June 16, 2021
Amazon Fintech Lab to foster innovation in payment services at DIFC Innovation Hub
The Amazon Fintech Lab has been designed with the specific intention of supporting innovation in fintech through networking and collaborating with DIFC’s community of SMEs, financial institutions and start-ups throughout an ongoing program of events during which different stakeholders and teams will be hosted in a variety of forums to discuss the different payment pain-points .
June 14, 2021
The technology products will be built by professionals outside IT by 2024
Technology providers are now finding themselves increasingly entering markets related to, or in competition with, nontechnology providers, including innovative firms in financial services and retail. The latter is creating IT-driven solutions with more ambition as part of digital transformation.
June 13, 2021
BackdoorDiplomacy attacks diplomats in Africa and the Middle East
BackdoorDiplomacy shares tactics, techniques, and procedures with other Asia-based groups. Turian likely represents a next stage evolution of Quarian, the backdoor last observed in use in 2013 against diplomatic targets in Syria and the United States.
May 4, 2021
ESET uncovers EmissarySoldier
LuckyMouse APT group compromised government networks and private companies (telco, media and banks) in Central Asia and the Middle East.
April 20, 2021
Cloud BI: Tech Aspects of Regulatory Compliance
Only a decade ago, email was the bread and butter of business communication, today companies talk to their customers and partners, via the likes of LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat, Skype, Slack, Basecamp, and so on. And this trend is visible in numerous industries. Patients schedule their appointments via Facebook, local police departments brief the public via Twitter.
April 18, 2021
Worldwide PC shipments grew 32% in Q1 of 2021, says Gartner
While Gartner does not include Chromebooks in its traditional PC market results, Chromebook shipments grew by triple digits in the first quarter of 2021, compared to a year ago, with growth primarily driven by investment among educational institutions in North America.