The face of data protection is rapidly changing to keep pace with the demands of bigger, faster data. Omar Akar, Regional Vice President, Middle East & Emerging Africa, Pure Solutions, looks at what a modern data protection strategy needs to look like. The United Arab Emirates...
Rami Mashal, Regional Director, Middle East at Tanium, talks to Security Middle East about the issue of visibility in cybersecurity. Why is the visibility of IT environments often overlooked? As an industry, we have failed to properly implement the technology needed to have full visibility of IT environments...
AI-based video content analytics can deliver key information to ensure businesses are protected against trespassers. Lizzi Goldmeier, Director of Marketing at BriefCam explains more. Preventing trespassing is a key concern for businesses of all types and sizes due to the related security, safety, loss prevention, vandalism...
Hennie Du Plessis, SVP – Financial Institutions, Middle East & Africa, IDEMIA, reflects on some of the major developments and innovations taking place within the digital payments’ world. The payment experience is ever evolving. From barter, to coins, to banknotes, credit cards and now cryptocurrency, payment...
There’s a new acronym that is quickly becoming part of the security lexicon: SSE. But do you understand what it is, and what a converged SSE platform should look like? Pravin Kothari, Executive Vice President, Product & Strategy, SASE, Lookout explains. SSE, or Security Service Edge,...
Ensuring only the right people have access to your organisation’s infrastructure is a vital part of any security strategy – are you ensuring only those who need to, have access? asks Philip Ingram MBE Identity management, also known as IdM, provides the necessary processes and tools...
Cybersecurity is ever evolving and growing, and it's clear the industry has come far in recent years. The comparison between now and fifteen years ago is wildly different, and is something IronNet, Inc. has examined closely. Senior solutions analyst Dan Norman from ISF discussed the evolution...
According to Robert Kaiser, from PPSS Group, those working within the security industry are at risk of blunt force trauma. So, as a security professional do you know how to ensure you’re adequately protected? Severe injuries and deaths resulting from blunt force trauma are some of...
Resecurity, Inc., a U.S.-based cybersecurity company providing managed threat detection and response, recently exhibited its solutions and shared its expertise at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia. Founded by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), World Defense Show is a fully integrated...
The Under Vehicle Surveillance Systems (UVSS) market is moving into high gear, driven both by regulation and need. As demand has risen, so have formidable options for users. The Middle East has always treated security issues with respect and sophistication, not least in the protection of...
When people think about the consequences of a cyberattack very few consider anything beyond financial and data losses. In reality, the consequences can be far greater, especially when attacks concern industrial organisations. Industrial organisations are responsible for the supply of essential commodities into society, including energy,...
Data security can make or break an organisation, says Philip Ingram, MBE. And as data grows at a phenomenal rate, so too do the risks involved. When you start to talk about data and data growth over the years, the numbers are staggering, they are so...
As industries across the Middle East bounce back from the economic turbulence of the last two years, International Data Corporation (IDC) believes there are three broad themes that will shape the tech investment decisions of the region's chief information officers (CIOs) and the organisations they...
Saudi Arabia, historically a major importer of defense technology, is aiming to localise 50% of military spending by 2030 – unlocking substantial commercial opportunities for global firms. Boeing, Raytheon, and FIGEAC AÉRO Group are among those who have already signed joint venture deals with the...
Back in October we were honoured to be able to bring together some of the greatest minds in the security industry for the SecurMiddleEast symposium in Riyadh. Following on from the tremendous success of the Dubai version, the Symposium was the second event that was run...
Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute Cryptography Research Centre (CRC) has built the The UAE’s first national and sovereign crypto library and puts United Arab Emirates in a small league of countries that possess advanced digital data security capabilities. SME speaks to Dr Najwa Aaraj, chief...
Mohammed Al-Moneer, Regional Director, Middle East, Turkey & Africa at Infoblox highlights four ransomware trends that companies should be aware of as part of their cyber security efforts. 1 - Ransomware attacks continue to grow Ransomware is once again front and centre. This year has turned out...
