Top Middle East Cyber Threats – January 13th, 2025
At Help AG, our Managed Security Services (MSS) team offers 24x7x365 monitoring of complex IT security infrastructures to some of the largest enterprises in the region. As a result, we have our eyes keenly fixed on the cybersecurity threat landscape and are among the first in the region to learn and act upon new threats. […]
The Structural Reality of OT Risk: Beyond the Hype
In industrial environments, we’ve moved past the “what if” phase of cybersecurity. The risk is now structural. We aren’t just looking at potential bugs; we’re looking at a fundamental mismatch between how systems were built (reliability first) and how they’re now being used (connected to everything). The Skills Gap Isn’t a Training Issue; It’s […]
Holiday Cybersecurity Alert: How to Defend Against the Top 5 Scams
The holiday season brings joy, celebrations, and gift-giving but it also brings a surge of cybercriminal activity. With the rise in online shopping, travel bookings, and festive transactions, cybercrime spikes significantly during this time. In fact, 45% of organizations in the UAE reported encountering fraudulent websites and scams during the 2024 holiday season, with cybercriminals […]
React2Shell Explained: What Every Organization Using React and Next.js Must Know Now
A newly disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-55182, known as React2Shell, has put countless web applications at serious risk. This Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw, affecting React Server Components (RSCs), allows attackers to execute malicious code on a server through a single, unauthenticated HTTP request. With its severe impact and wide-reaching consequences, React2Shell is a wake-up call for […]
Becoming Quantum Safe Is a Process, not a Product
As quantum computing advances, organizations are beginning to recognize the risks it poses to traditional encryption. However, one of the biggest misconceptions about quantum security is that it can be solved with a single tool or technology upgrade. In reality, becoming quantum-safe requires a long-term, strategic approach rather than a quick-fix solution. Quantum threats aren’t […]
How LANDFALL Spyware Targeted Samsung Devices – and What You Can Do to Stay Protected
Date: November 2025Source: Unit 42Target Platforms: Samsung Android DevicesRegion Impacted: Middle East (Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Morocco) Overview Unit 42 researchers have uncovered a previously unknown Android spyware family, named LANDFALL, that exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-21042) in Samsung’s Android image processing library. This flaw is part of a broader pattern of vulnerabilities discovered across […]
Red Team Cybersecurity: Understanding the Attacker Playbook
Red Team engagements allow organizations to see how a determined adversary operates once inside their environment. The goal is to demonstrate how an attacker can escalate privileges, evade defences, and ultimately achieve business-impacting objectives such as ransomware deployment, theft of intellectual property, or Business Email Compromise (BEC). This article provides an overview of the red […]
Chinese APT Exploits CA Misconfiguration and File Upload Vulnerability in UAE Government Entity
Help AG DFIR and CTI team has observed a targeted cyber intrusion campaign attributed to a Chinese state-aligned APT group, affecting a UAE government entity. The threat actor initially gained access by compromising a service account configured with scheduled task execution privileges. Upon entry, the actor escalated privileges from a regular domain user to a […]
Iranian Cyber Escalation: Strategic Scenarios and Defensive Priorities for the Next 90 Days
The Help AG Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team has observed a noticeable increase in Iranian threat actor operations, aligning with the recent escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel. This uptick has direct implications for the Middle East region, including the UAE and KSA, as regional organizations may be targeted either directly or indirectly as […]
Redefining GRC in the Middle East: From Compliance Burden to Competitive Advantage
In an era where digital disruption reshapes industries daily, governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) has never been more critical or more misunderstood. Too often, GRC is viewed as a compliance checkbox or a bureaucratic overhead. In reality, GRC is the connective tissue that links governance with strategy, risk with opportunity, and compliance with trust. Today, […]
