At Intel Security’s Partner Summit – Ascend 2016, which took place in Mallorca, Spain, the company announced a number of …

Open prospects
Frank Basinski, Director, Partner Programs and Enablement, Red Hat EMEA, explains how open source can be an enabler in the digital era.

Cisco to shed 5,500 jobs
Cisco Systems plans to lay off approximately 7 percent of its global workforce, in a restructuring that will see it further focus on hot IT areas such as the internet of things, security, collaboration, next-generation data centres, and the cloud.

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.

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?

Access denied
Recognising the potential harm of a host of threats brought on by employee naivety, Bahri & Mazroei Trading Company’s IT manager Madhusuthan opted for a fresh security solution to tackle social media overuse and abuse.
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.
Kaspersky Lab releases report on cyberbullying
According to the study Growing Up Online – Connected Kids, conducted by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids & Youth, the consequences of cyberbullying for the majority of young victims of online harassment include serious problems with health and socialisation.

Check Point: Cerber ransomware expands hacker network
Security firm Check Point gained a rare look at the inner workings of the Cerber ransomware and found that its developers are building a network of partners to attack more targets and rake in more cash.

Sony to showcase latest offerings at IBC 2016
Sony has announced that it will return to IBC 2016 this year to showcase its latest product offerings and share insights on the different IT trends impacting the media industry