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Cisco Talos Reports Rise in Identity-Based Attacks and Authentication Abuse in Q2 2026
Cisco Talos findings show identity-based attacks and authentication abuse surged in Q2 2026, with phishing accounting for over half of incident response cases.
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Splunk Research Shows Downtime Costs Global 2000 $600 Billion Annually
Splunk research reveals Global 2000 downtime costs hit $600B annually, up 50% in two years. The report shows $15,000 per minute and hidden costs like customer churn and regulatory fines.
GISEC GLOBAL 2026 Cybersecurity Summit Set for Dubai in September
GISEC GLOBAL 2026 cybersecurity conference takes place September 16-18 in Dubai, bringing together regional leaders to address escalating threats to critical infrastructure and financial systems.
SonicWall Report: Cyber-Attacks Rise in 2026 as SMBs Face Seven Preventable Security Failures
SonicWall’s 2026 Cyber Protect Report finds high and medium severity attacks surged 20.8% to 13.15 billion hits, with SMBs facing ransomware in 88% of breaches.
Retail Cybersecurity 2026: AI Shopping and Privacy Challenges
Kaspersky reveals retail cybersecurity challenges for 2026, including AI-powered shopping assistants creating new privacy risks, ransomware surging 152%, and 6.7 million phishing attacks targeting e-commerce platforms in 2025.
Kaspersky at GITEX 2025: Surge in Password Stealers and Ransomware
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 13, 2025 – At GITEX 2025, Kaspersky highlights that understanding the growing and sophisticated cyberthreat landscape is now a prerequisite for effective day-to-day cyber defense. According to Kaspersky’s telemetry, the overall number of web and local threats detected and blocked by Kaspersky solutions exceeded 50 million in the first eight […]
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Inside FunkSec: Kaspersky explores the evolution of AI-powered ransomware with password-gated capabilities
July 6, 2025 Kaspersky experts revealed the inner workings of FunkSec — a ransomware group that illustrates the future of mass cybercrime: AI-powered, multifunctional, highly adaptive and operating on volume with ransoms as low as $10,000 to maximize profits. Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) constantly monitors the ransomware threat landscape, where attacks continue […]
Cisco Study: An Impressive 93% of Organizations in KSA Leverage AI in Strengthening Security Strategies, yet Cybersecurity Complexity and Skills Availability Remain a Challenge
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – May 26, 2025 — According to Cisco’s 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index, a total of 25% of organizations in Saudi Arabia have achieved the ‘Mature’ or ‘Progressive’ levels of readiness required to effectively withstand today’s cybersecurity threats. This represents an improvement from last year’s Index, however further efforts are required to address cybersecurity […]
Google Cloud and Atlético de Madrid Expand Cybersecurity Partnership
Dubai, UAE – March 26, 2025 – Google Cloud is proud to announce the extension of its partnership with Atlético de Madrid, making it the official cybersecurity partner across both the women’s and men’s teams. This collaboration reinforces a shared commitment to innovation and resilience in sports technology. In an era where digital security is more […]
Positive Technologies Study Reveals Successful Cyberattacks Nett 5X Profits
Positive Technologies has released a study[1] on the dark web market, analyzing prices for illegal cybersecurity services and products, as well as the costs incurred by cybercriminals to carry out attacks. The most expensive type of malware is ransomware, with a median cost of $7,500. Zero-day exploits[2] are particularly valuable, often being sold for millions of dollars. However, the […]