CyberArk has appointed Andy Parsons as Director for the EMEA Financial Services & Insurance (FSI) Vertical. Andy will lead efforts to strengthen CyberArk’s presence across the region, as financial institutions continue to invest in identity security and modernise their infrastructure. His appointment reinforces CyberArk’s focus on supporting financial services andRead More…
ESET researchers discovered that the Iran-aligned threat group BladedFeline has targeted Kurdish and Iraqi government officials in a recent cyber-espionage campaign. The group deployed a range of malicious tools discovered within the compromised systems,Read More…
Researchers at the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) have identified and helped resolve a critical issue in a widely used U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) tool for validating encryption technologies. The resolution enhances the reliability of encryption systems used worldwide.Read More…
Splunk released its “State of Security 2025” global research report, highlighting the mounting challenges faced by Security Operations Centers (SOCs). The report uncovers the pain points that mire down organizations and open their doors to threats – 46% of respondentsRead More…
Akamai Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with Cloudinary under which its next-generation Video Manager solution will be powered by Cloudinary. The new alliance brings Cloudinary’s AI-powered video solution to Akamai Video Manager customers to make video management and delivery easier by alleviating common video challenges, including performance optimization and time-intensiveRead More…
K-Soft, a YBA Kanoo Enterprise, recently hosted an executive-level technology event in partnership with F5. The event took place at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay and welcomed senior representatives from Bahrain’s financial services, government, and aviation sectors. The gathering underscored the critical role of public-private collaboration in advancing Bahrain’sRead More…
Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arab Open University (AOU) aimed at fortifying cybersecurity resilience, building digital trust, and supporting the sustained evolution of secure digital learning in the region’s education sector. Headquartered in Kuwait, AOU is a pioneering non-profitRead More…
Trend Micro has announced its adoption of the NVIDIA Agentic AI Safety blueprint, enhancing foundational security to help ensure customers’ AI systems are protected across their full development and deployment lifecycle. Kevin Simzer, COO at Trend: “Global organizations are racing to innovate with agentic AI systems, and there’s a critical needRead More…
