Upsurge in cyber attacks on small and medium-sized companies in the region

Gartner in conjunction with the annual summit of information security, e-risk management currently being built in Dubai, Dell published a report refers to the growing cyber attacks that target small and medium-sized companies in the region, and the increasing intensity and ferocity.

The report pointed out that the media focus is on security breaches that affect institutions and large corporations, but most of today's security breaches affecting small and medium enterprises by as much as 70% of the total security breaches.



And adopt some attempts mail phishing directed to create an email address for employees and placebo in the organization and use it to request information about the company from other employees in the organization, and then the staff would not hesitate to send this information, believing that the source of the message is a Fellow of them in the organization.

There are cushions kind of cyber attacks known as (watering hole), and the hackers in this case the development of malicious software within the script code used in a widespread Internet sites on a large scale, and in the case of the one of the staff to open this site of the company's computer will be the entire corporate network vulnerable risk carried by malicious code.
The report showed that 91% of cyber attacks falls within the attempts to mail phishing directed targeting a small group of people working in one institution such as employees, as well as some phishing attempts mail is addressed to which they are sending the same message to hundreds or thousands of people in order to rhythm in any of them.
The report pointed out that cyber attacks on small and medium-sized companies belonging to three main factors, the first being the lack of small and medium-sized companies to be protected, as most of these companies do not apply appropriate standards to protect against cyber attacks, then the majority of these companies does not intend to increase their investment in security protection solutions Despite the increase in cyber attacks that target.

It cyber attacks on small and medium-sized companies factors increase in the number of malicious software, the Dell spotted during last year's 37 million malicious software, which is almost twice the amount of malware that was detected in 2013, and if this software amounted to a web Fbamkanha appended hurt all companies, whether large, medium or small, if you take into account the weakness of the available levels of protection in small and medium-sized companies, they will certainly be most affected by these attacks.

Gulf companies are not equipped to export the new levels of e-threats

The results of the report, "the security threats of the Internet" newly issued by Symantec, the company specializes in the design and development of protection and information security software, that despite the decline in e-mail malicious messages by 14%, and the decline goals rate of 20%, but the fraud and forgery intensive attacks and highly targeted increased by 8% during 2014.

At the level of the United Arab Emirates alone, targeted attacks increased by 400% during 2014, and that less than 1% of the world total, to about 5%. Moreover, the rate of response companies from five days time rose in 2013, to 59 days during 2014. These results confirm the growing levels of intelligence when cybercriminals and hackers, as well as the high level of the difficulties faced by institutions in order to protect their data effectively against These advanced attacks.

In this context Sawitha Bhaskar, Chief Operating Officer of the Kondo Brocago company said: "Despite the growing level of complexity of cyber attacks, but many of the information applied in the Gulf companies security strategies are still limited to basic defensive tactics, what presents the business, the parties involved high risk." .

Based on the results of the report, "the security threats of the Internet", the year saw the 2014 display companies worldwide to 24 attack from zero hour virus attacks, a rate higher cyber attacks recorded in history until this moment, and came on top of this list of attacks 5 attacks did not companies able to respond to it only after the passage of 295 days from the date of the attack. In addition, non-targeted attacks increased by 26% over the year, and in light of the launch of 317 million new version of the malware.

As cyber criminals continue to improve their strategies offensive through the acquisition of advanced technologies, in order to avoid detection, as well as the use of the infrastructure for companies to penetrate the security defenses.

These large developments in techniques and methods of attack have led to a growing number of attacks on large institutions. And by reference to the findings of Symantec Corporation, the 5 of every 6 giant companies it was attacked by Internet hackers professionals during the year 2014, representing an increase TONGS 40% from what it was in 2013.

Sawitha Bhaskar Turning to this point by saying: "Cybercriminals looking for information that reflect the monetary value and can be sold. For this important and serious data, instead of approaching the large enterprises which are often equipped with tight security measures, the cyber criminals to attack small businesses that enjoy free access to this information, and that allocate limited budgets of the measures and security measures, including supply companies and partners.

It is important that companies of all sizes to secure adequate protection against direct and indirect electronic attacks on both, as well as large organizations assess security procedures followed by the supply companies and partners carefully. "

Htbouk .. first the Iraqi application in the field of cooking

Iraqi developed an emerging company, bearing the name of "what" MAHAW, what it said was the "first Iraqi application in the field of cooking," which carries the name "Htbouk" Sha6b5, and is available for smart devices operating by Regular iMac Android OS.
The company said the application "Htbouk", a word that means the Iraqi dialect "What I cook today?", Contains many coming from different cultures and food recipes. Stay away from the complexities that exist in recipes applications, with application components and methods of preparation is simple and elegant way displays, as she put it.
She added, "Mahaw" "Every morning, the application by selecting one of the recipes and proposed to the user through notifications. The user opens the recipe and learn how to prepare the recipe. "
For his part, Mustafa Ahmed, developer of applications for iPhone and iPad said in "Mahaw" it "actually come from the idea of the challenge is changing the way applications and complex characteristics of the food." He added, "but in Mahaw, accomplished the task, and created a new concept for the applications and Recipes".
In addition to main meals and recipes, "Htbouk" the application of the recipes contain a garnish, and soup and sweets. The user can publish the recipe on social networks, such as Facebook, and Twitter, Anstagram.
The application is available "Htbouk" free smart devices working version 4.1 and later of the Android operating system of Google Inc., as well as for smart devices Apple operating version Twitter Facebook 41 79 5 Linked Google +2

