Booz Allen Hamilton has highlighted the most significant threats to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) in 2016 and 2017 in a recent report titled Industrial Cybersecurity Threat Briefing.
CMCS forges reseller partnership with TimeXtender
CMCS has recently announced that it has entered into a reseller partnership with TimeXtender (TX), a provider of Data Warehouse Automation (DWA) software for Microsoft SQL Server.
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Improving network security
In May this year, we posted results of our ‘network protection survey’, which looked – among other things – at best practices in companies that were highly successful at network security.
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Kaspersky Lab, VMware collaborate to enhance data centre security
Kaspersky Lab has announced it has extended the company’s collaboration with VMware to help enhance security capabilities of today’s software-defined data centres.
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FireEye launches Mandiant M&A assessment services
FireEye has announced the launch of Mandiant Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Risk Assessment, a service designed to help organisations in an M&A process to understand the acquisition target’s cybersecurity posture and risk profile, and address the cybersecurity risks.
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Can we trust ‘smart’ technology?
Automation is convenient and seemingly brilliant, but does that mean we should be handing over all responsibility to the machines?
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Responding to non-human customers
Billions of things – buildings, machines, devices and other materials embedded with sensors — will begin to request support on behalf of human customers during the next two years, so how should businesses respond?
On the rise
At Intel Security’s Partner Summit – Ascend 2016, which took place in Mallorca, Spain, the company announced a number of …
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Open prospects
Frank Basinski, Director, Partner Programs and Enablement, Red Hat EMEA, explains how open source can be an enabler in the digital era.
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UAE industrial sector falls victim to cyber attack
Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new wave of targeted attacks against the industrial and engineering sectors in multiple countries around the world, including the UAE.
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Can we trust smart technology?
Automation is convenient and seemingly brilliant, but does that mean we should be handing over all responsibility to the machines?
Building safe cities
Mohammad Allataifeh, Director, Public Safety and Safe City, Huawei Enterprise, Middle East, discusses how today’s ICT solutions can further enable public safety and security.
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Building safe cities
As cities and populations grow, added strain is placed on infrastructure, while opportunities for criminals are also more abundant. This is why governments are narrowing their focus on public safety and security, and setting aside more funds to help keep citizens safe.
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HPE to buy SGI in $275 million deal
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying SGI in a $275 million deal that it hopes will give it a major boost in big-data analytics and high-performance computing.
Samsung Galaxy Note7 launches in ME region
The latest in the Note series made its debut in the Middle East region last night, at the Four Seasons Resort, Dubai.
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Responding to non-human customers
IT leaders must learn to support “thing service”, says Jenny Sussin, research director at Gartner.
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The infrastructure of things
Are networks prepared for the era where tens of billions of connected devices dominate the enterprise?
Synology announces Router RT1900ac in the UAE
Synology has unveiled the Synology Router RT1900ac – a high-speed wireless router featuring robust connectivity for homes and offices.
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A10 Networks and Cylance join forces
A10 Networks and Cylance have announced a technical partnership to “enhance cybersecurity” for individual endpoints and users from the data centre to the cloud, by incorporating advanced threat protection for encrypted traffic.
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Sophos announces beta release of endpoint technology
Sophos has announced the availability of a beta programme for Sophos Intercept – its next generation of advanced endpoint protection in the company’s broad portfolio of security solutions.