The US might add other airports to its ban restricting passengers from bringing laptops and other electronics into the cabin for certain flights from the Middle East.
News, Security, UAE
Hybrid warfare has altered the security landscape: cybersecurity experts
The blurring of lines between the different modes of warfare and weaponisation of non-military means undermine the foundation of the state is one of the most significant security challenges today, experts said.0 7031
KNPC selects Dell EMC for data protection
Dell EMC has announced that the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) successfully deployed Dell EMC’s storage solutions to drive an “agile and future-ready business.”
Cloud security a top priority for UAE firms
Palo Alto Networks has recently announced the results of its 2017 cloud security survey, coinciding with the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Summit 2017 in Dubai.
Samba resolves banking service outage
Samba Financial Group, Saudi Arabia’s third largest bank, has announced that the technical problems reported recently had been resolved.
McAfee is once again an independent company
Famed anti-virus vendor McAfee is an independent company again as the sale of the majority of the firm to private equity firm TPG became final yesterday.
Gemalto: ME data breaches are up 16.67% compared to 2015
Gemalto has released the findings of the 2016 Breach Level Index (BLI), revealing that Middle East data breaches are up 16.67 percent compared to 2015.
WikiLeaks says, CIA disguised its hacking activities
WikiLeaks has recently released files that allegedly show how the CIA masked its malware attacks.
Microsoft addresses cyber threats with cloud solutions
Microsoft has brought together industry experts and prominent technology decision-makers to demonstrate how Gulf-based organisations can use cloud services to protect themselves against cyber-threats.
US Internet providers pledge not to sell customer data
The three major US Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have pledged to protect the private data of US citizens, days after the US Congress approved legislation reversing Obama administration’s Internet privacy rules.
Global IT security leaders to gather at GISEC 2017
Cybersecurity experts from across the region and globe will come together for the Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC), which will be held from 21st to 23rd May at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).