According to Michael Heywood: “We’ll see supply chain attacks continue to rise over next year as threat actors search for weak links in software supply-chains, targeting software used widely and globally, or by specific company.”

Acer came up with a broad list of eco-friendly products with the Vero series, including PCs, the Acer Aspire Vero laptop for consumers and the Acer TravelMate Vero laptop for businesses.

“As GCC institutions look to work with secure and trusted technology providers, this validation highlights the unique benefits of our services for customers, providing them with secure managed cloud services,” said Adam Wolf, Director, BIOS.

These new modules provide the same performance as the rest of the XLR8 series, but with a low-profile aluminium heat spreader for applications where space is at a premium.

The two new cloud zones allow companies in KSA to keep all their data within the borders of the country, which meets with compliance requirements for many business sectors.