GEC NEWS WIREeHosting DataFort (eHDF), along with Symantec, recently hosted a seminar titled ‘Stay Ahead of Cyber Security Threats’ in Dubai.
Senior representatives from eHDF and Symantec presented at this exclusive gathering and shared their insights on the regional threat landscape. The seminar highlighted the importance of Managed Security Services in the modern-day context, the need for advanced Cloud security services through a Cloud Access Security Brokerage (CASB) solution. Topics like Advanced Threat Protection and securing enterprise applications were also covered.
“The threat landscape in the Middle East is rapidly evolving as a result of the increased sophistication of cybercrimes across the globe. In fact, cybercrime has become a heavily globalized industry, with many attacks happening across borders via the internet. Cyber security threats remain the biggest challenge for organizations today. Internet facing and mobile enabled applications, along with the fast adoption of Cloud services have complicated things further. Organizations seek the agility and efficiency promised by Cloud Computing yet still need to retain the visibility and control they have in their traditional Data Center environments. From a security point of view, organizations now have to manage these expanded environments as well as secure what is known in the industry as “Shadow IT”. “Shadow IT is essentially end user driven, Cloud based IT environments that do not pass through the rigorous scrutiny of the IT and security teams as it is procured directly by the end users,” said Yasser Zeineldin, CEO of eHosting DataFort.
