du and its customers will benefit from a 5G RAN network that will enhance versatility, improve capacity, increase cost efficiency and future-proof technology developments.

TECHx spoke with Haider Pasha, Chief Security Officer at Palo Alto Networks, Middle East and Africa (MEA) to learn about current cybersecurity threats for businesses, cybersecurity in remote working – and risks on social media.

While Middle East governments are rolling out their vaccination campaigns at an accelerated pace, even in the post-COVID world, IT decision making processes will remain forever altered as businesses adapt to new technical challenges, new ways of working, and new attitudes towards privacy and security.
Against this backdrop, here are Riverbed’s IT Predictions for 2021

Protecting consumer personal information is the top driver for deploying encryption in the Middle East region (67% of respondents), 13% higher than the global average.

The design of 5G networks — with its ability to allow millions of devices in high-density settings — can enable smart supply chains, autonomous transportation, smart manufacturing, mass adoption of the internet of things (IoT) and much more.