What’s Causing Today’s IT Security Gap?

Author: Rabih Itani, Regional Business Development Manager, Security, Middle East and Turkey at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company What’s stopping global businesses from protecting their assets despite significant investments in cyber security programmes? That’s the question we asked ourselves when trying to determine what the reasons are behind the dangerous gap in modern IT security. We define the gap as the inability of an organisation’s people, processes and technologies to keep up with a constantly changing threat landscape. And, given that data breaches are now so common that on average 58 records are stolen every second, we know it’s … Continue reading What’s Causing Today’s IT Security Gap?

AESG Posts Triple Digit Growth in 2018 Following Introduction of New Services and Expansion Across Verticals

Following its concerted efforts to better cater to the region’s growing demand for specialised consultancy services by diversifying its services portfolio and expanding its geographic footprint, AESG, has posted growth figures of over 150% for 2018. With a strong project pipeline that itself increased by over 90% in the last 12 months, the company expects to build on this momentum through 2019 and has recently undertaken a strategic expansion to better align its divisions and services with the needs of the market. “By expanding our portfolio, both in terms of geographies and market sectors, we have successfully gained traction in … Continue reading AESG Posts Triple Digit Growth in 2018 Following Introduction of New Services and Expansion Across Verticals

4C Readies for Rapid Middle East Growth in Line with Global Expansion and New Investment Infusion

Following a year of strong growth in the Middle East, 4C is set to expand its regional workforce by 33% and intends be first-to-market with new services including Contract Lifecycle Management 4C, the customer-obsessed digital transformation consultancy, today announced significant growth, including increased headcount across key offices, expansion of its emerging practices, and new funding. 4C will create up to 100 new jobs in the next 12 months, which will include scaling its workforce in the Middle East by 33%. The additional headcount coincides with the expansion of the company’s core delivery teams and emerging practices of Quote-to-Cash, B2B Commerce … Continue reading 4C Readies for Rapid Middle East Growth in Line with Global Expansion and New Investment Infusion

A Secure Campus Does Not Have to Come at the Expense of Student Experience

Author: Morten Illum, VP EMEA, HPE Aruba For all the benefits of mobile connectivity, cloud and IoT, these technologies give hackers many more opportunities to find gaps in cyber defences and make their way inside our networks. For educational institutions that have a vast campus and user base, a variety of devices trying to connect to their network and a huge amount of data passing through their systems, this presents a real risk. However, as Universities battle each other in a bid to attract new students and provide the best possible experience on campus, rather than take a conservative approach … Continue reading A Secure Campus Does Not Have to Come at the Expense of Student Experience