The CISO role is more varied and critical than ever before. It is no longer about just managing firewalls or patching systems, but rather a role that entails both technical and business skills.
OMA Emirates on the mobile payment industry
Niranj Sangal, group CEO, OMA Emirates, draws out the developments in the mobile payment industry and elaborates on Ingenico partnership. …
Do users understand data privacy laws & their own rights?
It’s time to confess. At some point, all of us claim to have read – and have subsequently agreed to …
How Aswaaq is digitalising customers’ shopping lists
Having established itself in 13 locations across Dubai since the brand’s inception in 2008, Aswaaq now prides itself as being …
Commnet Systems on its solutions-focused vision
Commnet Systems founder and CEO Karthikeyan Narayansamy discusses the company’s journey to being a solutions-focused player.
Innovation and precipitation: inside Microsoft’s Redmond HQ
James Dartnell reports from Microsoft’s world-renowned Washington state headquarters, where the firm’s 1,000-person research organisation is now turning its attention …
WannaCry: Should you pay or fight it?
The ransomware, christened WannaCry, has struck systems around the world on Friday. Tahawaul Tech spoke to some of the users and security pros to find out what local companies can do to combat this new threat.
Vintage tech: HP ThinkJet
The birth of commercial inkjet printing can be traced all the way back to 1984, when thermal inkjet technology developed at HP was introduced in a high-quality, low-price personal printer known as the ThinkJet.
How far off is widespread Li-Fi use in the Middle East?
Every year, we consume approximately 60 percent more wireless data as the number of connected devices continues to rise. …
A gentleman’s game: Intex director Keshav Bansal
The United Arab Emirates is surely a place close to Keshav Bansal’s heart. In turn, a nation with the one …
Janti Abdallah on tackling connected commerce challenges
Janti Abdalla, general manager, STS PayOne analyses the key challenges in the growth of connected commerce in the Middle East, and highlights how the company’s payment gateway solutions can address these inhibitors.
Ashith Piriyattiath’s diverse & transformative GCC career
Despite claiming to have “accidentally fallen into the technology industry,” Ashith Piriyattiath’s extensive CV has empowered him with a broad …
The headhunter: Bayt.com co-founder & CTO Akram Assaf
Akram Assaf is no stranger to competition. The two primary industries – recruitment and technology – which encapsulate the firm …
Microsoft’s Necip Ozyucel: MENA cloud training essential
Necip Ozyucel, cloud and enterprise business group lead, Microsoft Gulf, tells CNME why he believes cloud training is now more …