For our second SecurMiddleEast symposium of the year we headed to Riyadh at the end of October. We had 50 guests in attendance with many more tuning in remotely to hear what Saudi’s thought-leaders and innovators could share with our audience. Our audience was drawn...
Following a fatality when a member of the public accidentally interfered with an electricity transformer, The Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC) decided to review its perimeter security and opted for a monitored pulsed fencing solution from Gallagher Security. Based in Muscat, Oman, the Oman Electricity Transmission...
International Security Expo will return to Olympia, London from 28 - 29 September, reuniting the entire security market at the show’s first face-to-face event for over 18 months. Over 14,000 vetted visitors will come together under one roof looking to source the latest security products...
"VMS is an acronym everyone in the security industry is familiar with, but what it means is changing to the benefit of any organisation that places a premium on their physical security strategy," writes Andreas Conrad, head of marketing at Qognify There are many examples where...
Internet use is exploding with video streaming, IoT devices and cloud-based services. Networks are under pressure to keep up with exponentially increasing bandwidth requirements. Also due to ever growing concerns about data security there are more and more areas where radio-based wireless communication (WiFi, 4G...
Smart cities, AI and the Cloud were the topics that created great debate at the inaugural SecurMiddleEast symposium held at the JW Marriott Maquis Hotel in Dubai in June. SME reports “Smart cities are no longer an option, they are a mandatory process which every city...
Stuart Taylor, senior director at Forcepoint X-Labs looks at the complex issue of technical debt in light of the recent Fastly outage incident When one web services customer changes a setting, and huge swathes of the internet become inaccessible as a result, you know the time...
Security and IT professionals in the Middle East are increasingly looking to secure critical application data using encryption and HSMs. This and other findings are highlighted in the Entrust 2021 Middle East Encryption Trends study, the sixteenth annual multinational survey by the Ponemon Institute. The study...
Security threats against AI are not new, but they have been insufficiently addressed by enterprise users, argues VP analyst Avivah Litan Repressive regimes are working hard on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that control populations and suppress dissent. If these efforts succeed, political protests will be a sentimental...
The SecurMiddleEast Symposium - Security Middle East Magazine’s series of events based around best practices and innovation in enterprise security solutions - was launched on Thursday 17th June 2021, at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai. In front of a host of leaders, innovators...
Dr Mohammad Hamdan, associate professor of Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University Dubai addresses the 3C's (Concerns, Challenges and Costs) critical to effective and secure cloud adoption IT infrastructure networks in the modern age are increasingly shifting towards the cloud, to benefit from cost, scalability, and management-related advantages....
Sherif Shaltout vice president operations, Cysiv Middle East & Africa addresses the key frustrations facing security operations operatives and how SOC-as-a-Service can help solve them Enterprises are constantly adopting new tools and technologies to make threat detection and response more efficient. However, these solutions need to...
International Security Expo will return to Olympia, London from 28 - 29 September, reuniting the entire security market at the show’s first face-to-face event for over 18 months Over 14,000 vetted visitors will come together under one roof looking to source the latest security products and...
Timothy Compston maps the road ahead for rapidly deployable tower solutions Fuelled by a sea change in communications, power, and surveillance technologies, rapidly deployable CCTV towers are now high on the agenda for commercial and governmental users across the globe, including the Middle East, as an...
Many organisations rely on satellite technology but orbiting the earth doesn't protect them from hackers. Daniel Norman, senior solutions analyst at the Information Security Forum explains why they are vulnerable and attractive targets Satellite assets are unique; they are often two-to-three years in the making and...
Gone are the days when the financial institutions’ (FI) only assets considered to be the gold, cash and other valuables in its vaults. With data widely acknowledged as the new gold, ensuring that only legitimate people get access into the FI’s premises and digital databases...
