November 10, 2022
Cyber-awareness month observed by KPMG in Kuwait
For the second year in a row, KPMG in Kuwait observed Cyber Month to promote a world that is secure online. As part of KPMG's commitment to assisting communities, the company's CSR committee oversaw the implementation of the initiative, which aims to increase young people's understanding of the value of cybersecurity and the impending online hazards.
October 26, 2022
UAE firms keener to invest in the metaverse, IoT and intelligent automation
Organizations in the UAE are outpacing their global counterparts in terms of achieving their digital transformation goals, including investments in IoT, Edge, 5G, and intelligent automation. According to the most recent KPMG UAE Tech Report 2022, the majority (93%) of UAE businesses plan to invest in the metaverse as a result of widespread technology adoption and customer demand.
June 8, 2022
Going passwordless in today’s business venture – How secure is it?
A recent Information Age article further claims that the time is right for passwordless authentication, as “passwordless authentication makes users’ lives easier” and removes the human factor from cybersecurity — where “people just can’t be trusted to set reliable passwords, to change them frequently, to make sure they are strong, and to keep them secure.”
March 16, 2022
5 tips for managing privileged shared accounts
GCC nations have established themselves, of late, as leaders in cyber-readiness. Saudi Arabia was ranked second and the United Arab Emirates was fifth, in the International Telecommunication Union’s Global Cybersecurity Index of 2020. The UAE made particular strides, having leapt from 33rd in the 2019 edition of the index. And yet both Gulf nations saw spikes in cyber incidents.