Today: Jun 19, 2026
Quick Heal Technologies appoints Harish Kumar as CEO
Quick Heal Technologies has appointed Harish Kumar as its new Chief Executive Officer. Bringing over 30 years of leadership experience from firms such as Check Point Software Technologies, Kumar will spearhead the company’s expansion into AI-powered security and threat intelligence across its Quick Heal and Seqrite brands. Harish Kumar brings more than three decades of leadership experience across cybersecurity,
WSO2 appoints Tanmaya Das as CFO to drive global growth
WSO2 has appointed Tanmaya Das as Chief Financial Officer to bolster its executive team during a period of global expansion. Formerly CFO at RateGain, Das will oversee financial operations
World CIO 200 Summit Qatar 2026 concludes successfully in Doha
The Qatar edition of the World CIO 200 Summit
Global markets rally as Strait of Hormuz reopens, says eToro
Global markets have rallied following US President Donald
Infoblox appoints Henrik Smith as chief information security officer
Infoblox has appointed Henrik Smith as its new
Check Point and Illumio expand partnership to fight frontier AI attacks
Check Point Software and Illumio have expanded their strategic partnership to defend organisations against frontier AI models capable of autonomous, machine-speed attacks. The collaboration integrates Check Point’s perimeter security with Illumio’s microsegmentation, allowing customers to prevent entry and contain lateral movement. This unified approach aims to close the security gap in complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments. “Security teams are
Middle East CEOs redesign leadership for AI era, IBM study finds
A study by the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals that 100 CEOs in the Middle East are restructuring C-suite roles to integrate AI. Findings show 89% are embedding
The accountability gap in AI: who Is responsible when systems act autonomously?
There is a line in IBM training material
UAE sets up federal AI and data authority, says Arthur D. Little expert
Dr. Raymond Khoury of Arthur D. Little Middle
UAE leads global peers in AI governance adoption, finds DFF and IBM study
A global study by the Dubai Future Foundation
HPE unveils integrated architecture for the agentic AI era at Discover 2026
At HPE Discover Las Vegas 2026, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed its strategy to transition organisations from AI experimentation to full-scale production. The company introduced an integrated architecture tailored for agentic AI,
e& to launch world’s first commercial U6GHz mobile network
e& UAE has awarded a contract to deploy the world’s first commercial Upper 6GHz (U6GHz) 256TRX Giga-MIMO mobile network. Scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026, the technology offers peak
Global CIO Forum South Africa marks successful industry engagement with Chartered CIO Council
The Global CIO Forum South Africa successfully marked a high-impact industry engagement in association with the Chartered CIO Council, held on 11 June 2026 at the Montecasino Ballroom, Johannesburg. The event brought together some of South Africa’s most influential
Airbus to launch Agnet Extensions for mission-critical communications at CCW 2026
Airbus Defence and Space has announced Agnet Extensions, a new suite of feature packages designed to boost mission-critical collaboration and situational awareness. Set for release in Q3 2026, the initial rollout includes tools for advanced geolocation and streamlined
Unifonic acquires Segmentify to advance agentic marketing in MENA
Unifonic has acquired Segmentify to integrate AI personalisation and behavioural intelligence into its customer engagement platform. This strategic move aims to lead the emerging agentic marketing category, enabling enterprises across MENA and Europe to deploy autonomous AI agents
Synology unveils data management and AI updates at COMPUTEX 2026
Synology has announced significant updates across its data management, backup, and surveillance portfolios at COMPUTEX 2026. The releases, including next-gen DSM and ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, aim to bolster cyber resilience and AI-driven operations for organisations in the GCC
UiPath secures Dubai electronic security certification for cloud services
UiPath has achieved the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) certification, meeting the highest cybersecurity standards for its UAE Automation Cloud. This milestone allows government and semi-government organisations in Dubai to adopt UiPath’s AI and agentic automation tools while
Citi appoints Rajeev Garg as head of wealth for UAE
Citi has appointed Rajeev Garg as the new Head of Wealth for Citibank N.A. UAE, effective June 2026. Garg will oversee the bank’s Citigold, Citigold Private Client, and Credit Card segments, focusing
Frank Jaffé appointed to lead SITA Global Services
SITA has appointed Frank Jaffé as Senior Vice President of SITA Global Services (SGS), effective 1 June 2026. With over 25 years of experience in global operations, Jaffé will lead a team of 1,700 professionals
The three shifts towards operational resilience
Operational resilience is becoming a business-critical priority as enterprises face rising cyber threats, hybrid IT complexity, and accelerating digital transformation. In this CXOWIRE conversation, Abdul Rehman Tariq from SolarWinds and Arun Shankar from GEC explore how AI, observability, and automation are reshaping modern IT
CXOWIRE EPISODE : Resilience by Design | Shaukat Ali Khan Executive CDIO
In a world where geopolitical instability, cyber threats, AI-driven attacks, and infrastructure
CXOWIRE EPISODE: Availability of data is not availability of operations
The start of the Middle East conflict has brought into focus the
Security by Design: How Axis Is redefining physical security in the Al era
As physical security systems become increasingly connected, cloud-enabled, and powered by AI,
Cloud and AI are transforming security systems says Andrew Elvish at Genetec
During Intersec 2026 in UAE, Andrew Elvish, Vice President of Marketing, at
