RDP attacks are on the rise in Middle East countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait & Oman. Attackers using open RDP ports to take over machines or intercepting RDP sessions to inject malware by using brute-force techniques to gain usernames and passwords. Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is used for remotely connecting to Windows
Passwords are beyond any doubt the weakest form of authentication, however, they still remain the most prevalent. Is it a force of habit for employees to have weak passwords, perhaps or is it even laziness. Here are the top 5 things to teach your employees about password security: 1. Regular Password Changes Changing your password
The partnership is aimed at making available Parablu’s suite of award-winning cloud data management solutions to enterprises in the middle-east Parablu, an award-winning leader in the secure data management solutions space, today announced its distribution agreement with Clouds Dubai, a leading IT Security distributor based in the UAE. As a part of this partnership, Clouds
On Thursday, October 11 Heimdal Thor Enterprise was rewarded on the stage of Computing Security Awards 2018 with Best Anti-Malware Solution of the Year. Organized by Computing Security, one of the most influential and widely read cybersecurity publications, Computing Security Awards 2018 saw 12 products nominated for Anti-Malware Solution of the Year. Out of them, Thor
ParaBlu’s integration with Microsoft OneDrive will help companies utilize OneDrive storage as a backup target for endpoints without requiring to spend for additional storage on the cloud or on-premise. BlueVault with Microsoft OneDrive for Business Organizations can use Microsoft OneDrive for Business as a Backup target for endpoints. Parablu’s BluVault is a powerful and secure
Working with subcontractors has many benefits: it allows companies to increase productivity and efficiency, employ highly qualified experts, and cut costs. There also are drawbacks, though, and one of them is the risk that your third-party provider will prove a weak link in your cybersecurity. Fifty-six percent of organizations surveyed by the Ponemon Institute admitted to
Security threats can appear from anywhere, most of them tend to occur from the inside. You may not think it, but the biggest threat to your company could be your very own employees – insider threats. Businesses tend to put their focus on internet-based attacks, rather than human-based attacks. However, insiders can cause more damage
An appropriate level of privileged account control and management plays a significant role in ensuring your organization’s cybersecurity. Verizon reports that in 2017, privilege misuse was behind 12% of all security breaches. And according to Gartner, by 2020, the lack of Privileged Account Management (PAM) processes will be the cause of more than half of
With countless hours spent on crafting and delivering mind-numbing PowerPoint presentations, you’ll be forgiven for asking the question: “does security awareness trainings even work?”. Cyber attacks have become so commonplace that any organisation, no matter what size or sector, is likely to be hit at some point in time. Some organisations might use this as
