George Eapen, CISO of GE in the region talks about the challenges, opportunities and changing role of today’s Chief Information Security Officer.
Four billion people will be at risk to cyber-attacks by 2020
The annual cost of damages caused by cybercrimes is expected to reach $6 trillion by 2021, according to a recent industry report. 0 2910What’s next in the world of malware: Sophos’ trends and predictions
Harish Chib, vice president, Middle East and Africa, Sophos, reviews the most prominent risks from 2017, and what we can expect in 2018.
Looking ahead: IBM Resilient’s top three cybersecurity predictions for 2018
The last 12 months have been action-packed in the world cybersecurity. Ted Julian, VP Product Management and Co-Founder of Resilient, IBM, shares cybersecurity predictions for 2018.
US official says North Korea is ‘directly responsible’ for WannaCry attacks
“The attack was widespread and cost billions, and North Korea is directly responsible,” wrote Homeland Security adviser to President Donald Trump Tom Bossert.
Microsoft spotlights intelligent cybersecurity at second CISO forum
“Cyber troublemakers are devious and creative. We have to think like them, to anticipate their attack vectors and behaviours; only then can we secure that which matters most: our precious digital assets,” said Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO and Founder of CQURE Inc.
Rise of the machines: How AI tech can help build stronger security defences
As AI tech transform modern IT systems, how can organisations leverage them to build better defences and stay on top of cybersecurity incidents?
ForeScout expands distribution partnership with StarLink
StarLink has expanded its distribution agreement with ForeScout Technologies into Turkey. The distributor will now sell ForeScout’s technology through its …
Irene Corpuz on addressing IT security skills gap and investment hurdles
Irene Corpuz, section head, Planning and IT Security, Western Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi, discusses why regional CISOs should focus on communicating IT security risks in a language that business leaders understand.
NBF’s Hariprasad Chede: “Everybody is responsible for IT security”
National Bank of Fujairah CISO Hariprasad Chede discusses why every member of an organisation should take responsibility when it comes to IT security.
Poor cybersecurity hygiene, risky apps enable destructive attacks
Fortinet has announced the findings of its latest Global Threat Landscape Report, which revealed that poor cybersecurity hygiene and risky application usage enables destructive worm-like attacks to take advantage of hot exploits at record speed.