Research

Ransomware Group Embargo disable security solutions

ESET researchers have discovered new tooling leading to the deployment of Embargo ransomware. Embargo is a relatively new group in the ransomware scene, first observed by ESET in June 2024. The new to...

Middle East embrace upskilling

Employees in the Middle East are actively embracing transformation and showing greater alignment with their organisations’ long-term goals than their global counterparts. According to the latest...

Rising activism among MENA influencers

A new report, InfluAnswer Arabia 2024 by Weber Shandwick MENAT offers a nuanced understanding of the region’s dynamic influencer marketing landscape by elevating topics on the minds of MENA’s influenc...

Leasing car gains momentum in the UAE

A recent survey by Audi Abu Dhabi and Al Ain reveals a growing inclination towards leasing options, with 85% of respondents familiar with leasing as a form of vehicle ownership. This trend was particu...

Need for greater parental control over online teen activities

Reiterating its commitment to online safety, this International Safer Internet Day, Snap Inc. has released new research showing that in 2023, parents’ found it more difficult to keep up with their tee...

Employees think they would earn more if they had better digital skills

According to a new Kaspersky survey, over half of employees in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa region feel a lack of digital skills when working on computers and other digital equipment. If they h...

ESET Threat Report highlights significant cybersecurity incidents

ESET has released its latest Threat Report, which summarizes threat landscape trends seen in ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts from June 2023 throug...

TikTok reveals its first-ever report on gaming trends

Over the past year, we have watched users come to TikTok in order to engage, create, and connect through their passion for gaming. With over 3 trillion views on gaming content in 2022 globally, TikTok...

ESET reveals the most frequent external attack vectors

ESET Research releases its T3 2021 Threat Report covering the period from September to December 2021 that sheds light on the most frequent external attack vectors, the reason behind the rise of email ...