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Mimecast Releases Its CyberGraph AI Email Security Tool
If a malicious email message is detected, CyberGraph will display a color-coded contextual warning banner to warn the user and encourage them to take the right action.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses around the Middle East to close their offices and abruptly transition to remote working, email phishing attacks have increased both in number and sophistication. This concerning new trend has put the topic of email security as a top priority for many businesses in the region.
According to Mimecast, a provider of cloud cybersecurity services for email, employees now click on three times as many malicious emails as they did before the term “social distancing” entered our collective lexicon.
Determined to better protect its customers against this growing threat, Mimecast has just launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled tool for email security, called CyberGraph. The tool promises to keep email phishing attacks at bay using machine learning algorithms capable of detecting anomalous behaviors that could be indicative of a malicious email.
“CyberGraph leverages our AI and machine learning technologies to help keep employees one step ahead with real-time warnings, directly at the point of risk,” explains Josh Douglas, threat intelligence lead at Mimecast. “Phishing and impersonation attacks are getting more sophisticated, personalized, and harder to stop. If not prevented, these attacks can have devastating results for an enterprise organization. Security controls need to be constantly updated and improved to outsmart threat actors,” he added.
Whenever CyberGraph determines an email message to be malicious, it displays a color-coded contextual warning banner to warn the user and encourage them to take the right action, such as mark the email as spam.
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In addition to its ability to distinguish malicious email messages from legitimate ones, CyberGraph can also disarm trackers embedded in emails to keep unauthorized third parties from getting their hands on information that could be used to orchestrate highly targeted phishing attacks.
Like other cybersecurity solutions powered by machine learning algorithms, CyberGraph’s effectiveness will keep improving over time as more users adopt it to protect their inboxes.
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Checkout.com Set To Launch Card Issuing In The UAE
The payment service provider’s expansion is a first-of-its-kind investment and could reshape digital transactions across the region.
Checkout.com is laying the groundwork to become the first global payments platform to introduce card issuing in the United Arab Emirates — a move that could reshape how businesses in the region manage financial transactions.
The company plans to roll out its domestic card issuance offering in the UAE by 2026, subject to regulatory approval. The launch would give businesses the tools to issue both physical and virtual branded cards. This, in turn, opens up new ways to reward customers, streamline expense processes, and handle B2B payouts efficiently.
Checkout.com’s CEO and Founder, Guillaume Pousaz, revealed the plans during Thrive Abu Dhabi, the firm’s debut conference in the Emirates. Joined on stage by Remo Giovanni Abbondandolo, General Manager for MENA, Pousaz presented to an audience of over 150 partners and merchants at Saadiyat Island. Also in attendance was H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, the UAE’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications.
Abbondandolo highlighted the strategic importance of the announcement: “As a global business, we focus on bringing products to markets that our customers want and need. Today’s announcement is proof of our commitment to the MENA region and its rising influence in the digital economy. The appetite for innovation here is real, and we’re proud to be building the infrastructure that powers it”.
One early adopter of Checkout.com’s UAE acquiring services is Headout, a travel experiences marketplace, which recently named the payment provider as its main partner in Europe. The company has already begun card issuing there and is keen to expand that offering into MENA once approval is granted.
The expansion of services in the UAE and beyond builds on Checkout.com’s track record in the region. It was the first global payments firm to secure a Retail Payment Services license from the UAE’s Central Bank and was instrumental in rolling out Mada and Apple Pay in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
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The firm has also been rolling out new products: One of the latest is Flow Remember Me, currently in beta testing. It allows shoppers to store their card information once and access it across Checkout.com’s entire network, potentially cutting checkout times by up to 70%.
Earlier this year, Checkout.com also introduced Visa Direct’s Push-to-Card solution in the UAE, enabling both domestic and international payouts. Its collaboration with Mastercard has grown as well, making it easier for businesses to send funds directly to third-party cards securely and quickly.
With regional tech ambitions on the rise — spurred by initiatives like Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the UAE’s 2031 Agenda — Checkout.com sees its role as one of a key enabler. “Our mission is to help ambitious businesses navigate the complexity of payments, so they can move faster, go further, and make the most of every opportunity,” said Abbondandolo. “In MENA, performance is personal. It’s local. It’s built on trust. And when payments perform, businesses thrive”.
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