Stephen Gill, Academic Head of the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University Dubai, shares his views on balancing big data and data privacy in this exclusive op-ed for Computer News Middle East
Ransomware, Phishing, Zero Trust, and the New Normal of Cyber Security
Ransomware, Phishing, Zero Trust, and the New Normal of Cyber Security.
Automakers Are Getting Their Data Houses in Order to Drive Digital Transformation
Automakers Are Getting Their Data Houses in Order to Drive Digital Transformation.
Opinion: Cloud is the future for businesses in the Middle East
CNME Editor Mark Forker takes a closer look at the role cloud services and technologies are going to play in terms of being the main fulcrum for businesses to grow and expand in the new and at times complex digital economy we find ourselves immersed in.
How COVID-19 Inspired a Reimagining of Enterprise Workflows
One aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the reimagining of workflow processes in an enterprise. While the pandemic has exacerbated the problem, it has also illuminated a way forward for organisations. The times have highlighted just how crucial it is to integrate people, data, and workflows into an automated digital process. And that refining and redefining agile enterprise workflows to ingest more dynamic, high-value data from industrial AI and machine learning models is the way forward for making faster, more adaptive business decisions.
One Year On: Key Recovery Trends Shaping the Large Format Print Industry
How connectivity, adaptability, and sustainability will continue to shape the sector’s future.
DDoS Protection Major Concern for Middle East Service Providers
A return to pre-pandemic working practices is unlikely to happen. To learn more about the impact on networks and cyber security that COVID-19 has had on service providers, A10 Networks commissioned a survey and the results from the Middle East provide interesting insights. A large proportion of the senior IT professionals that we surveyed were adamant that the workplace won’t snap back to how it was before COVID-19, and that they expect and are preparing for a hybrid approach to working practices. The pandemic significantly raised awareness around the resiliency of the network and the robustness of security, and going forward, subscribers and enterprises expect much stronger security from their communications service providers and will demand more in their SLAs and expand to other types of service providers to get this commitment.
Op-Ed: How to best manage support ticket queues with ease
Varun Kumar from Freshworks, has penned an exclusive op-ed on how customer service agents can be empowered through the implementation of automation software.
The secret to cloud ERP innovation? Customers.
We’re providing hundreds of updates every year to Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM). The latest updates will help our customers take advantage of new growth opportunities by applying touchless processes that enhance the user experience and make work easier.
Education at the Edge of Change: Connected without Compromise
As they look ahead to the new term, educational organisations need a powerful, automated, and manageable network infrastructure that can enable always-on, secure, and everywhere connectivity for users and devices. This is essential if we are to continue providing safe, seamless education that inspires future leaders. And while such institutions are always under financial pressure, choosing the right network solution can enable them to do far more with less and retain a competitive edge.
Ransomware Reality is Biting, so How do Businesses Bite Back?
It’s up to every organisation across every industry to invest in modern data protection practices to minimise the impact of ransomware attacks. Viewing attacks as an inevitability is the first step towards creating a more cyber-secure culture, with employees who are more educated and aware of ransomware. At the same time, businesses need to have the right safeguards in place to minimise disruption, including anti-virus software and firewalls, plus continuous backup and recovery to offer adequate insurance against the crippling effects of ransomware.
Beating cybercriminals at their own game with AI technology
By Derek Manky, Chief of Security Insights and Global Threat Alliances at FortiGuard Labs Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is powerful, …
Enterprise Environments, Exposed Endpoints, and the Best Practices for Threat Hunting
In his latest piece, Tamer Odeh, Regional Director at SentinelOne in the Middle East discusses the challenges faced by today’s security teams and best practices for threat hunting.
Financing the Workplace of Tomorrow – Hybrid or Otherwise
A network that can support the hybrid workplace and business agility is becoming an increasingly urgent need. We have now seen that a hybrid workplace model is the answer to the changes in how we communicate, live and work – changes that have only been accelerated by COVID-19. The mission-critical role of IT within this model means that organisations cannot afford the consequences of a poor performing network.