Archive for author: G-Forum

Arafat-Yousef
News & Events

Challenges for IT network in making remote collaboration a reality

The pandemic of 2020 has made the concept of remote teams and remote work collaboration a reality. Previously used by digitally mature and advanced organisations, like high-tech companies, the requirement of en...

Marc-Solomon
News & Events

Extended Detection and Response is gaining traction by expanding its approach

In some of the largest cybersecurity companies in the world, most industry analysts and other security experts are talking about the emergence of Extended Detection and Response, XDR, solutions. Gartner defines...

Jamal-Saleh-and-Mohammed-Darwish-Azad
News & Events

In a first, UAE banks participate in a simulation drill to test cyber resilience

In a first-of-its-kind exercise in the UAE, Central Bank of the UAE, CBUAE, and UAE Banks Federation, UBF, in collaboration with KPMG Lower Gulf conducted a cyber war gaming exercise, a simulation drill designe...

Data-Privacy
News & Events

Breaches in 2021 are poised to expose more data than ever, Acronis research

Acronis has issued a warning that, based on their research of recent cyberattack trends and existing business practices, organisations around the world currently face a global threat to data privacy and securit...

Chris-Triolo
News & Events

Ponemon Institute, FireEye report reveals worsening RoI of SOC investments

FireEye has released the Second Annual Study on the Economics of Security Operations Centres: What is the True Cost for Effective Results? report from Ponemon Institute. The report finds that organisations are ...

Selina-Bieber
News & Events

36% UAE entrepreneurs increased digital marketing activities, GoDaddy 2020 survey

GoDaddy has released the results of its 2020 Entrepreneur Survey, which revealed that small businesses in the UAE are quite agile in adapting to the trying times of 2020. 36% of UAE entrepreneurs have increased...

Mansoor-Hanif
CIO News

Future IT Summit adds Mansoor Hanif of NEOM to its speaker line-up 

Global CIO Forum is pleased to announce Mansoor Hanif as a speaker for its 7th edition of Future IT Summit to be held on March 22. Hanif is the Executive Director of Engineering in the Technology and Digital se...

HE Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi, CEO of AUSE and SRTIP
CIO News

Global CIO Forum announces keynote speaker for Future IT Summit 2021

Global CIO Forum has announced HE Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi as the keynote speaker for Future IT Summit. The event will be held in Sharjah on March 22, 2021 in the presence of key government and private sect...

Reboot Unite CIO Meet at LAVO, Singapore 
CIO News

GCF holds Reboot Unite CIO Meet on wellbeing in Singapore

On January 29, the Global CIO Forum held its Reboot Unite CIO Meet at LAVO in Singapore. The theme of the meeting was wellbeing. The CIOs discussed and shared their experiences on handling stress. They spoke ab...

FITS-2021Social
CIO News

Future IT Summit 2021 will be held on March 22, 2021

GCC’s most awaited and the largest gathering of IT leaders and decision makers, Future IT Summit, is back as a hybrid event. The in-person event will be held in Sharjah, UAE in the presence of key government an...