Despite the global rise in Ransomware and malware, a recent report showed that 91 percent of assessed UAE-based organizations had …
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Dubai enters phase one of emirate-wide strategy to go paperless
Smart Dubai has broken ground on the first phase of implementing the Dubai Paperless Strategy, which seeks to digitise internal and external transactions at government entities and save time and effort for employees and customers alike.0 8668
Bahrain Bourse turns to AWS cloud to enhance performance
Bahrain Bourse has announced that it has started migrating to Amazon Web Services (AWS) due to the increased availability and security it will get and to increase its application speed and performance, while reducing operational costs.
Chinese smart home solutions firm exposes 2 billion user logs
A Chinese smart home solutions provider has been leaking billions of logs from devices managed via the company’s cloud platform, exposing a range of sensitive information about their users, according to recent report by ESET.
How partners can optimise Synology’s NAS offerings
Nick Jheng, regional manager, Middle East, Synology elaborates on the firm’s channel strategy and how partners can best capitalise its …
Four out of 10 consumers would give up social media to guarantee lifetime data privacy
Almost half (47 percent) of consumers in META would give up their social media accounts to guarantee their data remains private for the rest of their life, according to a recent study by Kaspersky Lab.
Middle East firms fail to adopt behavioural analytics: Forcepoint
Research from global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint found organisations are not using behavioural analytics to identify and prevent cyber-attacks even though they believe this is a crucial step to effectively stop breaches.
Gemalto to empower secure and unique identities globally
Gemalto, a Thales company, has launched its Identity Management System (IDMS) aimed at helping governments address the challenges posed by a world in which over one billion people have no official ID.
Bahrain British Business Forum spotlights personal data protection law
Bahrain British Business Forum’s (BBBF) special interest group (SIG) for legal professionals has recently hosted a panel discussion focusing on the new personal data protection law.
Evolve 2019: Is your business GDPR compliant?
Data is the new oil and is it fueling how major industries on a global scale function, although managing the …
UAE green lights Uber and Careem deal
UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori has issued a ministerial decision approving the upcoming acquisition of Careem by global firm Uber.