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Kaspersky Lab presents cybersecurity trends in META
aspersky Lab held its annual
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Cyber Security Weekend for the Middle East , Turkey and Africa ( META ) to explore the evolution of the threat landscape and to find out which approaches businesses need to take to survive .
Various topics were discussed , including IoT security , blockchain technology and the rise of targeted attacks as well as threats aimed at medical infrastructure . During the event , statistics from the Kaspersky Security Network for the first quarter of 2018 were revealed and showed an overall increase in local threats infections ( malware spread in local networks , by USBs , CDs , DVDs ) with Kenya taking first place with 61.8 % of its users infected , followed by 58.6 % in Nigeria and 55.6 % in Egypt .
The statistics also showed a noticeable overall increase in web threats with 30.2 % of users affected by malware in Saudi Arabia , 28.8 % in both Egypt and Oman followed by 27.4 % in the UAE .
SEARCHINFORM TACKLES INFORMATION SECURITY WITH CONFERENCES IN SOUTH AFRICA
S earchInform has held a series of conferences in South Africa to tackle information security .
The roadshow Money Loss Prevention : Futuristic Security visited Centurion and Cape Town in May . The information security-focused conferences delved into the issue of business protection against financial loss and incidents caused by human factors .
Sergei Ozhegov , CEO of SearchInform
presented various tools and methods of protection that have proven to be effective in real life investigations . Special attention was paid to the legal aspects of employee activity control .
Attendees learned about the requirements for information security and data monitoring and considered the details of security implementation and solutions provided by the company .
On the other hand , South Africa had the lowest number of affected users in the META region ( 48.8 % for local and 19.6 % for web threats ). “ We have seen an 8.5 % increase in ransomware attacks in the META region in Q1 of 2018 compared to Q1 of last year ,” said Mohamad Amin Hasbini , Senior Security Researcher , Global Research and Analysis Team , Kaspersky Lab .
The event brought together information security specialists and top managers of companies to discuss internal and external threats to businesses , as well as the newest protection solutions .
Participants and speakers considered evident and hidden risks related to employee behaviour and crafty fraud schemes . SearchInform ’ s delegates
The conference also served as a platform for promoting research in information security conducted in the South Africa region .
SearchInform became acquainted with the local market in March 2018 and has already picked up a substantial level of interest in information security , best practices and related technology .
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