Ingram Micro has announced the appointment of Marc Kassis as Cyber Security Director. With this appointment the company has launched its Cyber Security business practice for the META region.

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.

Carbon Black buys Confer for next-gen anti-virus
Carbon Black has announced that it acquired Confer to boost its protection for network endpoints using a behavioural form of antivirus combined with cloud analysis of threats rather than traditional signature-based software.
Device advice
Mobile is the new endpoint in IT. Getting the job done using mobile devices as you move around has brought in its wake many benefits and improved productivity to organisations in the Middle East. Here is how to protect mobile devices and data.

Under siege
There has been a dramatic increase in cyberattacks on critical infrastructure but regional organisations remain unprepared.

Future perfect
John McCarthy, who coined the term, defined Artificial Intelligence as ‘the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.’ Recently, intelligent machines – their creators, specifically – have taken leaps and bounds when it comes to meeting humans as equals in terms of processing power and the ability to make informed decisions.
Three’s the magic number
Westcon-Comstor is flaunting a range of its security services in its third outing at GISEC. Chief among them are its logistics, cloud and flexible finance solutions.
Westcon-Comstor to showcase offerings at GISEC
The company will showcase its recently ramped up services solutions portfolio as well as the latest innovations in the secnurity space from two of its key vendor partners Kaspersky Lab and Firemon.

Westcon-Comstor Security Practice to showcase offerings at GISEC
The company will showcase its recently ramped up services solutions portfolio as well as the latest innovations in the security space from two of its key vendor partners Kaspersky Lab and Firemon.

Westcon-Comstor to demo latest offerings at GISEC
The company will showcase its recently ramped up services solutions portfolio as well as the latest innovations in the security space from two of its key vendor partners Kaspersky Lab and Firemon.
Paladion focuses on active innovation for cyber defence
Paladion to focus on how enterprises can move to a predictive cyber defense model using security frameworks that actively and continuously adapt to the changing threat landscape.

Paladion concludes its cybersecurity conference in Qatar
Paladion announced that it successfully concluded its cyber security conference in Doha, Qatar along with Kaspersky Labs.

Inside job
These days, the threat landscape for most companies is massive. But while there is a litany of outside threats that their security teams need to worry about, there is often an even greater danger much closer to home.

Risky business
On a recent trip to Dubai, Kaspersky Lab’s CEO and Founder Eugene Kaspersky took time out to tell James Dartnell about his greatest cybersecurity concerns for 2016, and the prospects for better threat defence in the enterprise and consumer spaces.

The six pillars of next-gen endpoint protection
Advancements in attack evasion techniques are making new threats extremely difficult to detect. To keep up, a new security model that uses a different approach to the traditional “evidence of compromise” process is needed.
Software AG appoints new Alliance and Channel Director
Software AG has announced the appointment of Ghassan Darri as Alliance and Channel Director for the Middle East and Turkey to further accelerate the adoption of its Digital Business Platform and bolster its growth initiatives.

Hacking Team zero-day used in new Darkhotel attacks
According to recent reports, files and tools owned by the Hacking Team that has been leaked previously has now been repurposed by a cyber-espionage group targeting luxury hotels.

The big migration
Ovanes Mikhailov, Managing Director, Middle East, Kaspersky Lab, shares insight on the top security issues IT leaders need to consider when migrating to a new OS.

Symantec uncovers Morpho hacking activities
A cyber espionage group has targeted high-profile technology, Internet, commodities and pharmaceutical companies in the US, Europe and Canada, reports Symantec.

Bad behaviour
Companies can spend untold funds on the latest security software, keep their firewalls and security infrastructure up-to-date, monitor networks, and employ the highest level of IT talent all in the name of security. However, it can all be rendered useless by one simple thing – employees choosing to ignore basic regulations.