Nexign to Establish Middle East and Africa Headquarters in UAE

Company appoints 30-year telecom industry veteran as Regional Director for MEA to lead expansion efforts Nexign(formerly Peter-Service), a leading business support system (BSS) provider for communications service providers (CSPs), today announced plans to open the company’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) headquarters in Dubai, UAE. As part of its expansion in the region, the company also appointed Ahmad Sayed as Regional Director, Middle East andAfrica. These moves send a strong signal of the company’s commitment to empowering regional telecom operators to maximise revenue streams in the digital era. Loukas Tzitzis, Chief Products and Marketing Officer at Nexign, said, “As we … Continue reading Nexign to Establish Middle East and Africa Headquarters in UAE

McAfee Labs Sees Cryptocurrency Mining Surge Continue in Second Quarter

McAfee Researchers Analyze Cryptomining Malware Trend, Windows 10 Cortana Vulnerabilities, Blockchain Attack Vectors, Mobile Billing Fraud Apps, and the Weaponization of Vulnerability Exploits NEWS HIGHLIGHTS McAfee Labs sees cryptocurrency mining malware increase 86% in Q2 2018 Malware designed to exploit patchable vulnerabilities rose 151% Mobile malware accelerates for second successive quarter with 27% JavaScript malware increases 204% as PowerShell malware slows McAfee identifies security issues in Windows Cortana, Google Play and Blockchain McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, today released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: September 2018, examining the growth and trends of new cyber threats in Q2 2018. In the … Continue reading McAfee Labs Sees Cryptocurrency Mining Surge Continue in Second Quarter

Fidelis Cybersecurity to Highlight 24×7 Threat Monitoring, Hunting, Detection and Response Capabilities at GITEX 2018

Fidelis Cybersecurity®,a leading automated detection and response provider,today announced its participation in GITEX 2018, to be held at Dubai World Trade Center, October 14-18.The company will use GITEX as a platform to promote its latest managed detection and response (MDR) service. The 24×7 Fidelis MDR service provides a team of highly-skilled security experts, who leverage patented Fidelis technology, to analyze rich network and endpoint metadata, content, behavioral and asset characteristics, as well as enterprise IoT devices to aid in hunting and investigations. “A recent industry report found that Middle East countries, particularly Saudi and the UAE, face some of the … Continue reading Fidelis Cybersecurity to Highlight 24×7 Threat Monitoring, Hunting, Detection and Response Capabilities at GITEX 2018

3 Critical Steps to Business Continuity of Healthcare Organizations in the Middle East

By:  Gregg Petersen, Regional Vice President, Middle East & Africa at Veeam The Digitization of Health Care Understanding the direct link between technology and patient care is critical, but can be overwhelming. Physicians rely on up-to-date patient information to make educated decisions on the best care. Access to patient data is critical to their care and can sometimes mean the difference between life and death. Electronic Health Records (EHRs) flow from system to system, hospital to hospital, from the point of the patient registration to data gathered in different departments such as labs, radiology, cardiology and more, to discharge. Couple … Continue reading 3 Critical Steps to Business Continuity of Healthcare Organizations in the Middle East