Blockchain Security—Moving Beyond the Hype

August 6, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

Author: Morey Haber, Chief Technology Officer, BeyondTrust I am simply amazed at all the buzz around Bitcoin, Blockchain, and cryptocurrency. However, the truth is that blockchain has a limited place in business and needs to be secured just like any other application; with some twists. The Why Blockchains are not a database replacement, nor will future applications that utilize them. They are a multi-node distributed ledger system that secures entries based on volume and verification. Natively, blockchain can only process a limited number of transactions per second and cannot store complex records or blobs—only ledger-style information that has a finite … Continue reading Blockchain Security—Moving Beyond the Hype

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Top Tips for Businesses in the Middle East to Prevent Data Downtime as Employees are on Holid

August 5, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

Veeam® Software, the leader in Intelligent Data Management for the Hyper-Available Enterprise™, today announces its top tips to help business stay always on during the summer break. Over the next two months, the workforce will be reduced, but the same can’t be said for data usage. Banking, shopping and healthcare requirements won’t slow down, so businesses must be equipped to deliver digital services, ensure business continuity and reduce risk while managing customer expectations. Below, Claude Schuck, Regional Manager for Middle East and Central Africa at Veeam Software, offers some advice to help businesses in the Middle East maintain their availability … Continue reading Top Tips for Businesses in the Middle East to Prevent Data Downtime as Employees are on Holid

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Safer Healthcare IoT Infrastructure in 7 Steps

August 4, 2018August 5, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

By: Gamal Emara, Country Manager, UAE at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company IoT devices may offer extraordinary benefits in healthcare. From improving patient outcomes, staff effectiveness and operational cost savings, it could also bring with them new security risks. Any type of connected device is a potential risk, even wireless lightbulbs, so it’s imperative that healthcare institutions do everything they can to stem the flow of malicious attackers. This calls for a multi-layered security approach to mitigate these threats. Step 1: Know your network, inside and out To secure the network that your IoT infrastructure connects into, it’s important … Continue reading Safer Healthcare IoT Infrastructure in 7 Steps

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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, UNDP Meet with High-Profile Entities in Singapore to Promote the Global Knowledge Index

July 30, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organised workshops and meetings in Singapore, the first stop in a series to be held around the world to promote the Global Knowledge Index as a tool for sustainable development and the betterment of society. The main objective from these activities was to promote constructive dialogue, raise awareness and informing the public and stakeholders about the key aspects and features of the Index, as well as its expected outcomes and the importance of connection between knowledge and development. To that end, a joint delegation … Continue reading Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, UNDP Meet with High-Profile Entities in Singapore to Promote the Global Knowledge Index