GEC NEWS WIRE

GEC NEWS WIRE

Farid Faraidooni, Chief New Business and Innovation Officer, du.
Farid Faraidooni, Chief New Business and Innovation Officer, du.

Protecting end-users from emerging cyberthreats

The pandemic meant that entire workforces had to find new ways to work from home and this challenged businesses across the globe. From a cybersecurity perspective, organisations have been required to scale
5 years ago
Dr Ahmed Alketbi, Chief Information Security Officer, Moro Hub.
Dr Ahmed Alketbi, Chief Information Security Officer, Moro Hub.

Enabling cybersecurity controls with new technologies

Cyberattacks are getting more complex with the increase of remote working and increase of dependency on digital devices. Pandemic has changed the service delivery and consumption model. While more and more remote
5 years ago
Stephen Gill, Academic Head of the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai.
Stephen Gill, Academic Head of the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai.

Security awareness is key in multi-cloud environment

A largely distributed workforce is here to stay in 2021 and beyond. The rapid migration to work from home last year has certainly put many organisations and end users at the risk
5 years ago
Ali Sleiman, Regional Technical Director, MEA, Infoblox.
Ali Sleiman, Regional Technical Director, MEA, Infoblox.

How DDI solution can protect remote workers

The hybrid workforce is a permanent reality for most companies these days. The sudden onset of the pandemic and associated shutdowns gave organisations very little time to prepare for such large-scale remote
5 years ago
Bachir Moussa, Regional Director MEAR, Nozomi Networks.
Bachir Moussa, Regional Director MEAR, Nozomi Networks.

Integrating security strategies across IT and OT

Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure seem to make the news every week.  It is a concerning trend that Nozomi Networks has seen in the field. Nozomi’s recent threat report found cyberthreats to industrial
5 years ago
Emad Fahmy, Systems Engineering Manager Middle East, NETSCOUT.
Emad Fahmy, Systems Engineering Manager Middle East, NETSCOUT.

Need continuous evolution of security solutions

With the remote and hybrid working persisting long past the pandemic, companies have had to adapt quickly. This rapid digital transformation has left gaps and weaknesses for security threats. Some of the
5 years ago
Maher Jadallah, Senior Director - Middle East and North Africa, Tenable.
Maher Jadallah, Senior Director - Middle East and North Africa, Tenable.

Matching cybersecurity strategy with business plan

Attackers thrive during times of uncertainty and there is plenty for them to target at the moment. The pandemic forced organisations to change working practices to adhere to work from home mandates,
5 years ago
Hasanian Alkassab, Senior Regional Security Manager, GBM.
Hasanian Alkassab, Senior Regional Security Manager, GBM.

Risk-based approach to security management

Many CIOs struggle with the preservation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data utilised in business processes, applications, and technology. To realise these security objectives, a holistic and integrated approach is required
5 years ago
Emile Abou Saleh, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa at Proofpoint.
Emile Abou Saleh, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa at Proofpoint.

Cybersecurity strategy with a people-centric approach

Business email compromise, BEC, Cloud Account Compromise, phishing and insider threats remain the main security concerns for CISOs in the region.  Notably, organisations in the Middle East spend on average $11.65 Million
5 years ago

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