population, there is no doubt that enterprise and governments must continue to employ encryption and other cyber …
Read More »More Than 90 Percent of Newly Observed Malicious Domains Worldwide Hosted in the U.S. and Germany, According to the Infoblox DNS Threat Index
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 5th April, 2015: Infoblox Inc., the network control company, today announced the Infoblox DNS Threat Index, which measures the creation of malicious Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, unexpectedly rebounded to near record levels in the fourth quarter of 2015. Infoblox researchers also found that 92 percent of …
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