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“Don’t mess with our elections”: hackers warn Iran
The attack has disrupted data centres in Iran and has reportedly been launched in multiple countries as well. The hackers have left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday. 0 3201
Splunk report shows observability is a major business catalyst
Findings show observability boosts employee productivity for nearly three‑quarters of respondents, and for nearly two‑thirds, it drives revenue growth and helps shape product roadmaps.
Cisco and Comstor executives discuss their strategic priorities for Qatar
Hasan Khan – General Manager, Cisco Qatar, Sameena Naaz – Distribution Account Manager, Cisco Emerging Gulf & Qatar and Renton D’Souza, Vice President, Comstor MEA, discuss their roles as digital transformation enablers for Qatar in this exclusive interview.
Cisco and IBM embark on a quantum computing effort
Cisco and IBM’s collaboration on network distributed quantum computing will involve researching ways to transmit qubits over long distances.
“The Talos data shows how quickly attackers exploit vulnerabilities in public-facing applications.” – Fady Younes, Cisco
The highly-anticipated Cisco Talos Report has shown that public-facing applications are increasingly becoming a prime target for cybercriminals. A positive …
AMD, Cisco, and HUMAIN form joint venture to deliver AI infrastructure
Joint venture to deliver up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030, starting with a 100 MW deployment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to power the Global AI ecosystem with cost-efficient, high-performance infrastructure.
The Cisco 360 Partner Program helps partners to maximise profitability
Co-designed with Cisco partners, the program introduces new specialisations, bonuses, and resources to help partners deliver the full power of Cisco’s innovation.
Bringing partner information together with one centralised tool
Rashad Baradi, Country Distribution Manager, Cisco – KSA and Sherif Azzam, Business Unit Manager, Comstor – KSA, explore the role of Cisco’s new Partner Experience Platform and how it centralises every piece of critical partner information into a single interface.
Agentic AI on the rise in the UAE, according to Cisco report
Cisco AI Readiness Index 2025: 92% of UAE Organisations Plan Agentic AI Deployment and Over Half of Organisations Invest in Data Center Capacity to Support Soaring AI Adoption.
Cisco unveils Unified Edge Platform for real-time AI workloads
As an extension of Cisco’s leading AI compute and networking portfolio, Unified Edge enables real-time inferencing for agentic and physical AI workloads at the edge, where data is created and processed, bringing AI to life for enterprises.