Chris Stephens, head of fraud & security analytics at Callsign looks at the rise of internet scams and how to prevent them Fraud costs the global economy US$5 trillion each year, which is around $700 per person worldwide, according to accounting firm Crowe. The rise of...
Working in partnership with Oslo Airport to install the RTT110 EDS system presented Rapiscan Systems with not just one, but two unique challenges. The first was creating a proprietary water cooling system that worked in tandem with the airport’s green initiatives, and the second a ‘Level 4’ review option running in parallel to the traditional baggage screening process. Both would be challenges enough...
SME talks to Fahmi Jabri, general manager, Honeywell commercial security, Middle East, Turkey and Africa how they are putting health & safety at the heart of their security offering How well has the security industry adapted to the changing health & safety situation? The security industry remains...
Timothy Compston considers the state of play of recording and storage for video surveillance There is little doubt that these are dynamic times when it comes to the recording and storage architecture associated with video surveillance applications across the Middle East region and beyond. Solutions from...
The construction industry may not appear to be an obvious target for cybercrime, but it garners unwanted online attention just like other sectors. According to the Cost of Data Breach Report 2020 by IBM, the average cost of a data breach in the industrial sector...
“Successful systems integrators also understand the importance of securing what they sell,” says Matt Barnette chief executive officer of the PSA Security Network – the world's largest system integrator consortium At PSA Security Network, we have seen key attributes that make up the most successful of...
In the first of his regular new information security columns for Security Middle East, Daniel Norman senior solutions analyst at the Information Security Forum (ISF) looks at how criminals exploit the 'accidental insider'. Profiling and understanding key threats posed to an organisation is a core component...
This guest feature on contactless biometric technology is brought to you by IDEMIA's vice president of sales for the Middle East and Africa, Nicolas Garcia. It’s been over a year since the World Health Organization declared the COVID 19 virus a global pandemic. This once in...
For people and businesses in Lebanon, stability has been hard to come by for some time. Mass civil demonstrations against the government have become commonplace in recent years, leading to an ongoing period of significant political instability and an economic crisis. Long-term tensions with the borders...
Timothy Compston spotlights the access management issues that are leaving businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks and potential remedies to shore-up their defences The last year has certainly been a turbulent one across the globe thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and, not surprisingly, this has had a...
Industry veterans Hadi Rayess and Mike Matar have joined Eagle Eye Networks in Dubai and are looking for resellers as the video surveillance industry is transforming quickly to cloud. How it all Started There have been times when cloud video surveillance was a hard sell. Bandwidth management,...
Brian Mallari, director of product marketing, Smart Video, Western Digital says it is important not to view the evolution of smart video in a vacuum According to Omdia Research, over 116 million network cameras were shipped in the professional surveillance market in 2019, with the capability...
“As an effect of the Covid crisis, we expect to see governmental buyers seeking out new Internet-of-Things (IOT) technologies and smart city-applications” The Covid 19 pandemic is changing the face of the global homeland security and civil defence market highlight demand for new and maturing technologies...
Stephen Burke, ceo and founder of Cyber Risk Aware looks at what we have learnt and what we need to know when it comes to cybersecurity in 2021 Nothing could have prepared us for 2020 - a year that demanded a swift and dramatic restructure of corporate operations...
The electronic security industry has never experienced a more difficult time. The pandemic has created stresses and strains throughout the supply chain, with system integrators, distributors and manufacturers all having to adapt the way they operate, to ensure colleagues, as well as customers, are kept...
“We are witnessing a new generation of specialised mass notification and critical communications solutions coming to the fore that are designed to deliver targeted, geo-specific information in a joined-up way” Recent events in the Austrian capital of Vienna have once again served to underscore the dangers...
SME editor, Claire Mahoney, talks to Ken Francis president of cloud-based surveillance pioneers Eagle Eye Networks, who are opening an office in Dubai this year, about how off-premises surveillance can boost productivity and surveillance Do you think COVID-19 will result in a renewed focus on cloud-based surveillance?...