Networking giant Cisco will pay some $635m in cash to acquire OpenDNS, a provider of cloud-based threat protection services, in a move the vendor said will boost its cloud security profile and gain it predictive services to help customers blunt cyber attacks.Read More…

With the cost of cybercrime to businesses in the Middle East exceeding $1bn and predictions that the volume of cyber attacks will increase, CompTIA, a vendor-neutral skills certifications body for the global IT workforce, has urged the regional IT market to take the provision of ongoing cyber security training seriouslyRead More…