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Snapchat respond to rumors violation of user privacy

Snapchat SnapChat company issued a press release to respond formally to the violation of user privacy rumors that spread a few days ago after the company changed the application's use agreement.
The company said that the text messages, photographs and videos sent by the user are kept confidential and secure as was the case in the past nor the company has any validity or ownership rights on them. It added that it certainly does not include screen images that may be the recipients of the message or when they receive a copy of the users.
The company Snape Chat days before changing the agreement to use the application, which has led to the spread of rumors about this change, where the interpretation of some provisions of the agreement superficially, claiming that the company has become the ownership of the rights of all what the user shared.
The company noted in its statement to the press that the posts that are published in the Department of the stories that appear Stories and friends and to all those who follow the user's account will remain in the public domain, and therefore the company may benefit from them in the promotion of ads or sold to third parties.
The company invited all its users to go to a page-use agreement and access to all the items mentioned in order to avoid becoming a victim of rumors that are spread each period.
And Snape Chat application allows users to share text messages, photographs as well as video clips on a temporary basis for a period of not more than 10 seconds, where they are then delete the full participation of the company's servers.
The company Snape Chat his recent launched a new update to be applied on a regular Android, iMac or ABS, with the number 9.18 and brings with it a number of new filters.

A decline in the rapid spread of 10 Windows system

The rapid spread and adoption of a significant decline of 10 Windows system experienced during the month of October / October elapsed as NetMarketShare specialist in systems that are used to access the Internet monitoring company said.

The company said that Windows 10 users rate increased by only 1.31% during the month elapsed, having increased by 1.42% during the month of September / September, which is small compared with the numbers achieved by the system in August / August which amounted to 5.21% of the total systems that are used to gain access to the Internet.

The share of Windows 10, which was issued in the month of July of this year, 7.94%, compared with 10.68% for Windows 8.1, while Windows 7 remained sitting cross-legged on the throne of the lead at a rate of 55.71% as the most widely used operating systems around the world.
The company said last month that the update to the Windows 10 still optional at this moment, but it is starting from next year, seeks to make it an important and quasi-mandatory update to encourage everyone to install it.
Some reports said that the decline in the prevalence of Windows 10 due to the concern of users of Microsoft's ability to provide a safe and running to use the system after the confusion that took place in the issuing of Windows 8, which declined to a lot of users of modernization for fear of this point in spite of the system to provide free of charge For all.

And it is available for Windows 10 system free of charge to all users for the first year, then we can buy a version compared to US $ 119 a copy of the Home and $ 199 for a copy Pro.



The Microsoft launched a new version preview of the Windows operating system 10 10 576 building on 30 October elapsed number and added to the new version support the visual content broadcast across Mtsahvha Microsoft Edge Edge.

Reports: sales of Samsung phones low price higher than the leading phones

Low phone sales exceeded the price of Samsung's sales of the leading phones such as the Galaxy S 6, according to a study published by Counterpoint company specialized in the field of digital research.

Fell Samsung leading in the third quarter mobile sales ratio of only 40%, down from 55% in the same quarter last year, with a higher proportion of low phones price and that are available at a price of less than US $ 200 to 38% compared to 30% in the third quarter of the year the past.



Samsung has worked to provide low-cost phones specifications and during the recent period in order to compete with Chinese companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi which Satrta heavily on the Chinese market and emerging markets that do not have high purchasing power.

Huawei has seen sales in the same quarter, a rise of 61% according to IDC specialized in the field of research firm said, which makes the high competition between it and Samsung, which seeks to compete with all the companies on the quality of the different devices that offer.
WSJ newspaper published a study prepared by Counterpoint company where J reported that the Galaxy phones contributed significantly to the rise in sales of Samsung phones superior to the Galaxy S 6, and the Galaxy Note, in addition to the Galaxy A.
It is noteworthy that Samsung announced that its net profit for the third quarter amounted to $ 4.8 billion, an increase of 29.4% compared to a net profit in the third quarter of last year, which amounted to $ 3.7 billion, but down 5% compared with the second quarter of this year, which amounted to a net profit the company $ 4.9 billion.

Xiaomi tend to provide her phone in the African market

Chinese Xiaoma company began directing its sights toward the African continent, where a set of agreements held with the service providers to provide its phones starting in November of this.
Raymond Tian head of the planning department in the company and said that Xiaomi see that Africa is the new destination for the growth of smart devices. He added that the company is happy to contract with MIA group to provide Xiaomi phones that are characterized by high quality and reasonable prices on the continent.
Xiaomi company will not be responsible for the first time in its history, the process of selling hardware, but MIA company will fully this task, starting from sales, marketing, as well as full technical support.
And it will be available Redmi 2 and 4 Mi phones starting from the middle of this month in the three countries, namely South Africa, and Kenya, in addition to Nigeria, the countries that are added again later.
The value of the company Xiaomi US $ 45 billion, making it occupies fifth place in the list of the largest smart phone manufacturers around the world.
Xiaomi and put a goal to sell 100 million device during 2015 succeeded in the first half of it to sell 35 million device only, but Africa will enhance access to these figures, as well as the approach of the holiday season in most countries around the world.
The company succeeded in Xiaomi shift Apple from the top of the smartphone market in China, but fell to his recent second place after Huawei has successfully overcome.