Technology & IT | Monday 13 April, 2020 4:52 pm

As quarantine continues, online shopping and streaming phishing multiplies

Kaspersky experts have reported on the rapid growth of phishing attacks with websites that imitate online shopping and streaming platforms. Comparing the numbers for Q1 2019 and the same period this year, the share of users attacked by fake e-shops doubled, growing from 9 to 18%, of users, while...

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Business & Money | Sunday 12 April, 2020 12:00 pm

69% of KSA consumers to maintain current shopping habits post COVID-19

A survey commissioned by Kearney Middle East reveals that 95% of KSA respondents have admittedly changed their shopping habits amid COVID-19 developments  Consumers in KSA estimate that they are now spending more online on essential (68%) and non-essential (54%) items since the introduction ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 9 April, 2020 1:46 pm

Zoom it in: criminals use names of popular social meeting applications to distribute cyber threats

With the rise of social distancing, Kaspersky experts investigated the threat landscape for social meeting applications to make sure users are safe and their communication experience is enjoyable. Subsequent analysis detected around 1300 files that have names similar to prominent applications like...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 8 April, 2020 12:32 pm

AdColony Reveals What Consumers in the Middle East Expect From Brands During COVID-19

For the past three months, the COVID-19 outbreak has radically changed people’s daily lives and preferences around the world. Across the globe, people are being encouraged to stay at home in order to ensure their health and safety. As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to grow, technology...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 7 April, 2020 11:26 am

MBC Group – An Indispensable Companion during Hard Times

In this third installment of our series on the unprecedented Covid-19 situation and its impact on TV Advertising, we take a closer look at data findings which illustrate how MBC Group has firmly established itself as a trusted companion to Saudi audiences seeking premium entertainment during these...

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Business & Money | Thursday 2 April, 2020 4:45 pm

Study: Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report on COVID-19 to measure the t rust in governments, businesses and media

These last few weeks we have all lived the consequences of low trust in government and media. We have observed that large groups of people have ignored critical health guidance, in part because they doubted the veracity of available information or because they relied on disinformation. At the same...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 2 April, 2020 11:53 am

Is ICT Technology keeping its promise as pandemic hits the world?

As the world faces an unprecedented crisis in the form of Coronavirus COVID-19, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is playing a critical role in bringing people together while social distancing is being practiced across the world. More than ever, information, unified collaboration,...

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Technology & IT | Monday 23 March, 2020 1:24 pm

More than half of Arab online users are concerned about their online safety yet 41% do not use security solutions

Kaspersky conducted a recent survey in collaboration with popular Arabic technology news portal – AITnews. The survey aims to understand how knowledgeable online users are about threats and the best ways to respond to them. The survey revealed that 56 per cent of Arab respondents from ...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 19 March, 2020 1:42 pm

Kaspersky on how to secure your remote workplace ASAP

Government, businesses and other organisations in the Middle East are increasingly encouraging home working in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus. While the measure is undoubtedly effective in flattening the curve of coronavirus increase, there are cyber risks to consider in relation...

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Business & Money | Sunday 15 March, 2020 2:32 pm

KPMG: Saudi Arabia’s banking sector resilient despite economic headwinds

KPMG, a leading provider of audit, tax and advisory services, released the first edition of its Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Banking Perspectives 2020 report, and based on the evaluation of the key financial indicators suggested a positive outlook for the banking...

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