Saeed Agha, General Manager, Middle East, Palo Alto Networks, discusses the importance of protecting sensitive information.
AccessData partners with Help AG in Gulf
The partnership extends to UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are key growth markets for the company and enables Help AG to offer their market leading cyber security, digital and mobile forensics and e-discovery solutions to regional enterprises.
IDC announces Middle East 2014 IT predictions
IDC has released its predictions for the IT industry in 2014, and said it believes that Middle East spending will exceed $32 billion in the coming year.
Arbor: average Middle East attack is 2.376Gbps
Arbor Networks’ 2013 research of DDoS activity in the Middle East has revealed that the average size of attacks in the region is 2.376Gbps and the average duration of an attack exceeds an hour and ten minutes.
Sophos: SMB managers unaware of IT threats
Sophos has released results of a study which shows some alarming findings on senior management’s knowledge of security procedures in SMBs.
Growth by numbers
CNME catches up with Jean-Luc Lasnier, General Manager, MEA, Orange, to see what part this region is playing in the firm’s ‘Conquests 2015’ strategy.
When payback strikes back for businesses
Corey Nachreiner, CISSP, Director of Security Strategy for WatchGuard Technologies, discusses the act of striking back against cyber criminals. Between …
Centre stage for security
With the world on constant alert for cyber attacks, CIOs and IT decision makers flooded to the Habtoor Grand hotel …
Tech companies a top target for hackers
Technology organisations are among the most frequently attacked by hackers, according to the latest ‘Advanced Cyber Attack Landscape’ report and …
Spanish police say DDoS suspect used a van as a mobile office
The man suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on an anti-spam organisation that caused intermittent Internet hiccups drove …
Computerlinks to distribute Skybox Security
Computerlinks has entered into a distribution partnership with Skybox Security, which provides security risk management solutions for global enterprises. Serving …
To BYOD or not to BYOD?
Resist or go with the flow? The BYOD boom may bring new security challenges but it is the reluctant businesses …
Shifra completes roadshow with Proofpoint, Centrify and Stonesoft
Value-added distributor Shifra has completed a Middle Eastern roadshow with partner-vendors Proofpoint, Centrify and Stonesoft, the firm announced on Saturday. …
North Korea suffers 36-hour Internet outage
Internet connectivity in North Korea was restored on Friday following a 36-hour outage that the country’s official media blamed on …
China, India top malware ‘victims’ in Asia Pacific
China and India were the top two “victim” countries in the Asia Pacific, according to a recent Web threat report. …
Experts slam ‘dangerously unprepared’ IT security managers
Companies with IT security strategies that focus mostly on complying with key standards are dangerously unprepared for emerging cyber threats, …
Malware-as-a-service market sees rise in services
Prices are falling and the number of services is increasing as developers in the online underground compete fiercely for criminals …
FireEye launches new threat protection platform
Security company, FireEye, has announced a new threat protection platform designed to help enterprises deploy new security models to counter …
HP outlines Big Data Security strategy
HP on Monday unveiled its Big Data Security strategy, describing how combining the enterprise search and knowledge management resources from its Autonomy subsidiary …
Dell comes out fighting
Dell executives went on the offensive this week, claiming that the firm can trump Cisco in the information technology security market, as …