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Core42 and Technology Innovation Institute Sign Collaboration Agreement to Advance UAE-Developed Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity Innovation

Core42, a G42 company specializing in AI infrastructure and sovereign-enabled cloud, today signed a strategic collaboration agreement with the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), to expand locally developed digital sovereignty and cybersecurity capabilities in the UAE. Signed at GISEC
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Genetec highlights why access control is becoming a governance and cybersecurity priority in the Middle East

Managing access control for a single facility is very different from overseeing dozens of locations across multiple regions. As organizations grow, security teams must manage more access requests, frequent role changes, and compliance across multiple sites. At the same time, access control systems are becoming more connected to identity management platforms, business
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Help AG Achieves Major Milestone in Sovereign Security Operations with DESC CyberForce SOC Certification

Help AG, the cybersecurity arm of e&, has achieved the CyberForce Security Operations Centre (SOC) certification from the Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC). This makes Help AG among the first to complete all three CyberForce certifications, having previously been recognised for its Incident Response and Penetration Testing services. The milestone provides
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More Than Half of the Middle East’s Most Valuable Companies Implement the Highest Level of Email Authentication

Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today released new research revealing that more than half (57%) of the Middle East’s most valuable listed companies have implemented the highest level of email protection. While adoption of email authentication is widespread across the region’s largest organisations, 43% have yet to implement the
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KnowBe4 Releases Free Cybersecurity Awareness Month Resource Kit

KnowBe4, the leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today released its free resource kit in support of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026. This year’s toolkit casts employees as “Secret Agents” in the elite Workforce Risk Division and provides IT leaders with tools to build organizational resilience against evolving cyber threats.  
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Fortinet Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Fortinet® (Nasdaq: FTNT), a global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. “We are very pleased with our excellent second quarter results, which reflect the differentiated value of our innovation in the AI Era,” said Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman and Chief […]
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Fortinet Expands FortiGate G Series with 1200G and FortiSASE Outpost to Advance Firewall and SASE Convergence

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced the FortiGate 1200G series, the newest addition to the FortiGate G series with FortiSASE Outpost, which brings cloud-delivered security services into customer-controlled environments. By combining high-performance threat protection, modern
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AI Use in Cybersecurity Jumped From 50% to 78% in a Year. AI-Related Failures Rose Sharply Too. New SANS Institute Survey Reveals a Governance Gap

Security teams adopted AI faster in 2026 than in any year before, and the governance and workforce structures meant to support that adoption have not caught up. SANS Institute’s 2026 AI Survey Insights report gives an honest read of where the field is, not where it hopes to be. The report draws on responses from […]
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Sophos Launches Sophos Fusion, the Industry’s First and Most Complete AI-Native Cybersecurity Defense System

Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced Sophos Fusion, the industry’s most complete AI-native cybersecurity defense system, built to deliver a coordinated response to AI-era threats.   A cybersecurity defense system is an emerging category in the industry: a single, open architecture where every control point, every service, every data source, and every
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TrendAI™ Officially Launches in the UAE, Marking a New Era of AI-Driven Enterprise Cybersecurity

TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security business of Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today officially launched in the UAE with the brand reveal on Ain Dubai, marking the brand’s regional debut. The launch follows Trend Micro’s global announcement earlier this year that its enterprise cybersecurity business would operate under the TrendAI™ name, positioning the
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Fortinet Report Reveals Cybersecurity Hiring Stalls as Nearly Half of IT Leaders Face Corporate Pushback

Fortinet®, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today released the 2026 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, revealing the emerging and persistent challenges organizations face as they grapple with ongoing cybersecurity skill shortages and the ever-evolving threat landscape. The global survey’s key findings include: