In this issue

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PROACTIVE DEFENCE

DEREK MANKY, CHIEF - SECURITY INSIGHTS AND GLOBAL THREAT ALLIANCES, FORTINET AND AAMIR LAKHANI, GLOBAL SECURITY STRATEGIST AND LEAD RESEARCHER, FORTIGUARD LABS, DISCUSS HOW ORGANISATIONS CAN PREPARE FOR A SURGE IN ATTACKS TARGETING REMOTE WORKERS.

4 mins

STRENGTH IN UNITY

GENETEC REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR MIDDLE EAST FIRAS JADALLA SHARES INSIGHTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE PHYSICAL SECURITY SPACE AND HOW UNIFICATION ENABLES ORGANISATIONS TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT, MAKE BETTER DECISIONS AND STRATEGICALLY RESPOND TO THREATS.

4 mins

3 FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN SECURING YOUR REMOTE WORKFORCE

TONI ELINATI, RVP SALES, META & CEE, BARRACUDA NETWORKS, SHARES INSIGHTS INTO HOW ORGANISATIONS CAN ENSURE THE SECURITY OF THEIR REMOTE WORKFORCE AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.

4 mins

SECURING THE NETWORK

D-LINK MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR HARRISON ALBERT DISCUSSES THE COMPANY’S STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NETWORK SECURITY FIRM GAJSHIELD, AND HOW THEIR COLLABORATION CAN HELP ENTERPRISES PROTECT NETWORKS AND PREVENT DATA LEAKS.

3 mins

PRIME TARGETS

WHALE PHISHING OR CEO FRAUD CAN AFFECT ANY TYPE OF COMPANY, FROM SMALL FAMILY BUSINESSES TO LARGE MULTINATIONALS. INDUSTRY EXPERTS SHARE INSIGHTS INTO HOW THIS CYBERATTACK WORKS AND HOW TO PREVENT IT.

6 mins

GDPR: TWO YEARS ON

THE ENACTMENT OF THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) IN MAY 2018 HAS PUSHED MANY ORGANISATIONS TO RE-THINK THE WAY THEY MANAGE, UTILISE AND PROTECT DATA. WITH ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY FAST APPROACHING, HOW HAS THE REGULATION IMPACTED THE DIGITAL PRIVACY LANDSCAPE AND HOW ARE ENTERPRISES COPING? DANIEL BARDSLEY INVESTIGATES.

6 mins

THE REAL COST OF FIGHTING INSIDER THREATS

AS THE DEFENCE AGAINST INSIDER THREATS IS BROAD, LAYERED AND VARIED, SO TOO ARE THE COSTS INVOLVED, SAYS EMILE ABOU SALEH, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, PROOFPOINT.

4 mins

HIDDEN THREATS

WITH THE INCREASING NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES BRINGING THEIR DEVICES TO WORK AND UTILISING NEW SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS AND CLOUD SERVICES TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY, SHADOW IT IS BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST COMMON PROBLEMS COMPANIES FACE TODAY. SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DANIEL BARDSLEY SPEAKS TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS ON THE RISKS OF SHADOW IT AND HOW ORGANISATIONS CAN MITIGATE THEM.

5 mins

DEFENDING DATA

DATA, SIMPLY PUT, IS BECOMING THE MOST VALUABLE, YET MOST VULNERABLE ASSET FOR ANY ORGANISATION. SAM EMMANUEL, BUSINESS UNIT MANAGER, GULF IT, SHARES INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTION OF DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY STRATEGIES.

4 mins

6 CRITICAL ATTACK VECTORS TO WATCH OUT FOR IN YOUR DATA CENTRE

FOR MANY BUSINESSES, THE DATA CENTRE IS SEEN AS A STRATEGIC ASSET IN THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT BUSINESS ACCELERATION REQUIREMENTS. MATT WALMSLEY, EMEA DIRECTOR, VECTRA, GIVES US A LOWDOWN OF THE MOST CRITICAL ATTACK VECTORS THAT THREAT ACTORS ARE USING AGAINST DATA CENTRES.

4 mins

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