Technology & IT | Wednesday 31 May, 2023 10:43 am

Should I stay or should I go: how major gangs’ shutdown affected ransomware trends for 2023

Ransomware has been making headlines for several years in a row. In their quest for profit, attackers have targeted almost every type of organization, from healthcare and educational institutions to service providers and industrial enterprises, affecting nearly every aspect of daily life. This ...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 31 May, 2023 9:31 am

Saudi Astronauts Bid Farewell to ISS after Successful Completion of Scientific Mission

Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Alqarni bid farewell to the International Space Station (ISS) as they boarded their spacecraft, preparing to return to Earth after successfully accomplishing the objectives of the Kingdom's scientific mission. The primary aim of the Kingdom's mission...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 31 May, 2023 9:20 am

NETSCOUT Strengthens Commitment to the Middle East with New Arbor Cloud DDoS Scrubbing Center in Dubai

NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of performance management, cybersecurity, and DDoS protection solutions, reinforced its commitment to the Middle East by deploying an Arbor Cloud DDoS Scrubbing Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Middle East has emerged as a...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 30 May, 2023 11:29 am

MIS inks SAR 228.8 mln contract with SDAIA

Al Moammar Information Systems Co. (MIS) signed, on May 29, third phase of technical support for open systems TSOS3 contract with the Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence (SDAIA) at a total value of SAR 228.77 million including value-added tax (VAT), according to a statement on...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 30 May, 2023 11:16 am

Checkout.com highlights importance of payment and revenue optimization in digital transformation report

— In the MENA region’s rapidly evolving digital economy, a large opportunity still remains for merchants to improve their bottom line through digital payments, according to a report released by Checkout.com. The ‘Seizing the Digital Opportunity in MENA 2023’ report—part of...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 30 May, 2023 10:21 am

HONOR Magic Vs Recognized at iF Design Award 2023

Global technology brand HONOR today announced that it has received nine coveted awards at the prestigious iF Design Award 2023. The accolades were given to the industry-leading HONOR Magic Vs and several exceptional camera features including Video Recording in Movie Mode; Magic Take, More...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 30 May, 2023 9:38 am

Kaspersky introduces new Enterprise specializations & benefits to the partner program

Platinum partners. Rebates for resellers and distributors were also updated, and new compensations were introduced for Proof of Concept and Deployment services.   Kaspersky introduced two new specializations for partners that provide significant advantages when selling and deploying...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 May, 2023 1:08 pm

Don’t expect any howls: GoldenJackal cyber gang spying on diplomatic entities in Middle East and South Asia

Kaspersky discovered a new cybercriminal group. Dubbed GoldenJackal, it has been active since 2019, but has had no public profile and has remained largely unknown. As the investigation shows, the group usually targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 May, 2023 12:33 pm

Web Shell Attacks Surpass Ransomware As Top Threat in the First Quarter of 2023

Cisco Talos released its cybersecurity report for the first quarter of 2023, highlighting the most common attacks, targets and other significant trends. The findings show that web shells were the top observed threat, comprising nearly 22 percent of incidents- a novel increase...

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Technology & IT | Monday 29 May, 2023 12:12 pm

UAE’s Falcon 40B Dominates Leaderboard: Ranks #1 Globally in Latest Hugging Face Independent Verification of Open-source AI Models

Falcon 40B, the UAE’s first large-scale open-source, 40-billion-parameter AI model launched by Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII) lastweek, soared to the top spot on Hugging Face’s latest Open Large Language Model (LLM)Leaderboard. Hugging Face, an American company seeking to...

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