August 8, 2021
Hybrid Workforce Needs Cybersecurity Rollout from Day One
Bad actors are taking advantage of the chaotic nature of these times, by launching coronavirus-themed cyber-attacks and impersonating well-known websites that try to provide useful, timely information for the general public. Indeed, COVID-19 has become the subject of choice for phishing and spear-phishing campaigns that seek to take advantage of the heightened level of fear and concern.
August 2, 2021
Hospitality organizations must accelerate digital transformation to secure long-term recovery
Research by Aruba, a HPE company, as of last year the hospitality sector was in a healthy – but not leading – place in its adoption of advanced technologies and moving computing to Edge. Over half of hospitality IT leaders had started to implement trials or applications in areas such as AI (55%), Internet of Things (IoT) (70%) and machine learning (57%).
August 1, 2021
Tenable’s Active Directory security readiness checks to disrupt attacks
Tenable®, Inc. developed 10 foundational configuration checks for its solutions, including Tenable.io, Tenable.sc and both Nessus Professional and Nessus Essentials, assess Microsoft Active Directory security readiness and align remediation efforts based on the threat landscape.
July 29, 2021
Interview with Fortinet’s Alain Penel
TECHx Executive Editor Rabab Zehra spoke with Alain Penel, Regional Vice President – Middle East, Fortinet, about the company's children's book, SD-WAN integration with Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center, remote working solutions, and channel partner initiatives. Let's dig a little deeper into the responses we got.
July 26, 2021
DDoS protection major concern for Middle East service providers
One of the big cyber security challenges brought about by the pandemic with the ‘work from home’ scenario is that it has caused rapid expansion of attack surface. Fifty-one percent of ME service providers have accelerated investment plans in security and this is a relatively low figure considering security, primarily DDoS security, should be a priority for every service provider.
July 22, 2021
Education at the edge of change: Connected without compromise
IT decision makers (ITDMs) in education are being tasked with providing increasingly complex network solutions to respected centres of learning. As they plan for a new term, they must ensure they have robust capabilities in place to respond to three main challenges: managing expanding campus footprints and devices; supporting more sophisticated and frequently hybrid teaching methods and safeguarding users and data against cybercrime.