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2021 Cyber Threat Landscape In The Middle East

SecureBlitz

Are you aware of how the spike in cybercrimes is affecting the Middle East? Cyber attacks is no exception as well. With the rise of digitalization in the Middle East, many new revenue opportunities have emerged, benefiting all communities and industries in the region. Read on to find out more.

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RSAC insights: How IABs — initial access brokers — help sustain, accelerate the ransomware plague

The Last Watchdog

We discussed how the ProxyLogon/Proxy Shell vulnerabilities that companies have been scrambling to patch for the past couple of years gave rise to threat actors who focus on a singular mission: locating and compromising cyber assets with known vulnerabilities. Specialization continues to advance apace in the cybercriminal ecosystem.

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Predator Files: A Scathing Indictment of EU Surveillance Regulation

SecureWorld News

This business model is fairly common throughout the Middle East and in parts of Europe. The findings of the Predator Files paint a damning picture of an industry operating in the shadows, exploiting loopholes in EU regulations, and evading accountability for its actions.

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APT trends report Q3 2022

SecureList

For more than five years, the Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) at Kaspersky has been publishing quarterly summaries of advanced persistent threat (APT) activity. They are designed to highlight the significant events and findings that we feel people should be aware of. The most remarkable findings.

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Threat Actors Merging Malicious Activity With Cryptocurrency Show How the Attack Landscape is Developing in Decentralized Finance

Security Boulevard

Widespread implementation of decentralized finance (DeFi) systems since 2020 has created new fertile ground for a variety of threat actors to shift the development of cyberattack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). The number of threat actors participating in DeFi activity has grown substantially over the past two years.

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16 Reasons why International Women’s Day Isn’t Worth Celebrating in Cybersecurity

Jane Frankland

Women still remain significantly underrepresented According to (ISC)² Global Information Security Workforce Study (2021), women made up just 24% of the global security workforce in 2019 and in 2021. Around the world, people are gearing up to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March. Let’s be honest.

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The Aviation and Aerospace Sectors Face Skyrocketing Cyber Threats

Security Affairs

Resecurity reported about the increasing wave of cyber incidents targeting the aerospace and aviation sectors. The experts emphasized the importance of rigorous cybersecurity risk assessments for airports and proactive threat intelligence in the context of the activity of major ransomware groups and advanced threat actors.