Archive for author: G-Forum

Alain-Penel
COVID-19

How to secure cloud access for remote workers

Businesses across the region are now in the process of rapidly enabling teleworking and remote productivity solutions to maintain business and operational continuity with high levels of security. This can be a ...

Feeding-Food
COVID-19

Coronavirus pandemic threatens to plunge millions in Arab region into poverty and food insecurity

And the pandemic could also bump up the number of undernourished people there by some two million. Current estimates show that there are some 101.4 million in the region who already live in poverty, according t...

working-together
COVID-19

WHO receives overwhelming pro-bono support from technology companies

WHO has received overwhelming pro-bono support from technology companies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, 30 of the world’s leading digital technology experts gathered in a virtual roundtable to help a...

Airbus
COVID-19

Airbus A350-1000 deployed in fight against COVID-19

Airbus continues to purchase and supply millions of face masks from China, the large majority of which will be donated to governments of the Airbus home countries, namely France, Germany, Spain and the UK. An A...

Robert-Huber
COVID-19

How to secure a work-from-home organisation

Over the last few days, a slew of people have texted or called me for practical guidance on how to secure a global, work-from-home organisation. So, I crafted this short-ish article, mostly as a public service ...

Polution
COVID-19

COVID-19 is not a silver lining for the climate, says UN Environment chief

“The global coronavirus pandemic, which has already caused unimaginable devastation and hardship, has brought our way of life to an almost complete halt. The outbreak will have profound and lasting economic and...

Protection-from-mask
COVID-19

CDC releases FAQs on face coverings

This document is intended to address frequently asked questions about cloth face coverings Why do you need to wear cloth face coverings? In light of new data about how COVID-19 spreads, along with evidence of w...

unicef
COVID-19

WHO and UNICEF to jointly launch COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

WHO and UNICEF today announced an agreement to work together on COVID-19 response, through the historic COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund powered by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundati...

WHO
COVID-19

UN chief urges unity in mobilising ‘every ounce of energy’ to defeat coronavirus pandemic

Ten days ago, António Guterres called for an immediate global ceasefire to help people in war-torn regions receive life-saving aid to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “We know the pandemic is having profound soc...

Ned-Baltagi
COVID-19

SANS announces CyberCast training event for ME cyber security professionals

SANS Institute, the global leader in cyber security training and certifications, has announced SANS Middle East April 2020 CyberCast, a hands-on, virtual event to be held from April 11 to April 16, 2020. The we...