Necip Ozyucel, Cloud and Enterprise Business Solutions Lead, Microsoft Gulf, tells Intelligent CIO what he believes are the current barriers to digital transformation in the Middle East and how can CIOs overcome these. Digitalisation has become imperative for companies worldwide as smart adoption of technologies can help organisations reinvent their business models, achieve major operational […]

Cybersecurity specialists are realising more and more the growing danger of application layer threats to a network. While there is no denying the need to remain aware of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, application layer attacks are very difficult to detect and provide little or no advanced warning before attacking your applications. This is […]

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, has announced the latest version of its next-generation Sophos XG Firewall that delivers a breakthrough in network traffic visibility. Using Synchronized Security to obtain information from the endpoint, XG Firewall can identify, classify and allow the control of all previously unknown applications active on the network, […]

Cashaa, the blockchain-based banking platform, has partnered with Airbitz to ensure the highest levels of security for its easy-to-use global financial services. Cashaa, which aims to provide access to financial services for the billions of unbanked, uses blockchain technology to enable value transfer, without the end user having to come into contact with cryptocurrency themselves. […]

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, believes waiting for digital threats to materialise will soon be consigned to history as we enter a new age of predictive cyber security capability able to ward off cyber threats even before they occur. Digital Vision for Cyber Security offers a range of expert views on the scale […]

There is no question that the Internet of Things (IoT) has revolutionised commerce, providing service providers with a direct, vibrant and immediate channel of interaction with customers – and immediate gratification for consumers! However, the Internet is under threat from evolving cyberthreats and IoT security is of growing concern to the market. This is according […]

Article by Chris Bullock, Managing Principal at SecureWorks Cruising the Internet can be harmful if you don’t follow best security practices. The good news is you don’t need to be a cybersecurity pro to employ smart online safety habits that can go a long way in guarding against online crime. Cybersecurity best practices make up […]

XON and NEC Africa will launch their joint Cyber Defence Operation Centre (CDOC) on 6 November. The centre will be the only such facility from a single service provider in Africa that offers end-to-end physical and cyber defence services, with all the underlying IT infrastructure necessary for a turnkey solution. The launch will be to […]

CA Southern Africa has announced that the completion of CA Technologies acquisition of Veracode, a leader in securing web, mobile and third party applications across the software development life cycle, has added to its growing security and DevOps portfolio, making them a leader in DevSecOps. The combination of CA’s portfolio with Veracode will establish CA […]

Bitdefender, a leading global cybersecurity technology company protecting 500 million users worldwide, have announced a licensing agreement for some of its proven anti-malware technologies with WatchGuard Technologies, Inc., a leader in advanced network security solutions. WatchGuard and Bitdefender now offer a fully integrated solution that provides award-winning anti-malware protection at the gateway – purpose-built for […]