Gemalto, a world leader in digital security, has released the latest findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that 2.6 billion records were stolen, lost or exposed worldwide in 2017, an 88% increase from 2016. While data breach incidents decreased by 11%, 2017 was the first year publicly disclosed breaches surpassed more than two billion […]

Despite the popularity of SaaS security solutions, Ashraf Sheet, Regional Director Middle East and Africa at ‎Infoblox, argues that a hybrid approach is the best prevention against cyberattacks. Are Software-as-a-Solution (SaaS) security solutions truly the panacea they are publicised to be? The answer is, it depends on how the SaaS solution is architected. A majority […]

Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, has announced Christina Van Houten has joined the firm’s leadership team as the new Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, Christina will drive corporate development, product management and market strategy as part of building out Mimecast’s leading email security, archive and cyberresilience cloud platform. “Almost every […]

By Gregg Petersen, Regional Sales Vice President, Middle East and Africa, Veeam Software You’ve probably heard a lot about the new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). And that’s understandable. The run up to it has been a long, drawn-out process  beginning way back in 2012, when the European Commission proposed a comprehensive reform of […]

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has announced that its award-winning HID Mobile Access solution is one of the industry’s first mobile access offerings to be ISO 27001 certified. A widely-known and accepted international security standard, ISO 27001 serves as an information security management systems framework that specifies security best practices, establishes […]

Mohammed Al-Moneer, Regional Director for MENA at A10 Networks, argues that good identity hygiene and analytics are key to cloud security.  As cloud computing has matured, the benefits it delivers to organisations of all sizes are undeniable. Companies are enjoying agility, scale and speed like never before. And cloud adoption shows no signs of slowing. […]

Kuwait’s Central Agency for Information Technology (CAIT), in partnership with cybersecurity specialists Kaspersky Lab and regional IT specialists, Diyar, has hosted a cybersecurity conference. The inaugural Cyber Defence Conference – which took place at the Radisson Blue Hotel in the Kuwaiti capital – aims to raise cybersecurity awareness in different industries in Kuwait and enhance […]

Citrix has announced a new analytics service which will simplify IT infrastructure and provide visibility into company-wide user and entity behaviour, system security, performance and operations. Using machine learning and artificial intelligence to detect anomalous behaviour and potential threats, Citrix is now able to deliver actionable intelligence from the information gathered via its cloud services […]

McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, has announced its third annual cloud adoption and security report, Navigating a Cloudy Sky: Practical Guidance and the State of Cloud Security. The report outlines the current state of cloud adoption, the primary concerns with private and public cloud services, security implications and the evolving impact of Shadow IT for […]

South African cryptocurrency exchanges are on the increase promising favourable rates and other value-added services to those looking to venture into these digital assets. Claude Schuck, Regional Manager for Africa at Veeam, says we need to carefully consider the impact that cryptocurrencies will have on availability strategies. When I was a child, the prospect of […]