US prosecutors have charged three Chinese nationals affiliated with a cybersecurity company in China with hacking into Siemens AG, Trimble and Moody’s Analytics to steal business secrets, according to a report by Reuters.
Crescent Enterprises joins $16m robotics duo funding
UAE-based Crescent Enterprises has announced the successful closing of its investment in ColubrisMX and XCath, two micro-robotic medical device companies …
Course of action: Key considerations for an effective security awareness programme
Morey Haber, vice president of technology, BeyondTrust, lays out a set of critical factors that Middle East organisations should consider when building security awareness training programmes.
UAE-based Crescent Enterprises launches $150m startup fund
Crescent Enterprises CEO Badr Jafar said half the fund would be allocated to startup firms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Majid Al Futtaim malls join in country wide super sale
Majid Al Futtaim has announced its participation in the country wide three-day super sale from November 23 to 25 2017, …
Locus Robotics raises big money for warehouse automation
Locus Robotics is raising a significant amount in its bid to automate warehouses, bringing industry investment to $70 million this …
Smart Dubai extends Paperless Finance drive
Smart Dubai has expanded its Paperless Finance project to cover various Dubai Government entities, where it will “fully digitise” their …
Online eyewear store eyewa launches in UAE and KSA
The online shopping portal for eyewear, eyewa, launches in the UAE and Saudi Arabia this month and is set to …
IT to create more job opportunities for Saudi women; report
Saudi Arabia is planning to open up four major sectors to employ women, according to a report in Saudi Gazette. …
Oman students crowned winners of national cybersecurity competition
The “INFSSec” Team were crowned the winners of the Oman National Cyber Security CTF competition, and will automatically qualify to compete in the Arab Finals in December.
SonicWall unveils new Partner Enabled Services programme
SonicWall has announced the launch of a new lineup of professional security services to help customers implement and operate security …
Siemens’ plan to cut 6,900 jobs worldwide sparks protest
Siemens’ human resources chief said the proposal could be revised after negotiations with the union, after the company announced on Thursday it wanted to cut approximately 6,900 jobs worldwide – close to 2 percent of its global workforce.
Emerson CEO raises the bid to buy Rockwell Automation
Emerson Electric’s chief executive officer David Farr has made a third attempt to purchase Rockwell Automation, reported Bloomberg. Hiking the …
Mohamed bin Zayed, Bill Gates launch $100m disease prevention fund
His Highness has committed $20 million to the Reaching the Last Mile Fund, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will contribute up to $20 million.
Bitcoin soars in Zimbabwe amid political crisis
Bitcoin scaled up by almost 10 percent in Zimbabwe as per data on the Golix exchange on Wednesday, post reports …
HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed hosts Bill Gates
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE …
Voice phishing incidents emerge in the UAE
Bankers are cautioning their customers against a new wave of voice phishing, also termed as, ‘vishing’, through which confidential data is obtained from customers fraudulently to deceive them.
Sheikh Mohammed unconcerned by regional tension
High Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai …
Phishing attacks bigger threats than data breaches: Google
A recent Google study has revealed that phishing attacks via fake emails pose the greatest threat to people, followed by keyloggers and third-party breaches as account hacking increases globally.
Huawei, Gemalto team up for NarrowBand IoT
To help device manufacturers meet a growing demand for long-lasting low-power NarrowBand (NB) IoT modules, Gemalto and Huawei – via …