Cybersecurity insights for UAE businesses

29 Apr 202610 min read

The Origin of Endpoint Security: How Two Engineers in Oxford Started an Industry

In 1985, Peter Lammer and Jan Hruska founded Sophos in a small office in Abingdon, Oxford, and wrote the world's first antivirus software. Forty years later, that single line of code has evolved into AI-powered XDR platforms autonomously hunting threats across every device on the planet. This is the story of how endpoint security as we know it actually came to be.

28 Apr 202611 min read

The Origin of the Firewall: How One Worm in 1988 Built an Entire Industry

On November 2, 1988, a Cornell graduate student released a small program onto the early internet. It was meant as an experiment. Instead, it crashed 6,000 computers, took down universities and military bases, and triggered the birth of the firewall. The full story of how network security as we know it actually came to exist.

The Origin Story: Vulnerability Management

From annual scans to continuous, risk-based vulnerability management — how the discipline matured into the always-on programme that keeps UAE attack surfaces in check. Full article coming soon.

The Origin Story: SIEM & SOC Monitoring

From log aggregators to AI-assisted SOCs — the story of how SIEM and 24/7 monitoring grew into the detection and response engine modern UAE businesses depend on. Full article coming soon.

The Origin Story: Data Loss Prevention

How DLP evolved from network egress filtering into modern, content-aware controls across endpoints, cloud, and email. The full origin story is being prepared — check back soon.

The Origin Story: Email Security

Email is still the number-one initial-access vector. The story of how email security evolved from spam filters to AI-driven phishing and BEC defence — full article coming soon.

22 Apr 20269 min read

The State of Cybersecurity in the UAE: What Every Board Needs to Know in 2026

Ransomware attacks on GCC businesses surged 300% in two years. The average UAE breach now costs $6.93M — 69% above global. The threats, the data, and what UAE boards should demand from their security programmes in 2026.

15 Apr 20267 min read

Why Your Firewall Alone Won't Stop a Ransomware Attack

Modern ransomware doesn't breach the firewall — it walks through the front door via phishing, stolen credentials, and supply chain. The 2026 ransomware kill chain and the seven controls that actually stop it.

26 Feb 20268 min read

Social Engineering in the UAE: Why Your Employees Are Your Biggest Vulnerability

73% of successful breaches start with a human being tricked — not a firewall bypassed. Phishing, vishing, and BEC attacks are testing UAE businesses faster than technology can defend. The five attack patterns and the 90-day awareness programme that builds real resilience.