CFOs plans to reach a state of autonomous finance within the next three to six years that will require a significant reshaping of finance team structures to achieve, according to Gartner. “Most finance leaders, including many CFOs, are ill-equipped to identify and address the rapidly evolving digital skills needed inRead More…

This was a weekend of record-breaking DDoS attacks. Over the weekend, Cloudflare detected and mitigated dozens of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. The majority of attacks peaked in the ballpark of 50-70 million requests per second (rps) with the largest exceeding 71 million rps. This is the largest reported HTTP DDoS attack on record, moreRead More…

Clarity AI, the leading global sustainability tech platform, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Tadawul Group, the largest stock exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a market capitalization nearing $3 trillion, to facilitate the education of companies in the Kingdom ofRead More…

TAWAL, an integrated ICT infrastructure provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced the achievement of an important milestone in its international expansion. Following the completion of the acquisition of AWAL Telecom, TAWAL has officially entered the Pakistani market. Led by Juan Pablo Sánchez Anzola, TAWAL Pakistan is nowRead More…

Zoho has announced that in the five years since starting its operations in the UAE, which serves as its Middle East and Africa headquarters, the company has grown 10 times in the country, with a 5-year CAGR of 60%. On the sidelines of Zoholics Dubai, the annual user conference ofRead More…

 Sophos has released details of two expansive, still operational, pig butchering or sha zhu pan rings (elaborate and lengthy financial fraud scams that can cost victims thousands of dollars) that scammers are operating from Asia. One of the rings, based in Hong Kong, involves a fake gold trading marketplace, while theRead More…

BeyondTrust has announced record recurring growth in 2022 and continued innovation through expansion of its identity security platform, acquisition of new customers, and delivery of exceptional customer and employee experiences. Key 2022 highlights include: Accelerating recurring revenue to 80% of total revenue, with greater than 25% YoY ARR and 90%Read More…

Mozn has announced its strategic partnership with Mambu. The partnership will provide the region’s financial organisations with industry-leading cloud banking solutions combined with world-class Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products built on cutting-edge R&D and intelligence engines. Mambu’s cloud-native banking platform complements Mozn’s AI-Powered financial crime prevention suite “FOCAL” to protect banks andRead More…

Mandiant has unveiled the findings of its “Global Perspectives on Threat Intelligence” report, which provides new insight into how organizations navigate the increasingly complex threat landscape. The report is based on a global survey of 1,350 cyber security decision makers across 13 countries and 18 sectors – including respondents fromRead More…

CyberKnight has signed with CounterCraft – the software solutions company and global leader in cyber deception and the next generation of threat intelligence, to expand its offerings in the Middle East. CounterCraft’s premier product The Platform detects threats early, collects personalized, actionable intelligence, and enables organizations to defend their valuableRead More…