SANS Institute has announced two training events in Saudi Arabia. Set to transform the cybersecurity education landscape, SANS Khobar (February 10-15, 2024) and SANS Riyadh Spring (February 24 – March 7, 2024) come at a time when the Kingdom proudly stands as a global cybersecurity frontrunner, securing the second rankRead More…
Nearly half (45%) of organisations in the UAE suffered a cyberattack or incident that prevented access to data last year, according to the 2023 Dell Technologies Global Data Protection Index survey of 1,000 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) and 500 IT security decision-makers. Respondents report that IT disruption is commonplace, with theRead More…
With 2023 behind us, 2024 is set to feature an astonishing landscape of change for organisations across the Middle East. In light of the region’s race towards digitalization, Positive Technologies, a leader in the result-driven approach towards cybersecurity, has revealed its annual predictions for the most anticipated in technological advancementsRead More…
Middlesex University (MDX) Dubai announces that it has partnered with Fortinet by joining its Academic Partner Programme. The alliance marks a significant step forward in the university’s commitment to elevating cybersecurity education. As part of the Fortinet Training Institute, the Academic Partner Programme is focused on equipping the workforce of the future,Read More…
SentinelOne has agreed to acquire PingSafe. The acquisition of PingSafe’s cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP), when combined with SentinelOne’s cloud workload security and cloud data security capabilities, is expected to provide companies with a fully integrated platform that drives better coverage, hygiene and automationRead More…
Cybersecurity leader SonicWall has announced the acquisition of Banyan Security, a provider of security service edge (SSE) solutions for the modern workforce.Read More…
What does 2024 look through a cybersecurity lens? F5 Labs delves in… As we peer into the future of cybersecurity, our predictions underscore the need for continuous adaptation and innovation in defending against evolving cyber threats. Whether it’s addressing the socioeconomic disparities in cybersecurity resilience, fortifying edge computing environments, orRead More…
By David Warburton (additional contributions by Shahnawaz Backer, Samantha Borer, Remi Cohen, Jim Downey, Malcolm Heath, Tafara Muwandi, Keiron Shepherd, Sander Vinberg) How times have changed! Looking back at our 5 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023 there was not a single mention of AI. And yet, here we are wrapping up 2023 (pun very muchRead More…
