ISSUE 48 | APRIL 2020 WWW.TAHAWULTECH.COM RAQMIYAT AND SENTRYBAY: HOW TO ENSURE SECURITY WHILE WORKING REMOTELY INTERVIEW: DELL TECHNOLOGIES’ FREDY ISSA SECURITY AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: KEEPING MOBILE THREATS BAY THE NEW NORMAL Navigating cybersecurity and remote working in the time of COVID-19 CONTENTS 10 26 12 The new normal How the coronavirus pandemic is impacting cybersecurity and the future of work 32 MOVERS AND SHAKERS FUELLING SECURITY CYBERSECURITY TRENDS 8 The latest people movement 22 Industry experts discuss the 34 FOR 2020 in the regional security cybersecurity challenges that Kaspersky’s Amir Kanaan industry oil and gas professionals highlights the latest trends that should be aware of will impact the ever-evolving SECURITY AT YOUR cybersecurity space 18 FINGERTIPS ADVANCE GUARD As private cybersecurity Smartphones are becoming 28 CONNECTED CARS, CLOUD organisations’ roles in increasingly vital in the way 38 AND CYBERSECURITY policing the cyber space we do business, how can AWS on why cloud is vital in grow, is there a need for organisations keep mobile enabling the secure and seamless increased regulatory control security threats at bay? deployment of autonomous cars for this sector? EDITORIAL STAY SAFE, STAY SECURE In the recent weeks, the way we live, attacks have also increased exponentially as work, learn and connect have changed in threat actors try to exploit remote workers. In unprecedented ways owing to the coronavirus this month’s Security Advisor ME, we spoke (COVID-19) pandemic. With over 2 million to industry experts on how organisations can confirmed cases globally, COVID-19 presents address the cybersecurity challenges in the not only a tremendous public health time of COVID-19, many of which have noted predicament but also an economic crisis. network security and phishing attacks as the As cities shut down and people engage in biggest cyber threats today. For more on this, Talk to us: E-mail: social distancing as a response to curb the go to page 12. adelle.geronimo@ outbreak, many individuals and organisations For organisations operating with fully cpimediagroup.com are embracing technology to cope to what remote workforces, it is essential to take currently seems to be the new normal. measures to protect your employees by Adelle Geronimo As the pandemic continues to proliferate, keeping them aware on how they can secure Editor dependency on digital tools multiplies. However, their devices and home networks. It is also while organisations are busy devising new imperative to help them understand the methods to keep their businesses cyber risks and how they can afloat – making sure they are “JUST AS WE’RE avoid falling victims to phishing still running during and after the PRACTICING and malware attacks. As what’s lockdowns – many are likely to MEASURES TO been in reiterated in the past, EVENTS neglect cybersecurity. Unfortunately, PREVENT THE cybersecurity is everyone’s SPREAD OF THE cybercriminals are also taking CORONAVIRUS IN responsibility. Just as we’re advantage of the situation. In the THE REAL WORLD, practicing measures to prevent the past few weeks, there has been WE SHOULD ALSO spread of the coronavirus in the a significant rise in coronavirus- DO OUR BEST IN real world, we should also do our themed websites, with more than KEEPING THE BAD best in keeping the bad guys away 30,000 new domains registered. GUYS AWAY IN THE in the cyber world. The number of social engineering CYBER WORLD.” Stay safe everyone! 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The agreement, which was signed by It also revealed that removing admin Abdul Razzaq Al Balushi, CFO and NSSG rights from endpoints would mitigate Chief Executive Officer, Talal Al Zubair, will 77 percent of all Critical Microsoft facilitate the joint delivery of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in 2019. services and cybersecurity consultancy, The report also noted that 100 such as architecture security consultancy, percent of critical vulnerabilities in phishing tests and vulnerability Internet Explorer would have been assessments to businesses in Oman. mitigated by removing admin rights. It is the latest partnership to be MOREY HABER, BEYONDTRUST “The rate at which vulnerabilities added to Ooredoo’s growing B2B are increasing is a significant concern portfolio, which helps business of all BeyondTrust has released the seventh for organizations committed to kinds meet the increasing demands of edition of its Microsoft Vulnerabilities protecting their networks from data the digital environment. Report, which showed provides the breaches,” said Morey Haber, CTO Talal Al Zubair, NSSG Chief Executive latest annual breakdown into security and CISO, BeyondTrust. “Recent Officer at NSSG, said, “As the country works vulnerabilities facing organisations today. global events have highlighted the towards achieving its grand vision of 2040, The report also shows a five- critical need to continue to focus our vision in parallel strives to ensure this year trends analysis to better equip on information security. The ability journey remains safe and secure. We are organisations to increase their IT to remove admin rights and control pleased to be joining hands with Ooredoo security posture and keep networks applications is no longer difficult to as we seek to fortify the nation through and systems safe. achieve, and least privilege should security, awareness, and innovation for a Key findings of the report include always be considered as part of a resilient digital future for Oman.” statistics showing that during the proactive security strategy.” DUBAI WARNS AGAINST HEIGHTENED RISKS OF CYBER-ATTACKS “Firms in the DIFC firms are called to closely with all government agencies in register to use the DFSA Cyber Threat that respect. Intelligence Platform (TIP) and make use As the DIFC is a global hub for of the cyber threat information available financial services, the DFSA noted that it on TIP to enhance their cybersecurity,” is in close and regular contact with local the organisations said in a statement. and international supervisory bodies. The organisation has also highlighted “As we have learned from our work that it continues to closely assess and in cyber resilience, public/private address the implications of the evolving partnerships will provide the best path The Dubai Financial Services situation of Covid-19 crisis. for solutions to this issue. The measures Authority (DFSA) has called on According to the DFSA, it will take all are vital to ensuring that the UAE and financial institutions to stay vigilant necessary proactive and precautionary the DIFC, along with other markets as cyber-attacks, phishing attempts measures to help Dubai and the UAE around the globe, can recover when the and fraud increase amid the in their efforts to contain the spread current situation eventually passes,” coronavirus pandemic. of Covid-19 and will continue to work said DFSA. 6 APRIL 2020 www.tahawultech.com NEWS THOMA BRAVO COMPLETES $3.9 NEW HACKING GROUP BILLION ACQUISITION OF SOPHOS TARGETS INDUSTRIAL FIRMS: KASPERSKY Sophos has announced the completion of its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a global KRIS HAGERMAN, SOPHOS private equity firm focused on the software Kaspersky has recently uncovered a new and technology-enabled services sectors, hacking group that is currently targeting in a cash transaction that values Sophos at mission to deliver the world’s most effective organisations in the industrial sector. approximately $3.9 billion. next-generation cybersecurity technology,” The cybersecurity firm’s Global The acquisition offer was announced on said Kris Hagerman, CEO, Sophos. Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) 14th October 2019. “Our transition to become a fully next-gen team has noted that the group, which Under the terms of the agreement, cybersecurity leader continues to rapidly has been dubbed as WildPressure, Sophos stockholders receive $7.40, per progress. Last quarter, our next-gen product has launched a campaign to distribute share. The price per share represents a 168 portfolio represented over 60 percent of our Milum—a malicious Trojan that percent premium to its IPO share price in entire business, and grew 44 percent year- gains remote control of devices in June 2015. Stockholders voted to approve over-year. And very recently, we launched various organisations, including those the transaction on Dec.