NEWS
UAE
Malware becomes most frequent
online threat to UAE consumers
Malware has become the most frequent
online threat faced by consumers,
reveals research from Kaspersky Lab
and B2B International: 50% in the UAE
have come across, or been targeted
by malware online, with almost a fifth
(19%) falling victim to it as a result.
28% of internet users affected by
malware have no idea how it ended up
on their device. These results show that
due to the nature of malware attacks
today, the use of reliable security
solutions is the only way for people to
stay protected.
The findings, which are part of Kaspersky
Lab’s Consumer Security Risks Survey
2016, show the ongoing scourge of
malware across society as the route of
infection and sophistication of attacks
continues to increase. Internet users
face a range of problems as a result,
43% complained of slow devices, 34%
experienced the presence of pop-ups and
Malware is increasingly being spread in
a wide manner of ways and although
the source of malware infections varies
for different consumers, the study found
the highest number of infections in the
UAE happen when people use infected
USB sticks (45%). Visiting suspicious
websites (38%) and accidentally
downloading fake apps and software
(36%) are also cited by one in five as
the sources of a malware infection they
have experienced.
unwanted adverts and 23% said that
they are redirected to suspicious websites.
15% of the survey takers informed that
their devices stopped working as a result
of a malware virus.
The impact on consumers is not only
physical but financial, with a 25% of
users saying they have to spend money
to fix a problem caused by a malware
attack, averaging at $121 per incident.
Alibaba Cloud
launches data centre
in Dubai
Alibaba Cloud, the
cloud computing
arm of Alibaba
Group, has
announced the
launch of a new
data centre in
Dubai that will be
operated by YVOLV,
a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.
The first full-fledged public cloud in the region which is hosted at
a local data centre, will offer a portfolio of services to address the
increasing demand for mission-critical, affordable and secure cloud
computing in the Middle East.
“We are excited that our global footprint has now expanded to
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E-mails and messaging are also a
common source of infection. 22% of
people surveyed in the country said a
virus was transferred to them from an
email or other message from someone
they don’t know, and 19% even
experienced the same in an email or
message from someone they do know.
However, for 28% of Internet users
affected by malware, they have no idea
of the source.
the Middle East which is also a major area covered by China’s
‘one belt, one road’ initiative. With the Dubai data centre, our
global cloud network will be able to meet enterprises which are
going global” said Simon Hu, President of Alibaba Cloud.
“The ease of doing business in Dubai coupled with strong
transport and telecommunications infrastructure make this city
the perfect choice to house Alibaba Cloud’s high-speed, highquality and secure cloud services and in turn expand our global
footprint”, added Sicheng Yu.
By enabling the digital transformation of businesses, YVOLV will
be complementing Alibaba Cloud’s offering to serve customers
as they migrate their day to day IT operations to the cloud
and developing unique and innovative solutions to help them
streamline operations.
Some of the existing regional and global customers of Alibaba
Cloud are OneMT, MenaMobile, VSun, Dahua and JollyChic.
Intel, who has collaborated with Alibaba Group globally in the
areas of Cloud, Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI) has joined
the event to highlight how cloud usage is driving transformative
change across all industries.
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