Today: Nov 11, 2026
KnowBe4 expands global data residency across six key international markets
KnowBe4 has announced plans to expand its in-region data residency across six international markets: Australia, Brazil, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and the UAE. The expansion aims to help organisations secure their human workforce and AI agents while aligning with evolving regional data privacy frameworks. These new locations add to KnowBe4’s existing data residency capabilities in Canada, the European Union,
Europe’s hacked fridges expose vulnerabilities
Repeated cyberattacks on supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe expose persistent OT security weaknesses, raising urgent concerns about vulnerable infrastructure, remote access and the real-world consequences of cyber disruption. These
Aramex launches Data Center Logistics for AI infrastructure
Aramex has launched Aramex Data Center Logistics, an
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy partners with Alibaba Cloud on Agentic AI
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy has signed a
Mashreq launches generative AI with Clari5 to combat fraud
Mashreq has launched new generative AI capabilities in
BMC Helix’s Salman Kazmi: “We don’t want to create 1,000 agents. We want to help you solve 1,000 problems”
Salman Kazmi, Vice President for the Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Eastern Europe, oversees BMC Helix across 97 countries, and he says the AI conversations he has are much the same everywhere. What changes is how much organisations are willing to share, and how honest they are with themselves before they begin. Speaking to GEC Newswire, Kazmi discussed how
Seagate partners with Broadcom to simplify AI cloud storage scaling
Seagate Technology has announced that its Mozaic HAMR and SMR hard drives are now included on Broadcom’s approved vendor list for host bus adapters. Qualified by Microsoft Azure Storage,
Quartermaster and Presight partner on AI maritime intelligence
Quartermaster and Presight have signed a Memorandum of
Why most businesses choose the wrong IT provider
One of the biggest mistakes companies make when
Emirates NBD evolves NDTI into AI accelerator for Emirati SMEs
Emirates NBD has evolved its National Digital Talent
Vertiv launches SmartIT to simplify high-density AI deployment
Vertiv has introduced Vertiv SmartIT, a pre-engineered architecture designed to simplify high-density AI deployments across data centres. Previously deployed with NVIDIA to support the NVIDIA DGX GB300 system, SmartIT integrates rack infrastructure,
How Coca-Cola’s Saudi bottler cut data recovery from hours to minutes
Not long ago, the IT team at The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Saudi Arabia received a request that, a year earlier, it could not have met. The business needed data from the
Beyond transformation: Turning innovation into business value
A technology project can meet its deadline, stay within budget and still leave the business wondering what changed. The system is live. Training is complete. The implementation team has moved on. Yet employees continue using spreadsheets, customers face
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 will lead regional sales strategy, partner
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 up to 26 hours of battery
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
Emirates NBD launches Bridgewise AI market insights on ENBD X
Emirates NBD has partnered with AI company Bridgewise to launch real-time market insights for digital wealth clients on its ENBD X platform. The native feature provides tailored analysis of global equities and
Mannai IT KSA wins major MEP and technology contract for Riyadh giga-project
Mannai Information Technology KSA, a subsidiary of Qatar’s Mannai Corporation, has been awarded a major contract by China Harbour Engineering Company for a landmark giga-project development in Riyadh. Mannai will deliver mechanical, electrical, public health,
“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,
