Rapid Increase in Scams and Phishing in MENA Region

Editorial July 14, 2023

Group-IB has released a report called “Digital Risk Trends,” which provides an analysis of two prevalent cyber threats: scams and phishing. The report reveals a significant increase in scam activities, with the average number of scam resources per brand more than doubling globally

Every Day UAE Blocks 50,000 Cyber Attacks

Editorial June 27, 2023

Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security Council for the Government during his Oracle CloudWorld Tour Abu Dhabi 2023 said that UAE on daily basis stops 50,000 cyber attacks adding that the prime targets are banking, financial, health, oil and gas sectors. He noted that the cyberattacks protection is in line with the country’s […]

Qualys Announces New Cloud Platform in KSA to Bolster Cyber-defenses

Editorial June 13, 2023

Qualys, a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, today launched Qualys Cloud Platform (CP) in Saudi Arabia to help organizations across the Kingdom to localize their cybersecurity and comply with an array of regulatory requirements, including those related to data residency. “Qualys’ cloud service is built for visibility in a

KIB Lauches Zwipe Based Biometric Card

Editorial June 12, 2023

Kuwait International Bank (KIB) has become the first bank worldwide to commercially launch biometric payment cards based on Zwipe’s platform. These innovative cards will be offered to the bank’s elite VIP clients as part of the Visa Infinite Black product. Under the collaboration, Zwipe will deliver its Zwipe Pay solution for biometric payment cards, approved

False Alarms in Intrusion Detection

xmiddlex May 12, 2023

If you thought that once you have determined that an alarm is false, you can breathe a sigh of relief, think again. Even without a real threat, every false alarm is a source of frustration, costs for the user and the authorities, as well as damage to the reputation of the manufacturer. By: Mirza Bahić; […]

Monitoreal Partners with Alarms360

xmiddlex February 9, 2023

Monitoreal is pleased to announce its latest partnership agreement with Alarms360, a leading Cypriot provider of security monitoring services. Through Alarms360, the Cypriot community will be able to access Monitoreal’s advanced AI-based object detection technology and turn any existing security system into a proactive property protection system. Alarms360 provides a full

The future of security: Transforming Alarm Management

xmiddlex January 25, 2023

There are some really exciting times ahead for alarm management. Sensors are going wireless, the IoT is taking them directly to the cloud, and mobile is the “new normal” management platform. All of this has a profound impact on how we detect, distribute and manage alarms. Source: Spica International; E-mail: info@spica.com The alarm industry has […]

Security 50: Growth has returned to security industry

xmiddlex January 12, 2023

Most of the companies on the Security 50 list achieved significant growth in 2021. However, 2022 ends with the security industry beginning to address issues that point to major challenges in 2023. In last year’s Security 50, something unprecedented happened, with more companies – 28 – reporting revenue declines than growth in the height of […]

Qatar, a Place Where History Was Made

xmiddlex January 12, 2023

Although many criticized FIFA’s decision to entrust the organization of the 2022 FIFA World Cup to a small desert country with marginal sports history in the month of December (a precedent in itself), the World Cup in Qatar turned out to be the best one so far. Fantastic football was witnessed, the matches were visited […]

Fibra Technology: Wired Revolution

xmiddlex December 21, 2022

Ajax innovations have reached a new level. Contrary to the technology from the 80s that is still present in the security industry, our engineers have developed Fibra — a digital-generation wired technology. Fibra combines the reliability of wires with the freedom of radio connection. An ordinary four-core cable, coupled with Fibra, demonstrates absolutely unordinary