Cybersecurity – A Lifelong Learning Adventure
In the previous sections, you have been reading about many of the directions that directly impact technology solutions we are working with in the market, from the perspective of solution developers, consultants and end users. In this section, we have asked our technical solution experts to focus on which challenge their technology domain is attempting […]
Help AG as a Service
In the inaugural edition of Help AG’s State of the Market Report, an article we published on ‘Service-Centric Business Evolution’ had stated: “As a pioneer proponent of the ‘service-centric approach’, Help AG has been building offerings that customers can avail ‘as a service’ based on state-of-the-art security platforms and tools.” In addition, we elaborated that […]
Business Continuity is More Than Just a Backup
In this age, where digital transformation is leading the way to enable businesses to realize their full potential, organizations are often under the notion that IT would lead the way in their business continuity efforts. Well, they need to think again! Business leaders need to set a strategy that enables their organizations to remain competitive […]
Analysis 101: The State of Phishing Attacks
For getting immediate access to the user privileges, attackers continue to develop more obfuscated phishing emails for targeting business users. And pandemic situations from the last 2 years accelerated these attacks as companies increasingly adopted working from home or hybrid workplaces for their employees. Varieties of campaigns were observed targeting remote users with COVID-19 templates. […]
Security Maturity and Capability Development
In 2021, we saw a lot of focus on maturity and capability development with our customers, leveraging frameworks like MITRE Att@ck, SOC CMM, NIST CSF and automation platforms to mature their organizations’ security posture rapidly. The customers’ focus has also shifted to the effectiveness of security controls and therefore increased customer led red teaming activities, […]
Prepare. Patch. Protect.
As I look back on 2021, it was another year that was witness to a lot of vulnerabilities – especially in the applications that are core to many organizations. While some vulnerabilities may seem minor at first sight, when applied with the mindset and attack framework of an adversary, they can potentially have a detrimental […]
Popularity of Cloud Storage Apps Invites Abuse
Netskope’s Cloud & Threat Report for the Middle East reveals some super interesting similarities and differences when compared against the global trends. The top three Cloud Storage apps in the region are the same as the top three apps globally, as per our Cloud and Threat Report, January 2022, with Microsoft OneDrive leading the pack […]
Transformation in The Age of Increased Adversity
The year behind us was a year of continuous transformation. Starting from 2020 and continuing in 2021, we witnessed skyrocketing adoption of digital technologies across business verticals and government. Investments in cybersecurity saw a noticeable increase across the verticals, with special focus on government, BFSI as well as energy and utilities. On the other side, […]
Decrypting A Cyber Breach
The Help AG Incident Response team responded to multiple breaches in 2021. One of the most notable breaches was attempted by an Iran-linked threat actor. In November 2021, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security […]
DDoS Attacks Go Above and Beyond
DDoS attack numbers towards UAE in 2021 witnessed a 37% increment in total DDoS attack frequency. While the attack volume remains on the lower end of the spectrum compared to global trends, DDoS attacks reaching above 40 Gbps have become the “new normal”. Though majority of the DDoS attacks remained below 60 minutes in duration, […]
