Arabian Post StaffThe global disruption caused by a Windows software issue has raised significant concerns about the credibility of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The incident, which paralyzed computer systems worldwide, was reportedly linked to a compatibility flaw between CrowdStrike’s endpoint security software and the latest Windows update.CrowdStrike, known for its cybersecurity solutions and proactive threat detection capabilities, found itself under scrutiny as users and businesses grappled with the fallout. […]
Arabian Post Staff CrowdStrike (Nasdaq: CRWD), today announced the release of 2023 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report – the ninth annual edition of the cybersecurity leader’s seminal report on the evolving behaviors, trends and tactics of today’s most feared nation-state, eCrime and hacktivist threat actors around the world. Now tracking the activities of 200+ adversaries – including 33 new adversaries identified in the past year alone – the report […]
By Costas Pitas and Carlos Ruano | LONDON/MADRID LONDON/MADRID A global cyberattack leveraging hacking tools widely believed by researchers to have been developed by the U.S. National Security Agency hit international shipper FedEx, disrupted Britain’s health system and infected computers in dozens of other countries on Friday. Russian cyber security software maker Kaspersky Lab said its researchers had observed more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries as […]
The federal government has announced it has agreed to enhanced cybersecurity cooperation with China, following discussions between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, and Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Commission for Political and Legal Affairs Meng Jianzhu. During the discussions held last week in Sydney, Australia and China agreed that neither country would conduct or support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, trade secrets, […]
Saudi Arabia’s aviation agency was attacked last month by an aggressive computer virus intended to disrupt high-profile government targets, officials and experts said on Thursday. The attack, which experts say emanated from outside the country, used a version of Shamoon, malware used to target the Saudi energy sector four years ago. Similar kinds of data-clearing software were used in 2014 against the Las Vegas Sands and Sony. […]



