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 25437SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
ExaGrid, VAD double down on decade-long alliance to redefine backup performance
0 3The renewed partnership aims to expand market share and disrupt legacy backup solutions with a performance-driven, cyber-resilient offering tailored for …
Registration for ROSHN Hackathon 2025 begin, with prizes totaling SAR 1.3 million
0 8In its third edition this year, the hackathon expands to feature five dedicated tracks; AI & Automation, Smart Infrastructure, IoT …
Emergent raises $30m to democratise software creation, expands into MENA
0 69Dubai — Emergent, one of the fastest growing AI startups globally, announced $30 million in total funding, including a new …
Making sovereignty intelligent in age of AI
0 59CISOs across industries are grappling with the same question. How do we embrace the speed and scale of artificial intelligence …
Citrix reimagine KSA drives future of secure digital workspaces, aligns with Vision 2030
0 74Pierpaolo Taliento, GM for Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa at MiCloudSW FZ-LLC, shares how Citrix is aligning with Saudi …
Mindware to highlight AI-Powered Innovations at GITEX 2025
0 106Mindware looks forward to welcoming visitors at stand H2-A30, Dubai World Trade Centre, from October 13–17, 2025, to showcase its vision for the future of intelligent technology.
OPSWAT to debut OP/X Mini Lab and more at GITEX Global 2025
0 174OPSWAT to Unveil Interactive Cybersecurity Mini Lab and Elite Red Team Capabilities at GITEX GLOBAL 2025.
Veeam appoints Kinda Baydoun as lead for EMEA partner organisation
0 103New Leadership Poised to Strengthen Partner Network and Drive Growth as Data Resilience Becomes Essential for Company Survival.
ROG Xbox Ally Series pre-orders begin in the UAE
0 111Premium upgrade with ALLY X: Next-gen specs, bigger battery, and built-in NPU for upcoming AI-powered features.
AI safety command centre: Your entire site—one dashboard away, says viAct official
0 213A journey from scattered logs to a single source of truth. Let’s paint a common industrial site scenario – A …
WhatsApp debuts real-time translation feature
0 186WhatsApp launches new real-time translation capabilities.
Nvidia to launch AI Robotics lab in the UAE
0 206Nvidia backs UAE AI initiatives with a new robotics lab.
Who is in the running for the US TikTok takeover?
0 170Oracle and Silver Lake look to lead the US TikTok takeover.
Planview expands into Middle East, celebrates launch on October 7
0 202Dubai — Planview, a global leader in Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) and Digital Product Development (DPD), today announced its official …
“AI Workforce report makes it clear that AI skills open exciting new doors.” – Francine Katsoudas, Cisco
0 206The AI Workforce Consortium has released its second study, entitled – ICT in Motion: The Next Wave of AI Integration, …
Siemens supplies digital technology for factory-built housing
0 212Siemens raises the roof on the viability of factory-built housing.
Zahid Group and Infor to launch an Innovation Centre of Excellence
0 213New Centre to Accelerate Zahid Group's Digital Transformation and Advance Saudi Arabia’s Technological Capabilities in line with Vision 2030.
Over 200 visionary speakers and over 200 exhibitors expected to gather in Doha in November
0 315GSMA signs five MoU agreements with Qatari and global brands to drive MWC Doha success and local impact.
DCO Member States pledge digital cooperation in joint statement at UNGA 80
0 229New York — The Member States of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) convened for their first High-level Dialogue for Digital …
Presight and Shorooq launch a $100M global fund to accelerate AI innovation
0 262Abu Dhabi — Presight, a leading global AI and big data analytics company, and Shorooq, a leading Abu Dhabi-headquartered investment firm …
Back-to-school season: The importance of using responsible artificial intelligence
0 195With the start of a new school year, the role of AI in education is taking on greater significance than …
Splunk .conf25 recap: Data Fabric, Agentic AI in the SOC, Observability and Federated Search for Snowflake
0 306CNME Editor Mark Forker was on the ground at Cisco Splunk .conf25 in Boston, and the company unloaded a barrage …
Future of Finance 2025 sets stage for transformative dialogue in Dubai
0 292Dubai — The much-anticipated Future of Finance 2025 conference in Dubai last week brought together global and regional leaders to …
UK airport suffers cyber-attack disruption
0 269Day of delays at Heathrow after cyber-attack brings disruption.