Stefan Schachinger, Product Manager, Network Security – IoT/OT/ICS at Barracuda, discusses some of the technology trends he expects to develop over the coming year. Recent news about beginning vaccinations gives us hope for a return to our normal lives. But many things have changed in the meantime and many of the changes are going to […]

As we begin a new year, CIOs and CISOs across the region are preparing their strategies and identifying new technology trends, particularly when it comes to securing their networks. Perry Hutton, VP – Africa, Fortinet, talks us through what he believes should be the top IT priorities for the C-suite this year, as well as […]

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced the FortiGate Rugged 60F and FortiGate Rugged 60F with built-in LTE next-generation firewalls, the industry’s first secure SD-WAN appliances certified to perform in Operational Technology (OT) environments. Built for non-environmentally controlled sites, these new ruggedised versions of the FortiGate platform enable the easy […]

Operating with a strong and reliable network infrastructure requires integrating a robust security strategy and is a requirement in today’s technology age. Director of Enterprise and Wholesale at Zain Bahrain, Ali Mustafa, tells us how the company utilised the expertise of Fortinet and its Secure SD-WAN solution in order to offer an improved service to its […]

Fortinet, a global provider of broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, has announced that a commissioned survey conducted by TelecomTV in association with HardenStance and ETSI found broad-based optimism for 5G revenue opportunities among telecom sector respondents, but only if the new 5G services were both more secure and better tailored to key enterprise use […]

As today’s highly competitive and hyper-connected digital marketplace is driving new trends in networking and security, including the rapid adoption of cloud services and IoT devices, Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, Vice President, Global Field CISO Team, Fortinet explains the importance of securing IoT and cloud connections. The hyper-connected, global marketplace of the 21st century has shifted the landscape […]

The retail industry is stepping up its security efforts to restrict the number of shoplifters and improve vigilance. When retail security provider, LiveView, required a Zero Trust solution for its video surveillance offering, it turned to NetFoundry. The challenge facing the retail sector Retailers are feeling increasing pressure from online competition, which necessitates review of […]

Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Sales Director at Fortinet, tells Intelligent CIO how OT environments in the energy and utilities sector can be made secure. As owners and operators of critical infrastructure converge their IT and Operational Technology (OT) departments and systems, they face increased cyber-risk. Threat actors have quickly moved to target newly vulnerable OT systems […]

IT and security teams in Saudi Arabia underestimate the power of the network despite it driving Digital Transformation. Given the increasing strategic focus on the network for delivering connectivity, intrinsic security, and app delivery, more than two thirds (68%) of Saudi Arabian IT heads believe it is really challenging to gain end-to-end visibility of their […]

Kuwaiti FSI leader targets mobile computing and financial services governance in bold Digital Transformation programme. Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing, has announced that Kuwait’s Warba Bank has digitally transformed its financial services and mobile banking using the power of Nutanix’s hyper-converged infrastructure platform. Warba Bank was established in 2010 and currently runs 14 […]