Archive for author: G-Forum

Rabih Itani, Country Manager UAE, Vectra AI.
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Unified national framework to be followed by every enterprise

In 2020, as lockdowns were put in place and workers retreated to their homes in droves, bad actors struck. While economies worldwide spiralled downwards, the volume of cyber-incidents took the opposite trajecto...

Lucy Kerner, Director, Security Global Strategy and Evangelism, Red Hat.
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Managing risks and performance at the Edge

Despite being a relatively new technology term, edge computing has already established itself. It has not taken long for businesses to understand the benefits of locating their compute services right where appl...

Mike Ramsey, research vice president at Gartner.
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Lessons learned from chip shortages will drive automakers to become tech companies says Gartner

By 2025, chip shortages and trends such as electrification and autonomy will drive 50% of the top 10 automotive original equipment manufacturers to design their own chips, according to Gartner. As a result, it ...

Senior IT Security Experts are less likely to be fired after cybersecurity breaches in 2021
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Senior IT, IT security, C-level executives equally likely to be exposed to dismissals finds Kaspersky

There is a positive trend in how organizations respond to cybersecurity breaches from an HR perspective, according to a recent Kaspersky study. In 2021 across the META region, though the number slightly increas...

Ashraf Koheil, Director of Business Development, Middle East & Africa at Group-IB.
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Group-IB uncovers worldwide scam targeting users in 90+ countries including UAE, Oman, Qatar

Group-IB, has uncovered a worldwide scam campaign targeting users in over 90 countries all around the world, including the UAE, Oman, and Qatar. The fraudsters employ the tried and tested technique with fake su...

US National Institute of Standards searching for quantum computers to break cryptographic standards
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US National Institute of Standards searching for quantum computers to break cryptographic standards

Concerns about the potential for quantum computers to break existing cryptographic standards have inspired a broad search for new alternatives. These post-quantum cryptosystems will need to be robust against at...

Policymakers can impact connectedness of their country indicates DHL survey
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Policymakers can impact connectedness of their country indicates DHL survey

In a special report on the 10th anniversary of the DHL Global Connectedness Index, DHL and the NYU Stern School of Business highlight strong links between global connectedness and prosperity. The United Arab Em...

IGOAI organises virtual summit on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
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IGOAI organises virtual summit on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

International Group of Artificial Intelligence – IGOAI in association with the Global CIO Forum organised a virtual summit on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education on 23rd December 2021. The conference fo...

James Brindley, Managing Director and Partner, BCG
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Saudi e-commerce market grows 30% driven by apparel, electronics, appliances finds BCG

As Saudi Arabia makes sustained progress towards its 2030 Vision, the Kingdom’s e-commerce market has witnessed rapid growth in recent years. Driven predominantly by apparel, electronics, and appliances, e-comm...

Rob Garf, Vice-President and GM of Retail, Salesforce
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Global online sales hits $275B up 2% according to Salesforce’s annual Cyber Week report

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, released its annual Cyber Week report, which analyses shopping data from over one Billion shoppers on the Salesforce Customer 360 platform and activity across commerce, mar...