Lawrence Pingree, VP Analyst at Gartner, explains that spending on cloud security is rising due to increasing cloud usage and emerging threats. By 2027, cloud investigations will dominate incident reports, necessitating advanced technologies for CISOs to ensure data and infrastructure security.Read More…
Proofpoint released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which explores key challenges, expectations and priorities of chief information security officers (CISOs) worldwide. The 2024 report draws attention to a notable trend: while fears of cyber attacks remain high, CISOs in the UAE demonstrate increasing confidence in their abilityRead More…
Dynatrace released its annual CISO survey. “The state of application security in 2024” reveals that organizations are struggling with internal communication barriers, which hinder their ability to address cybersecurity threats. The results indicate that CISOs in the Middle East, exactly like their counterpartsRead More…
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…
Only 33% of organisations in the UAE consider cyber resilience a top priority, and just 15-19% of CISOs in the Emirates regularly test their recovery plans, according to new research from Palo Alto Networks and IDC Research. This result is significantly lower than the average among all surveyed countries (28%)Read More…
Dubai based AZCOM IT Distribution has announced a new partnership with Seceon, a leading provider of comprehensive protection, detection and response platform. Seceon enables CIO’s, CISO’s, MSP’s, MSSP’s to reduce their cyber threat risks and their security stack complexity while greatly improving their ability to detect and block threats andRead More…
By 2026, organisations that operationalise artificial intelligence (AI) transparency, trust and security will see their AI models achieve a 50% improvement in terms of adoption, business goals and user acceptance, according to Gartner, Inc. Speaking at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit in London, Mark Horvath, VP Analyst at Gartner said, “CISOs can’t let AIRead More…
Deepti Gopal, Director Analyst at Gartner highlights that the old approach for hiring and retaining cybersecurity talent needs to change and suggests a new talent management life cycle framework for CISOsRead More…
