Sherrod DeGrippo, Vice President of Threat Research and Detection at Proofpoint.

TA2541 persistent threat to transportation, logistics, travel, says Sherrod DeGrippo at Proofpoint

Proofpoint, has tracked the TA2541 threat – a persistent cybercriminal actor that distributes various remote access trojans targeting the aviation, aerospace, transportation, and defense industries, among...

Bart Willemsen, research vice president at Gartner.

Privacy budgets increased from $1.7M to $2M in 2021 and expected to increase further finds Gartner

By 2025, privacy lawsuits and claims related to biometric information processing and cyber-physical systems will have resulted in over $8 billion in fines and settlements, according to Gartner. “Autonomous vehi...

Majed Al Suwaidi, Managing Director of Dubai Media City

in5 offers dedicated space for angel investors, venture capitalists, institutional investors

in5, TECOM Group’s enabling platform for entrepreneurs in tech, design and media, has announced the introduction of a brand-new dedicated space to accommodate angel investors, venture capitalists and institutio...

Ayhan Kamil, Chief Commercial Officer, Astra UTM

Dubai using Astra UTM’s SkyCommander, SkyTrax for tracking of commercial drones

The Astra UTM platform, founded in 2015, now supports more than 30,000 drone operators across the world in safely and efficiently planning and managing their flights. Thanks to Astra’s ground-breaking commercia...

Vineeta Singh, Co-Founder and CEO, Sugar Cosmetics

Sugar for the bold and independent

By Vineeta Singh From being a digital-only company to 35K+ outlets across 500 cities, Sugar Cosmetics and its founder Vineeta Singh have covered a lot of ground. When Sugar Cosmetics started its operations in 2...

Technology Innovation Institute is scaling swarms of simple robots in concert with smarter ones

Technology Innovation Institute is scaling swarms of simple robots in concert with smarter ones

Researchers at the Technology Innovation Institute in the UAE are developing a new paradigm for teaching robot swarms how to allocate themselves to tasks efficiently. The ideas could spark interest in better wa...

Kim Grauer, Director of Research at Chainalysis.

Cryptocurrency laundered by cybercriminals increased 30% YoY reaching $8.6B finds Chainalysis

Following significant growth of both legitimate and illicit cryptocurrency activity in 2021, new research by Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, has revealed that the amount of cryptocurrency laundered b...

Selina Bieber, General Manager, Turkey and MENA, GoDaddy.

50%+ UAE businesses to enhance online presence and sales activity in 2022 finds GoDaddy

Overall outlook for a post-COVID period is positive 65% of UAE entrepreneurs surveyed believe they will emerge stronger than before GoDaddy announced results of its MENA Survey 2021 where nearly half of UAE bus...

Gartner Forecasts MENA End-User Spending on Security and Risk Management to Grow 11.2% in 2022

Gartner forecasts regional cloud security will have highest growth at 33+% followed by data security

End-user spending on security and risk management in the Middle East and North Africa region is forecast to total $2.6 billion in 2022, an increase of 11.2% from 2021, according to Gartner. “Cyber-attacks have ...

(Left to Right) Goncalo Mateus, Regional Vice President, Sitecore; Jill Grozalsky Roberson, Director of DX Product Marketing & Evangelism, Sitecore; Paige O’Neill, Chief Marketing Officer, Sitecore.

Digital fatigue amongst largest challenges to be faced says Sitecore’s Jill Grozalsky Roberson

Sitecore revealed its top strategic predictions for 2022, aligning with the latest developments in technology, changes in consumer behavior, and new challenges to face. The predictions for the year revolve arou...