Santhosh Rao, Senior Vice President, Middle East, Africa and South Asia, ACI Worldwide.
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Real-time payments expected to reach 10%+ of all electronic payments in UAE by 2026

The launch of the UAE’s Instant Payments Platform in Q4 2022 is expected to accelerate the adoption of real-time payments (RTP) across the Emirates and drive substantial economic benefits for businesses a...

Chester Wisniewski, principal research scientist at Sophos.
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Attackers’ greed for higher ransom colliding with hardening of cyber insurance says Chester Wisniewski at Sophos

Sophos, released its annual international survey and review of real-world ransomware experiences in the State of Ransomware 2022. The report shows that 59% of UAE organizations surveyed were hit with ransomware...

Kumaravel Ramakrishnan, Evangelist at ManageEngine.
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Managing IT assets, communication, collaboration now biggest ITSM challenges finds ManageEngine

ManageEngine, the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation, announced results of its survey, The State of ITSM Two Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic, following up on a similar survey conducted in 20...

Michael Dell, Chairman of the VMware Board
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Broadcom to acquire VMware for Approximately $61 Billion in Cash and Stock

Broadcom, a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, and VMware, a leading innovator in enterprise software, announced an agreement under...

Dhrupad Trivedi, president and CEO of A10 Networks
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A10 Networks joins Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, recognised by Frost & Sullivan

As a testament to A10’s technology innovation, Frost & Sullivan recently evaluated A10’s DDoS protection solutions, along with several other vendors, and awarded A10 the “2021 Frost & Sullivan Customer ...

Nir Zuk, Founder and Chief Technology officer at Palo Alto Networks
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Palo Alto urges industry to adopt Zero Trust Network Access 2.0, cites example of Prisma Access

Palo Alto Networks urged the industry to move to Zero Trust Network Access 2.0 — the foundation for a new era of secure access. ZTNA was developed as a replacement for virtual private networks when it became cl...

Martin Tarr, Chief ICT Officer, du
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Integrating AI, multi-cloud services for CISOs

In a world that is constantly changing, du’s product portfolio enables clients to digitise customer journeys, make rapid and precise decisions with artificial intelligence, and automate more of their internal p...

Amit Yoran, Chairman and CEO, Tenable
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Securing US critical infrastructure against Russian cyber threats

Knowing what the threat is, the impact it could have on your systems and how to respond is far more important than knowing where the threat is coming from. Understanding where the threat is coming from is usefu...

Alexander van ’t Riet, CEO, Mai Dubai
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Blending digital transformation, sustainability, marketing

Amidst stiff market competition, Mai Dubai recognises the importance of building a distinct brand that delivers value. Mai Dubai efforts have been geared towards this end and have made it one of the leading ent...

Armin M Warda, FSI EMEA Chief Technologist, Red Hat
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Modernisation of banking applications on mainframes

Applications running on mainframes are finding it harder and harder to compete in the digital economy. Cloud-native fintechs and neo banks are taking market share, powered by the faster innovation cycles and lo...