ISSUE # 95
Security Advisor ME May 2025
HOW SANS INSTITUTE AND NED BALTAGI ARE TRANSFORMING REGIONAL TALENT INTO FRONTLINE DEFENDERS OF THE DIGITAL AGE.
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What’s Inside
Security Operations Centres to face greater challenges in the coming year
0 24606SOCs to face greater challenges from cybercriminals targeting governments and media.
MBZUAI begins new academic year with largest-ever cohort of 400 plus students
0 110Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has welcomed its largest cohort for its Fall 2025 intake, enrolling 403 …
Huawei MatePad 11.5 makes multitasking, creativity, and learning more accessible
0 105Tablets have grown fast over the last two years: better multitasking, more power, glare-free displays. But all these features remain …
Orange, Hashgraph Association and Dar Blockchain launch $1 Million hackathon
0 124Pan-African initiative aims to drive blockchain education and innovation across 16 countries in the Middle East and Africa. Orange Middle …
Kaspersky highlights biometric, signature risks with attempts up by 21.2% in UAE
0 103Kaspersky has detected and blocked over 142 million phishing link clicks globally in Q2 2025, the UAE saw a 21.2% …
From overload to orchestration: Enabling digital workspaces with an MSP platform
0 9Digital employee experience (DEX) is now emerging as a priority alongside cybersecurity and privacy, reshaping the expectations placed on IT …
UAE health sector targeted in sophisticated ransomware attack, says Sophos official
0 10 Mayuresh Kothari of Sophos explains how a Conti offshoot is exploiting healthcare networks — and why proactive incident response is …
Digital coaching emerges strategic lever for GCC workforce transformation, says WeAce
0 228WeAce whitepaper at SPARK Dubai 2025 reveals how AI-powered mentoring is redefining leadership, nationalisation and talent retention across the region. …
Australian court calls out Apple and Google misuse of market power
0 87Australia court rules that Apple and Google have abused their market power.
Verizon outlines gap between AI efficiency and customer satisfaction
0 114Verizon expresses concerns over AI customer service challenge.
AI-powered tactics are transforming phishing attacks
0 121Phishing evolves with AI and stealth: Kaspersky highlights biometric and signature risks with attempts increasing by 21.2% in the UAE.
Trump reportedly wanted 20% of Nvidia’s H20 China sales
0 117Trump reportedly aimed for a 20% Nvidia China chip levy.
Verizon incorporates floodwater sensors into their 5G deployment
0 174Verizon deploys solar-powered floodwater sensors across the city of Chicago.
Perplexity makes $34.5 billion offer for Google Chrome
0 127Perplexity, an AI search firm, makes $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome.
Trump changes mind regarding Intel CEO
0 162Intel's Chief Executive Officer wins a presidential reprieve.
NTT DATA and Google Cloud to accelerate Agentic AI adoption, cloud modernisation
0 347NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, today announced a global partnership with Google Cloud to …
e&’s Monitoring-as-a-Service offers UAE businesses real-time infrastructure visibility
0 160e& has launched Monitoring-as-a-Service (MaaS), a groundbreaking solution set to redefine infrastructure monitoring in the UAE. By enabling a new …
Bahrain sets global benchmark with GCC’s first stablecoin regulatory framework
0 444Bahrain has taken a landmark step in shaping the future of digital finance with the launch of the GCC’s first …
G42 launches OpenAI GPT-OSS globally on Core42’s AI Cloud
0 170Core42, a G42 company specialising in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, announced the availability of OpenAI’s latest open-weight AI models, …
Zain powers Iraq’s digital future through customer-driven innovation, inclusion
0 310Mohammed Samir outlines how his telecom brand is leveraging customer-centric innovation to power connectivity, digital inclusion and national progress in …
Empowering MENA women: Bridging digital future with AI, 5G, and inclusive education
0 184Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), youth are a major force for innovation. Among them, young women in …
Trump pushes for crypto in American retirement accounts
0 234Trump invites the potential for cryptocurrency in retirement accounts.
Life-like robots for sale in new Beijing shop
0 213Life-like robots for sale as China opens new store.
Musk threatens to sue Apple over xAI App Store ranking
0 185Musk threatens to sue Apple over low app store ranking of his AI app.
OpenAI advances AI development with the launch of GPT-5
0 204OpenAI updates its AI offering with the GPT-5 launch.
SANS Institute returns with fourth edition of SANS Cyber Leaders Forum to Riyadh
0 10 The fifth edition of SANS Riyadh Cyber Leaders delivers intensive training for cybersecurity managers and SOC leaders. The SANS Institute …
DPG33 set to host region’s first-ever govt pavilion at Gamescom 2025 in Germany
0 467The 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 212Driven by a new era of compounding data and applications growth, Riverbed, the leader in AIOps for observability, has announced …