UAE-based Emirates has announced that passengers bound for the US will soon be able to enjoy Wi-Fi, mobile service connectivity and Live TV broadcast, even when flying 40,000 feet over the North Pole and Arctic circle
Tenable discovers security flaw in industrial control software
Tenable has discovered a critical vulnerability in Siemens STEP 7 TIA Portal, design and automation software for industrial control systems.
Evolve 2019: How strong is your cybersecurity strategy?
Despite the global rise in Ransomware and malware, a recent report showed that 91 percent of assessed UAE-based organizations had …
UAE-based BIOS Middle East recognised in Gartner Magic Quadrant for DRaaS
UAE-based BIOS Middle East has announced that it has been included in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant report on Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), for the third year in a row.
Is your organisation ready for the Windows 10 migration?
Organisations should look at the migration to Windows 10 as an opportunity to upgrade their Windows management. But they must also take measures to maintain security against evolving threats, says Kevin Alexandra, principal consultant at BeyondTrust.
Bahrain Bourse turns to AWS cloud to enhance performance
Bahrain Bourse has announced that it has started migrating to Amazon Web Services (AWS) due to the increased availability and security it will get and to increase its application speed and performance, while reducing operational costs.
IBM closes $34 billion deal to acquire Red Hat
IBM has acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total equity value of approximately $34 billion.
Chinese smart home solutions firm exposes 2 billion user logs
A Chinese smart home solutions provider has been leaking billions of logs from devices managed via the company’s cloud platform, exposing a range of sensitive information about their users, according to recent report by ESET.
How partners can optimise Synology’s NAS offerings
Nick Jheng, regional manager, Middle East, Synology elaborates on the firm’s channel strategy and how partners can best capitalise its …
Seera Group accelerates cloud-first strategy with Amazon Web Services
Saudi-based travel services firm Seer Group has selected Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company, as its preferred cloud provider.
Computer & Power Technology wins Cisco Collaborate Architecture Award
Computer & Power Technology (CPT), a part of MIDIS Systems Integration Group has been awarded the ‘Cisco Architectural Award – …
Etisalat Digital, Microsoft to enable intelligent cloud in the UAE
Etisalat Digital is collaborating with Microsoft to enable the digital transformation government entities, large enterprises, and SMEs in the UAE.
How Channelhub aims to transform the way retailers operate
In a detailed conversation with TaahwulTech.com, Farouk Hemraj, CEO, Channelhub, delves into the thoughts behind launching a digital consumer technology …
Emirates NBD accelerates Dubai Department of Finance’s digitisation strategy
UAE-based Emirates NBD has announced the successful implementation of a digitised payment solution for Dubai Department of Finance (DoF).
UAE residents trust AI to manage cybersecurity: study
UAE residents online (33 percent) prefer artificial intelligence (AI) to look after their cybersecurity, according to a recent study conducted with YouGov and Palo Alto Networks.
Middle East firms fail to adopt behavioural analytics: Forcepoint
Research from global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint found organisations are not using behavioural analytics to identify and prevent cyber-attacks even though they believe this is a crucial step to effectively stop breaches.
Gemalto to empower secure and unique identities globally
Gemalto, a Thales company, has launched its Identity Management System (IDMS) aimed at helping governments address the challenges posed by a world in which over one billion people have no official ID.
UAE retailers see increased foot traffic since accepting digital payments
UAE retailers have experienced an in increase in traffic in their store since they started accepting digital payments, according a recent study by Visa.
DFSA, Smart Dubai team up to develop smart transformation initiatives
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has teamed up with Smart Dubai to collaborate on organisation-wide smart transformation initiatives, WAM reported.
McAfee integrates security into DevOps
McAfee has announced updates to McAfee MVISION Cloud for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will help customers “Shift Left” with security to preemptively improve compliance and reduce risk within their cloud infrastructure.