ISSUE # 84
Security Advisor ME May 2024
THE RAPID ADVANCEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND MACHINE LEARNING (ML) IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE CYBERSECURITY LANDSCAPE. AS CYBER THREATS GROW …
Check Point
Ram Narayanan, Country Manager Middle East at Check Point, discusses the company’s cutting-edge security solutions and how they provide companies with a 360-degree view of their security posture.
WhiteSwan Security
Rahil Ghaffar, VP – EMEA , WhiteSwan Security explains how it’s crucial for organizations to prioritize identity security because compromised credentials can lead to breaches that are difficult to detect and can cause extensive damage.
OTIFYD
Serkan Yusuf, Director of Services at OTIFYD, discusses OTIFYD’s cutting-edge cybersecurity services and solutions that leverage strategy to drive people, process, information and technology advancement.
What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 24502SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
DPG33 set to host region’s first-ever govt pavilion at Gamescom 2025 in Germany
0 34The Dubai Program for Gaming 2033 (DPG33) is set to host the Middle East’s first-ever government pavilion at Gamescom 2025, …
“Our relentless pace of innovation continues to set the standard in our industry.” – Dave Donatelli, CEO of Riverbed
0 19Driven by a new era of compounding data and applications growth, Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, has announced …
“Modern networks need to be predictive autonomous and secure by design.” – Mohannad Abuissa, Cisco
0 27Mohannad Abuissa, Director of Solutions Engineering and CTO for Cisco in the Middle East and Africa, has written an op-ed, …
Kaspersky shares tips for safer remote working
0 25Cybercriminals often target remote workers who may let their guard down while traveling, making real-time protection essential.
Iraq’s Ministry of Interior upgrades Emergency Response with Hytera SmartOne Platform
0 29Iraq’s Ministry of Interior upgrades Emergency Response with Hytera SmartOne Platform.
AWS to provide US government agencies with discounts
0 32AWS to offer US agencies $1 billion discounts.
Tesla applies for UK electricity supply license
0 33Elon Musk's Tesla applies for licence to supply power to British homes.
AT&T considers selling-off its Mexican business
0 45AT&T considers $2 billion deal for its mobile division in Mexico.
Kaspersky uncovers Efimer trojan delivered via phishing emails
0 42Kaspersky uncovers Efimer trojan targeting organisations through phishing emails.
NVIDIA reach deal with US to restart sale of AI chips to China
0 170NVIDIA and AMD have reached an agreement with the US government that will allow both companies to resume the sale …
Tenable secures Enterprise AI with its Exposure Management Platform
0 129Tenable AI Exposure gives organisations unprecedented visibility into and control over the use of widely-adopted generative AI tools like ChatGPT Enterprise and Microsoft Co-pilot.
Mobile Security: The blind spot in CISO agendas for 2025
0 117We’re living in an era where cybercrime costs the global economy USD 18 million every minute—adding up to a staggering …
Honeywell to address distribution centre pain points
0 98Honeywell and Stereolabs collaborate on logistics opportunity.
OpenAI reveals plan to increase adoption of its AI chatbot
0 107OpenAI rolls out a $1 ChatGPT offer for US customers.
Australian eSafety Commissioner criticises slow tech giant progress
0 85Australia watchdog slams tech giants’ progress.
Trump threatens 100% tariff on chip imports
0 83Trump threatens to place a 100% total tariff on chip imports.
“Enterprises are rethinking how they manage IT – not just for performance, but for purpose.” – John Stamer, Lenovo
0 211Lenovo have introduced TruScale Device as a Service (DaaS) for Sustainability, a modular solution that helps enterprises advance sustainability goals …
Infoblox double-down on pre-emptive protection in bid to crackdown on AI-driven attacks
0 182Infoblox , a leader in cloud networking and security services, has announced major enhancements to its Protective DNS solution, Infoblox Threat …
OPSWAT report shows traditional detection methods are now being outpaced
0 196OPSWAT has released its first-ever Threat Landscape report, which shows that traditional detection methods are now being firmly outplaced, whilst …
Orange Group upgrades its partnership with OpenAI
0 197Orange secures access to deploy OpenAI's newest reasoning models.
Trump demands immediate resignation of Intel CEO
0 179Trump calls for the resignation of Intel's CEO.
Nvidia calls claims of secret kill switch ‘implausible’
0 224Nvidia rejects the idea that their GPUs have built-in backdoor kill switches.The U.S. makes arrests over chip shipment breach
0 184US arrests Chinese individuals over chip shipment breaches.
Apple invest $100bn in US manufacturing to fend off Trump’s tariffs
0 226US smartphone and technology behemoth Apple have announced a $100bn investment in US manufacturing, seen by many as a move …
Do you want to get the most out of Agentic AI? Dataiku GM lists the three boxes you need to tick for success
0 212Sid Bhatia, Area VP & General Manager – Middle East, Turkey & Africa, Dataiku, has written an op-ed that lists …
SK Telecom sees massive customer drop after data breach
0 280Cyberattack costs severely impact SKT's profit.
Nokia empowers Asia-Pacific data centres
0 191Nokia empowers the latest Empyrion Digital data centre.
