Nir Zuk, Founder and Chief Technology officer at Palo Alto Networks

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

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

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...

Sherif Nour, Head of IT and Academic Computing at The Africa Institute

Student enrolments drives migration to scale out systems

Established in 2018, The Africa Institute in Sharjah, UAE, is an interdisciplinary academic research institute dedicated to the study, research, and documentation of Africa and the African diaspora. As the only...

Alexander van ’t Riet, CEO, Mai Dubai

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

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...

Kirt Barooah, Middle East Business Development, AssessTech

Moving towards digitisation of railway networks

As members and rail companies within the GCC move towards the future, what can they do to further optimise networks and enhance customer experience? GCC members, in particular UAE, have highlighted their aspira...

25+ speakers, panelists participate at Global CISO Forum’s annual GCC Security Symposium 2022

25+ speakers, panelists participate at Global CISO Forum’s annual GCC Security Symposium 2022

On May 17, the sixth edition of the GCC Security Symposium and CISO Awards 2022 presented by Global CISO Forum and GEC Media Group was successfully held at Conrad Hotel Dubai, UAE. The annual mega event continu...

Yolandi Esterhuizen, Registered Tax Practitioner & Director Product Compliance, Sage Africa & Middle East

Yolandi Esterhuizen at Sage gives seven tips on how SMBs can run an efficient payroll

Small and Medium Businesses with lean operations and small teams struggle to stay on top of time-consuming payroll management processes in a fast-moving, digitally transforming society. The consequences of gett...

Natalja Kissina, HR VP for Gulf countries, Schneider Electric

Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up

Natalja Kissina serves as Vice President, Human Resources for Gulf countries. In her own words, she is fortunate to have built a career that brings with it a sense of accomplishment and fulfilment. It is lucky ...