Top Middle East Cyber Threats – 10 January 2023
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. […]
Top Middle East Cyber Threats – 27 December 2022
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. […]
Threat Detection Assurance (TDA)
As you are reading this report and the article, you are most likely involved or related to the cybersecurity domain. And if you are indeed related to cybersecurity, you would have most likely heard statements like, “prevention is not enough”, “it’s no longer about if, it’s about when the breach will happen”. Each day with […]
DDoS Attacks on the Prowl
Third quarter of every year is always a precursor to what follows in the last quarter. In H2 of every year global events are conducted, new projects are launched, roadmaps for the next year are created and there is a frantic activity of business deals being closed. With UAE being the hub of such activity, […]
Ransomware – To Pay or Not to Pay
If your organization was hit by ransomware, the group behind the attack demanded a ransom, and if your business could no longer operate, would you pay the ransom? Many organizations in the UAE have faced this question, and the variety of responses is surprising, given there are only two options – you either pay, or […]
Top Cyber Threats in H2 2022
Adversaries continue to target nations in the Middle East region and Help AG has seen an increase in certain threats in the second half of 2022, specifically in UAE and KSA. Some of the threats we will look at have been dormant for months and have resurfaced, and some are new adversary groups gaining pace […]
Security Operations in Cloud – Is it Worth the Investment?
As cloud adoption rapidly grows, it’s time for information security teams to ensure that they aren’t left behind (on-premises). Complex threats like ransomware, crypto mining, and data exfiltration are on the rise. Keeping the business and its crown jewels safe from these advanced threats requires the speed and efficiency of AI-powered analytics within scalable cloud-native […]
Protecting Your Active Directory – Is It Still Relevant?
Over the past few years, the IT threat landscape has changed in ways that most of us thought would never happen. The global pandemic forced us to redefine our perimeters, not just the physical boundaries of our offices, but the perimeter of our security systems too. Naturally this shift in perimeter has driven a huge […]
The Essential Guide To Phishing Investigation and Response
Phishing has been around since the mid-90s and can be legitimately considered a “classic’’ hacker tool. And like all classics, it has stood the test of time as a lucrative technique for cybercriminals, becoming more prolific and sophisticated. The 2021 Ponemon Cost of Phishing Study has shown that the average cost of phishing has more […]
Powering Risk-Free OT/IT Communications
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released guidance focused on securing Industrial Control Systems (ICS) to help protect U.S. critical infrastructure and maintain national security. The guidance identifies eight focus areas and recommendations on ICS network architecture and perimeter security. Network architecture and perimeter security recommendations establish the need for implementing a segmented, […]
