Telecom, mass media, and construction development companies are the top cyberattack targets in the first half of 2024, reports Kaspersky. Telecoms faced the greatest number of incidents, likely due to attackers’ interest in sensitive data and trusted relationships exploitation. In turn, mass media are traditionally targeted during international conflicts, whileRead More…

du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), in collaboration with Nokia and MediaTek, announced a major milestone in the integration and enhancement of 5G technologies in the Middle East and Africa (MEA). This innovative trial, a first in the region, has successfully boosted uplink (UL) performance by 70% on du’sRead More…

Inception, a subsidiary of G42, has released JAIS 70B, a new large language model (LLM), which is aimed at enhancing capabilities in customer service, content creation, and data analysis. With its 70 billion parameters, it brings unparalleled Arabic-English bilingual capabilities to the open-source community. The model’s development involved extensive trainingRead More…

Fortinet, a cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, has announced the appointment of Joe Sarno as Executive Vice-President (EVP) of International Sales. In the role, Joe will oversee Fortinet’s International Sales business and join Fortinet‘s Executive Leadership team, which brings together decades of expertise to deliver industry-leading solutions toRead More…

Array Networks has announced a strategic partnership with Redington to extend Array’s advanced security solutions, including the APV Series Application Delivery Controller, Web Application Firewall, and AVX Series Network Hyperconverged Infrastructure, to customers throughout the Middle East and Africa (MEA). As cyber threats evolve, businesses are increasingly seeking sophisticated measuresRead More…

Infosys has announced an expanded strategic collaboration with ServiceNow to provide end-to-end managed services, leveraging AI capabilities of the Now Platform and the Infosys Enterprise Service Management Café (ESM Café) for enterprise business transformation. As part of this engagement, Infosys will aim to accelerate the ServiceNow implementation for enterprises such as First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), by almostRead More…

Global cloud spend to exceed US$590 billion by 2028, reports channel analyst Canalys. Worldwide expenditure on cloud infrastructure services rose by 19.7% year-over-year, reaching $77.7 billion in Q1 2024. The North American region is experiencing the fastest growth, primarily due to the high acceptance and adoption rates of AI applications.Read More…

Radix has announced a strategic partnership with Cognite, the globally recognised authority in Data and AI for industry. This partnership aims to accelerate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to streamline and contextualise data management and asset performance across oil and gas, energy, petrochemicals, and manufacturing industries. The partnership pairs Cognite’s leadingRead More…

Securonix has announced two new capabilities within the groundbreaking Securonix EON suite of AI-Reinforced capabilities: Cyber Data Fabric and Noise Canceling SIEM. These innovations bolster the award-winning Unified Defense SIEM solution empowering CyberOps teams to better respond to and counter the rise in sophisticated cyberattacks. Following the successful launch of Securonix EON,Read More…