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government

Innovation in government is key to developing thriving digital economies of the future

The continued digitalisation of governments will be a crucial steppingstone when it comes to driving change in the medium and long-term

CISOs

Attention CISOs: Getting buy-in requires a solid business case

When positioning cybersecurity in the hybrid-work era, CISOs should characterise it as an enabler, no different than cloud computing itself

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Palo Alto Networks hires Patricia Murphy as new VP Ecosystems, Partners and Strategic Alliances

Bringing over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, Murphy joins from Apple in France

Email protection

Why advanced email protection is more important than ever

The number of email users worldwide is set to grow from 4.26 billion in 2022 to 4.6 billion in 2025, making up more than half of the expected world population

Dragos

How Dragos is protecting the industrial control systems and infrastructure

Dragos highlights how cyberattacks on critical national infrastructure are on the rise, with hacking groups targeting critical industries such as energy and power, and utilities

Spotlight on Phishing - Nicolai Solling is the Chief Technology Officer at Help AG

Insights: How companies can fight the menace of phishing

Phishing has truly gone from a simple hacking tool to a highly sophisticated method where cybercriminals target people to access private data

Gartner privacy 2024

Top five privacy trends to protect personal data challenges through 2024

By 2024, 75 per cent of the global population will have its personal data covered under privacy regulations

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Here’s how to build a cyber resilient organisation

Hany George, security specialist for Mimecast Middle East shares the most effective ways of strengthening an organisation’s overall cyber resilience

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Why higher education should care about cybersecurity

A wave of cybercrime is hitting educational institutions and criminals are developing sophisticated digital attacks to steal intellectual property

Entrust Cyberknight

Entrust onboards CyberKnight as new distributor for Middle East Region

The partnership will see the two companies jointly build solutions for the Middle Eastern market

Dubai SME leverages fintech to support start-ups in partnership with Beehive

BlackBerry partners with Midis Group to drive growth in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

Midis Group will focus on driving growth for BlackBerry’s cybersecurity business unit

UAE ransomware

Over 59% of UAE organisations surveyed were hit by ransomware in 2021 – research

The average cost to recover from the most recent ransomware attack in 2021 was $1.26m

Financial

Is the financial sector still on cybercriminals’ radars?

The New York Federal Reserve noted a report that financial firms experience cyberattacks 300 times more than other industries

Huawei ICT infrastructure

Huawei’s take on how ICT infrastructure can curb energy consumption

In an interview with Gulf Business, David Shi, president, Huawei Enterprise Business Group, Middle East highlights how the need for greener ICT infrastructure is a priority for organisations

Dragos

How cybersecurity firm Dragos is at the forefront of addressing industrial cyberthreats

Cyberattacks targeting critical industries such as power, oil and gas, mining, can be motivated by more disruptive or destructive intents

Tenable Bit Discovery

Tenable to acquire external attack surface management vendor

Tenable will acquire Bit Discovery for a total purchase price of $44.5m in cash

Comodo distilogix

Comodo Security Solutions partners with UAE-based Distilogix

Both companies aim to assist organisations in moving to a modern and full-proof approach to protecting themselves from cyberattacks and security breaches

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Sophos acquires UK-based Soc.Os to advance MTR, XDR capabilities

The deal expands Sophos’ adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem to include telemetry from third-party security and IT solutions

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Kaspersky opens new office in Saudi Arabia

Establishing this new office in the kingdom is a milestone in the company’s roadmap to protect over 400 million users

Why Thales believes cybersecurity should be seen as a business enabler

With the increase in the cyberthreat landscape, urgent action is needed by businesses to develop more robust strategies, says Emmanuel de Roquefeuil, VP, Thales – Middle East

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Cybersecurity: Are we doing it the right way?

With malicious attackers continuing to pick new attack vectors, cybersecurity leaders need to reinvent their security strategy to defend this expanded threat surface

Cybereason hires Hussam Sidani to lead Middle East and Turkey operations

Sidani joins the company with more than 20 years of security experience, having most recently led Gulf, Levant, and Africa sales for FireEye

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Help AG, Waterfall Security Solutions partner to strengthen industrial cybersecurity in the UAE

Help AG’s industrial clients will benefit from Waterfall’s unidirectional security gateways to tackle the security challenges involved in IT-OT convergence

SAFCSP and Spire Solutions ink partnership for capacity building in Saudi Arabia

The partnership aims to support Saudi youth by providing a series of short courses on some of the latest cybersecurity technologies

Lapsus$, Microsoft and Okta: Cybergeddon or cyber non-events?

The business typically seeks efficiency while those who worry about availability need redundancy

Zero trust: A vital component in the strengthening of hybrid-work capabilities

A zero trust defensive strategy aims to make the organisation’s network software-defined, boost resilience and flexibility, and combat modern-day threats

Microsoft

Help AG becomes a Microsoft partner in the GCC

The partnership will enable Help AG to provide services based on all Microsoft security products, including Microsoft Sentinel and Defender

Cybersecurity firm Dragos announces opening of Dubai office

The office houses industrial cybersecurity staff and training centre

Microsoft confirms hacker group Lapsus$ breached its systems

The hacking group has been expanding the geographic range of its targets

Resecurity introduces dark web intelligence in Saudi Arabia

The US-based company recently exhibited their solutions and shared their expertise at the World Defense Show in the kingdom