LookingGlass Cyber Solutions has announced the launch of its Cyber Guardian Network, the company’s new partner programme led by industry veteran Laurie Potratz, the security firm’s Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances.

Global study reveals shortage of cybersecurity talent
Intel Security, in partnership with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), recently released ‘Hacking the Skills Shortage’, a report outlining the talent shortage crisis impacting the cybersecurity industry across both companies and nations.

Xiaomi enters the laptop market
China’s Xiaomi has entered the laptop market with the release of its new notebook, Mi Notebook Air, which runs Microsoft’s Windows 10.

Be smart
In a constantly evolving digital world, technology has impacted every aspect of life may it be for socialising, working or other regular day-to-day activities. The digital age has also transformed the way many industries operate and education is no exception.

Gemalto provides IP solutions to Snell Advanced Media
Gemalto has recently announced that it will provide range of secure licensing solution to Snell Advanced Media (SAM), a provider of production, editing, infrastructure and image processing technology for media production industries.

Trend Micro releases report on cyber-attacks in mining sector
According to a recent report by Trend Micro, the mining industry is being targeted by cyber criminals with the most recent attack recorded in April 2016, when hackers leaked 14.8 GB of data from the Canadian mining corporation Goldcorp.

Carbon Black buys Confer for next-gen anti-virus
Carbon Black has announced that it acquired Confer to boost its protection for network endpoints using a behavioural form of antivirus combined with cloud analysis of threats rather than traditional signature-based software.

Microsoft phone sales plummet
Microsoft has reported the strong performance of its cloud offering last quarter, with revenue from its Azure services more than doubling from the same period last year.
Device advice
Mobile is the new endpoint in IT. Getting the job done using mobile devices as you move around has brought in its wake many benefits and improved productivity to organisations in the Middle East. Here is how to protect mobile devices and data.
The means and motivation
FireEye Founder, Vice Chairman and CTO Ashar Aziz discusses the company’s transition to an as-a-service model – and his vision for the impact of a “cyber-geddon” – with Security Advisor Middle East.

HID Global identifies top trends for secure identity
HID Global has released a mid-year update to its top 2016 security trends, based on customer insights into key market developments across enterprise, healthcare, banking and government markets.
Kaspersky study reveals ICS vulnerabilities
Kaspersky Lab has recently released its report on the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) threat landscape, which revealed that large organisations likely have ICS components connected to the Internet that could allow cybercriminals to attack critical infrastructure systems.

6 steps to achieve an as-a-Service transformation
The ‘as-a-service’ model promises to reshape business service delivery to provide companies with plug-in, scalable, consumption-based services, but the opportunities are vastly untapped.

Gartner names Fujitsu as ‘leader’ in data centre outsourcing
Fujitsu has announced that it was recognised as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Centre Outsourcing (DCO) and Infrastructure Utility Services (IUS), Europe for the fourth year in a row.

Qualys supports new Cisco Threat-Centric NAC
Cisco has announced its new Rapid Threat Containment offering, which integrates Qualys solutions to enable ISE to retrieve Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) classifications from Qualys VM.
Nutanix expands to Middle East with BigTec
BigTec, the enterprise data centre transformation arm of Exclusive Networks Middle East, has announced that its strategic partner Nutanix will expand its reach in the Middle East to the UAE.

Why CIOs should worry about IoT
The Internet of Things brings with it the promise gee-whiz applications and life-changing innovation. But one thing’s for sure – there are as many questions as there will be gigabytes of data being poured into your data centres.

IDC names Infoblox as market-share leader in DDI
Infoblox has announced that it was once again recognised as the market-share leader in enterprise-grade DNS, DHCP, and IP address management—the category known as DDI—in a new report from IDC.

DSO installs smart street solutions by Huawei
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, in collaboration with Huawei, has installed the first Smart Street Solution in the Middle East region at the high-tech park.
HP launches Spectre
HP has unveiled its new premium device, the new HP Spectre, at an exclusive event in the UAE. The HP …