Phil Muncaster, guest writer at ESET talks about the heavy workloads and the spectre of personal liability for incidents that take a toll on security leaders, so much so that many of them look for the exits. What does this mean for corporate cyber-defenses?Read More…

F5 has announced the appointment of Samir Sherif as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). In this role, Sherif will lead F5’s enterprise cybersecurity strategy and security culture, evolve F5’s security capabilities and resilience, oversee cybersecurity standards and programs for F5’s products and services,Read More…

By Rafi Brenner, Vice President, Information Security, Fortinet. Cybercrime tactics such as phishing and social engineering, commonly used to infect critical systems with malware or ransomware, have reached epidemic levels. And there are no signs of it slowing down. According to Statista, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to increaseRead More…

AZCOM IT Distribution based in Dubai has announced a new partnership with Perception Point. The partnership promises to deliver to CIO’s / CISO’s in The Gulf Countries a very robust and cost-effective solution against the most advanced cyberattacks across their digital footprint. Perception Point’s holistic threat prevention solution, powered byRead More…

Trellix has announced its new Mind of the CISO initiative, bringing global attention to the needs of the CISO community. The collaborative efforts span an inaugural CISO Council, research, and webinars. Trellix’s CISO Council is founded on the principle of information sharing. The council brings together global influential experts toRead More…

Delinea has announced findings from a global survey of IT Security Decision Makers (ITSDMs) from across the globe – including the UAE and Saudi Arabia – revealing the impact of misalignment between the cybersecurity function and wider business. Asked about the Board and C-Suite’s understanding of cybersecurity across the organisation,Read More…