Organizations in the UAE are accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) adoption across core business functions, with cybersecurity emerging as a leading area of deployment. This shift comes as the global threat environment grows more complex, with the geopolitical environment continuing to
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Group-IB, a leading creator of predictive cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, has been named a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Cybersecurity Incident Response Retainer Services. The Gartner report defines cybersecurity incident response retainer (CIRR) services as proactive and reactive services that provide
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today released the 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report from FortiGuard Labs. Derived exclusively from FortiGuard Labs telemetry, the latest annual report is a snapshot of the active threat landscape and trends from 2025, including a comprehensive analysis across
Palo Alto Palo Alto Networks® (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced its intent to acquire Portkey, a pioneer in AI Gateways. Portkey delivers a critical centralized control plane to manage and protect autonomous AI agents, already processing trillions of tokens per month with the low latency required for agent-to-agent communication. By ensuring
Heidrick & Struggles’ latest CEO & Board Monitor report, which surveyed 148 leaders across the Middle East at the end of last year, reveals that cybersecurity has emerged as the most significant issue organisations in the region expect to face in 2026. The survey finds that 49% of Middle East respondents identify cybersecurity risk as […]
Palo Alto Networks, the global cybersecurity leader, has advanced its AI security platform with the launch of Prisma® AIRS™ 3.0. As organizations transition toward a future defined by autonomous agents, Prisma AIRS 3.0 secures the entire Agentic AI lifecycle – enabling enterprises to move from simply observing AI interactions to safely authorizing autonomous execution. The
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today released findings from a global, vendor-agnostic study (based on responses from 5,000 organizations across 17 countries), examining one of cybersecurity’s most urgent and overlooked necessities: trust. The Cybersecurity Trust Reality 2026 report is one of the most comprehensive
SonicWall today announced the release of the 2026 SonicWall Cyber Protect Report, marking a landmark reframing from traditional threat reporting in favor of the protection outcomes that matter most to business leaders. At the heart of the report is a sobering finding: most SMBs aren’t failing because of sophisticated attacks. They’re failing because of seven
Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, today announced major innovations across the Fortinet Security Operations (SecOps) Platform at Fortinet Accelerate 2026. Updates feature next-generation SecOps advancements, including expanded agentic AI capabilities, a preview of FortiSOC, managed services, and
SentinelOne, the AI-native cybersecurity leader, and Cloudflare Inc, the leading connectivity cloud company, are expanding their partnership to give joint customers AI-driven insights in an intuitive, unified experience. The combination of Cloudflare’s global infrastructure network and SentinelOne’s Singularity AI SIEM will strengthen real-time threat detection and
SentinelOne, the leader in AI-native cybersecurity, announced the appointment of Sonalee Parekh as Chief Financial Officer, effective March 24, 2026. Ms. Parekh will oversee all aspects of the company’s global financial operations, including FP&A, accounting, tax and treasury, internal audit, and investor relations. Barry Padgett will continue to serve as Interim CFO
Exabeam, a global leader in intelligence and automation that powers security operations, today announced the findings of its new multinational report, From Adoption to Accountability: The New Economics of AI in Cybersecurity. Based on a survey of 750 IT decision-makers responsible for security in organizations with 500+ employees across 12 countries, the research reveals a
Kaspersky launches OT Calculator to help Middle East industrial companies better quantify cyber risk
Kaspersky has launched an OT Calculator specially designed for industrial companies to assess the potential costs associated with insufficient operational technology (OT) security. By offering detailed financial forecasts, the calculator empowers senior management to make well-informed decisions regarding security investments. Â Industrial organizations increasingly depend
NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, today announced new capabilities that further enhance its award-winning observability solutions to address critical gaps in remote site management and risks stemming from expired SSL/TLS certificates. New nGeniusONE® solution enhancements
Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Codebase Technologies, a UAE-based provider of digital banking platforms and fintech solutions operating across the Middle East. The collaboration aims to explore opportunities for delivering integrated digital banking and fintech offerings enhanced with advanced cybersecurity
NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT), a leading provider of observability, AIOps, cybersecurity, and DDoS attack protection solutions, today announced how its 5G observability solutions give Communications Service Providers (CSPs) end-to-end visibility into 5G Standalone network slices. With 5G slicing supporting always-on high-performance services for immersive gaming,
SentinelOne®, the leader in AI-native cybersecurity, announced the local availability of the SentinelOne Singularity™ Platform on Google Cloud in Saudi Arabia. The expansion marks a major milestone in SentinelOne’s investment in the Kingdom and unlocks a new era of AI-powered cybersecurity for organizations operating in highly regulated industries. SentinelOne enables
Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, has announced the launch of Acronis Archival Storage, a long-term, compliant, and cost-efficient data storage and protection solution designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their small-to-medium business (SMBs) customers. With Acronis Archival Storage, users can retain large amounts of data securely,
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in network connectivity, today announced a fully tested, out-of-the-box bootloader signing solution for the Texas Instruments’ (TI) Arm-based AM6x processor family. Built on CommScope’s PRiSM™ (Permission Rights Signing Manager) platform, this solution is simple and easy to integrate with the TI image build process; and it ensures
Global cybersecurity leader Forcepoint today announced Eva Klein has joined the company as Chief Customer Officer. Klein will lead Forcepoint’s global customer success organization, overseeing onboarding, adoption, retention and long-term value realization as customers operationalize data security in the AI era. She reports to Rick Hanson, President of Go-to-Market. As




























