If there’s a new challenge to overcome, Zubair Ahmed, Head of IT and Business Innovation, Emirates Islamic Bank, is the one who’s likely to take it up.
The worse for malware
Through the advent of mobility, smartphones and tablets are now more dangerous devices to enterprises than laptops and PCs.
Mobile malware continues to proliferate, and at the same time employees are insisting on bringing their personal devices to work.
Gulf Business Machines highlights mobile solutions at Doha event
Gulf Business Machines today used its inaugural Enterprise Mobility event in Doha to highlight how companies and governments can leverage smart phones and tablets.
Polycom: flexibility drives Middle East video conference market
Polycom has released survey results which show that video-conferencing is on the rise, and the Middle East’s main use of it is powered by flexibility.
Amazon releases new tablet software update
Amazon has released the latest software update for its Android-based tablet line.
R&M announces participation in DatacenterDynamics Conference in Riyadh
Reichle & De-Massari is participating in and sponsoring the DatacenterDynamics Conference and Expo taking place in Riyadh in December.
Interactive Intelligence agrees deal to deliver private-labelled OrgSpan
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. has signed an agreement enabling it to offer private-labelled versions of OrgSpan enterprise social communications with its all-in-one cloud and on-premises IP communications software suite.
Spectrami hosts Muscat security workshop
Value-added distributor Spectrami held a Muscat workshop in conjunction with Tenable Network Security which addressed a variety of security concerns.
Spectrami and Tenable conduct TechCafe
It is a workshop to help enterprises identify and respond to security threats and compliance violations.
Financial service industry takes the lead in curing the third party security headache
Conventional third party controls are no longer sufficient to cover the ever-expanding attack surface presented by web and mobile applications developed by service vendors and/or commercial software providers.
Microsoft declares war on cybercrime with new investigative facility
Microsoft is opening a landmark 16,800-square foot (1,560m sq) Cybercrime Centre on its Redmond campus to act as an HQ and anchor point for a network of satellite offices that will collect evidence on malware from every continent, the firm has announced.
Cisco issues grim forecast after falling short in emerging markets
Cisco Systems stunned Wall Street on Wednesday with a gloomy financial forecast it blamed on falling demand in developing countries and transitions in some of its product lines.
The Big Data reshuffle
Can Big Data programmes be run using traditional IT teams, or do organisations need to take a new approach to hiring?
MDM: The ultimate guide
With some commentators labeling the BYOD trend as unstoppable, organisations are now turning to MDM to ensure the security of their networks. But how should MDM be tackled?
Best practices for safely moving data in and out of the cloud
To avoid the fate of the now-defunct Nirvanix’s customers, follow these best practices for safely moving data in and out of the cloud.
Trend Micro clinches DLP award in London
Trend Micro’s Integrated Data Loss Prevention product has won DLP Solution of the Year at the prestigious Computing Security Awards.
FVC highlights new vendors
FVC ramped up its annual participation in GITEX this year, thanks to the addition of four new vendor-partners to its portfolio.
A third of CIOs target CEO or COO as next move
Almost a third of CIOs in the UK are considering the role of COO or CEO as their next career step according to Deloitte’s first international CIO survey, which also suggested pressure is being lifted on the budget constraints of IT departments.
IDC: EMC’s solutions save businesses $3million per year
IDC have released the results of a study which says that EMC’s backup and recovery solutions are measurably improving businesses.
Management vendors race to help move BlackBerry users to Android and iOS
Mobile management vendors including Good Technology and MobileIron are increasing their efforts to pitch Android and iOS as alternatives to BlackBerry, thanks to improved security and management tools.