Senior IT Security Experts are less likely to be fired after cybersecurity breaches in 2021

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Paramita Das, General Manager, Global Marketing and Development, Rio Tinto.

How Rio Tinto is adding consumer trust and sustainability to global mining

Mines and metal products are all around us. Our homes, cars, cell phones, planes, everything we have, have some link or origination from commodities. The pandemic created economic and social disruptions, but th...

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Muhammad Umar Ilyas wins DX Inspire Award at The World CIO 200 Summit in Ajman

As the country partner of The World CIO 200 Summit – Pakistan Edition Loco services has brought a first-of-its-kind platform to Pakistan, for the recognition of Pakistan’s Chief Information Officers at the Inte...

Darwinbox and Global CIO Forum organised a virtual summit at Accelerating business outcomes with Talent Management on 13th December 2021.

Darwinbox holds webinar on Accelerating Business Outcomes with Talent Management webinar

Global CIO Forum in association with Darwinbox organised a webinar on Accelerating business outcomes with Talent Management on 13th December 2021. The webinar focused on how Covid-19 has changed the world works...