Today: Nov 02, 2026
KnowBe4 report: Spear-phishing rises 41% as UAE targeted by mobile lures
A new report from KnowBe4 reveals a major shift in cybercrime tactics, with spear-phishing rising by 41.1% globally as attackers move away from indiscriminate mass campaigns. In the UAE, organisations face nearly four times the global rate of mobile-focused lures and 2.3 times the average volume of file-based malware. Attackers are increasingly using pre-attack scouting, legitimate cloud and AI
Cequence Security appoints Russ Schafer as CMO following record growth
Cequence Security has appointed former Fortinet executive Russ Schafer as Chief Marketing Officer following its strongest quarter on record. Schafer brings over 25 years of marketing leadership across cybersecurity
Robert Downey Jr joins SPECS as Chief Customer Experience Officer
Actor Robert Downey Jr has joined augmented reality
Acronis appoints Prakash Panjwani as Chief Executive Officer
Acronis has appointed Prakash Panjwani as its new
BMC Helix to host enterprise AI and automation roadshow in Dubai
BMC Helix will host its annual roadshow for
Abu Dhabi and OpenAI launch first AI-native government system
The Abu Dhabi Government has partnered with OpenAI to launch the Machine-Readable Government (MRG) initiative. The project converts regulatory policies into machine-readable format, enabling AI systems to automate routine compliance assessments while keeping human officials in control of final decisions. Powered by local UAE inference infrastructure, MRG aims to streamline public service delivery and reduce processing times from days
Dubai-based FlareFalcon.ai launches to boost business visibility in AI search
Dubai-based FlareFalcon.ai has launched to assist businesses in gaining visibility across AI search platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Founded by Brad Standish and Ian Hainey, the firm combines
Careem opens Model Context Protocol to regional developers
Careem has opened its Model Context Protocol to
NTT Data expands AI Factory network globally to help firms scale AI
NTT Data has announced the global expansion of
AI agents are outrunning the tools built to watch them, Splunk report finds
Enterprises are deploying AI agents faster than they
Securonix names Essam Ahmed as MEA Senior Sales Director
Securonix has appointed Essam Ahmed as Senior Sales Director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA). Bringing more than 20 years of cybersecurity experience from companies including FireEye, McAfee, and spiderSilk, Ahmed
Asus unveils ultraslim ExpertBook A7 for modern mobile professionals
Asus has launched the ExpertBook A7, a 1cm thin and 1.2kg ultraslim laptop designed for modern hybrid professionals. Powered by Intel processors and featuring a 14-inch 3K OLED display, the device offers
Tech Mahindra expands agentic AI readiness with Google Cloud Gemini
Tech Mahindra has strengthened its partnership with Google Cloud to enhance its agentic AI capabilities globally. Through the ‘Build with Gemini’ workshop, the company is training 12,500 associates to develop, secure, and govern AI agents. This initiative aims
Huawei and Qualcomm sign broad 5G and AI patent licence deal
Huawei and Qualcomm have entered a multi-year patent licence agreement covering 5G, AI, and networking. The deal includes cross-licensing and the acquisition of specific Huawei US patents by Qualcomm, following fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) principles. “Huawei’s decades
Cloudflare launches Basin to simplify serverless data analytics
Cloudflare has launched Basin, a serverless data platform designed to simplify how developers ingest, store, and query analytical data. Built on Apache Iceberg and Cloudflare R2, the platform removes vendor lock-in and eliminates data transfer fees, allowing teams
AWS is betting AED 20 billion that the UAE’s AI boom will hold
“If you had asked me 20 years ago whether I could carry my music library, my films, a world of possibilities in my pocket,” Tanuja Randery told an audience at the Dubai World Trade Centre this week during
Nemetschek Group and University of Jeddah partner to boost AEC digital skills
Nemetschek Group and the University of Jeddah have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance digital skills and industry readiness for AEC students. The collaboration includes software licensing, staff training, and curriculum development to support Saudi Vision 2030.
IFS Softeon launches AI Fulfillment Flow for warehouses
IFS Softeon has introduced Fulfillment Flow, a context-aware AI capability embedded directly within warehouse fulfillment operations. By uniting real-time operational context with digital AI workers, the technology empowers warehouse managers to move
Nemetschek Group launches AI-powered Max solutions in Middle East
Nemetschek Group has introduced its AI-powered Max solutions—Archicad Max, Allplan Max, and Bluebeam Max—to the Middle East’s AEC/O sector. Built on the Nemetschek Intelligence Platform, these tools aim to streamline routine tasks, enhance data accessibility,
“The race is all about technology”: Bull at AI Everything as GCC states build their own AI
Keyur Joshi, General Manager for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Bull, said sovereignty, energy efficiency and local manufacturing will shape how the region builds and controls AI, with governments across the GCC already leading the shift. When Atos bought Bull in 2014,
Would you let an untested AI agent loose in your network? SimSpace is betting the region won’t
Autonomous agents are arriving in the region’s security operations faster than anyone
Why Group-IB’s CEO believes AI will only help defenders lose faster
Dmitry Volkov, CEO of Group-IB, told Sindhu V Kashyap, Editor, GEC Media,
If your data is highly sensitive, you should have started last week
Adnan Bassem Fakhouri, Customer Delivery and Success Engineer at QuantumGate, on why
Kaspersky’s Yamout: agentic attackers are not new, they are just 1,000 times faster
Maher Yamout, Lead Security Researcher in the Global Research and Analysis Team,
