cybersecurity

Egypt’s cybersecurity on alert amid globe IT outage

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 - 01:35 GMT

A global Microsoft outage on Friday caused extensive disruptionsd worldwide, leading to grounded flights and the paralysis of numerous banks, hospital systems, and media outlets.

“Cyber Talents” initiative to develop local cybersecurity talent pool, MCIT minister

Tue, 21 May 2024 - 02:03 GMT

Minister Amr Talaat revealed the initiative during his opening address at the Egypt International Summit for Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity (EISDTC)

Fawry completes investigation: no breach in live production environment

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 - 04:34 GMT

This investigation was launched in response to claims made earlier this month regarding a cyberattack on Fawry's systems by the notorious ransomware attacker known as LockBit

CBE’s financial sector cybersecurity center becomes Egypt’s first to join global cybersecurity forum

Wed, 17 May 2023 - 10:07 GMT

EG-FinCIRT's achievement is in line with the Central Bank's strategic focus on strengthening cyber security within the financial and banking sector

Females compose almost half of ICT students in Egypt, quarter of those specialized in cybersecurity

Thu, 11 May 2023 - 10:51 GMT

Bahgat underlined the role of firms operating in the sector in the delivery of the training necessary for the educational process of students.

Egyptian government carries out maneuver to test readiness to counter cyber attacks

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 - 02:07 GMT

Many ministries and governmental institutions took part in the maneuver.

Cisco Study reveals top cybersecurity considerations for SMEs in 2021

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 - 03:20 GMT

Three Factors Highlighted as Crucial to Achieving Desired Security Outcomes: Enabling Business, Managing Risk and Operating Efficiently

Russia's GRU spy agency chief dies after illness at 62 -agencies

Thu, 22 Nov 2018 - 12:30 GMT

Chief of Russia's GRU military intelligence agency Igor Korobov died on Wednesday after "a serious and long illness.

U.S. warns of new hacking spree from group linked to China

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 - 12:50 GMT

U.S. warns of new hacking spree from group linked to China.

U.S. Democrats, tech vendors stop cyberattack aimed at campaigns

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 - 10:20 GMT

The U.S. Democratic National Committee stopped an attempted cyberattack on an internal website, a Democratic party official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Security breach at MyHeritage website leaks details of over 92 mln users

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 - 11:31 GMT

A security breach at family networking and genealogy website MyHeritage leaked the data of over 92 million users.

IBM's revenue beats estimates on cloud, security services

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 - 11:20 GMT

IBM Corp handily beat analysts' quarterly revenue estimates on Tuesday as the technology company's shift to cloud and security services gains traction.

BlackBerry patent licensing director says he has left company

Sat, 14 Oct 2017 - 02:04 GMT

A key attorney executing BlackBerry Ltd’s patent licensing strategy has left the company.

Equifax says 100,000 Canadians' data hacked

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 - 02:00 GMT

The personal information of 100,000 Canadians may have been compromised in a hack of Equifax revealed earlier in the month.

Robot makers slow to address cyber risk - researchers

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 - 04:49 GMT

Researchers who warned half a dozen robot manufacturers in January about nearly 50 vulnerabilities say only a few of the problems have been addressed.

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