The Kuwaiti government has formed a strategic alliance with Google Cloud to support its digitisation efforts in the public sector. The agreement, the value of which is currently unknown, will encompass digitising government services, migrating and storing national data securely on the cloud and setting up...
US based Spirion LLC is strengthening its cybersecurity portfolio by partnering and launching in the Middle East with Dubai-based Spire Solutions. The partnership will see the Tampa based company extend its software distribution channels at a global level across both public and private sectors. Spirion President and...
Kuwaiti state security agents affiliated with the Ministry of Interior are being investigated for kidnapping and torturing a senior officer. The investigation was confirmed via a statement released to news website Independent Arabia. Full details are still yet to be released. According to one source who spoke...
A total of 887 Kuwaiti websites have been breached and more than 4,360 data files leaked in a 'serious data incident' linked to The Dark Web. The hacked websites vary between government and private institutions, and include various industries such as education, communications and e-commerce. The alleged...
Smiths Detection, a leading threat-detection and security-technology company, will supply a full suite of passenger baggage screening equipment for Kuwait’s new International Airport Terminal 2, which is currently under construction. Smiths Detection, a leading threat-detection and security-technology company, will supply a full suite of passenger...
Smiths Detection will supply hold-baggage screening equipment for Kuwait’s new International Airport Terminal 2, which is currently under construction. The contract includes the installation of HI-SCAN 10080 XCT units for screening hold baggage. Terminal 2, which is intended to become an international transit hub, will have...
Airbus’ secure communication solutions; Tactilon Agnet 900 and Tactilon Dabat are currently being rolled-out across local public safety entities in Kuwait to help strengthen their mission-critical communication systems. The concerned authorities will benefit from an Airbus Tetra network and infrastructure, with advanced multimedia capabilities such as...
Airbus is participating in the 5th edition of the Gulf Defense & Aerospace – Kuwait, an event dedicated to Defense, Aerospace, Homeland Security, and Safety & Security held under the Official Patronage of the Kuwait First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, H.E. Sheikh...
At the 3rd Kuwait International HSSE Conference and Exhibition Ian Taylor, NEBOSH Chief Executive, Ian Taylor will deliver a keynote address on process safety leadership.Taking place from 9am on 19 February, Ian will be joined by four senior leaders from the process industries. Kuwait is one...
Home security specialists Ring has announced a partnership agreement with X-cite by Alghanim Electronics, Kuwait's largest electronic retailer, to distribute Ring’s products for the growing home security market in Kuwait. Mohammad Meraj Hoda, vice president – Business Development at Ring said, “Ring’s mission to reduce crime in neighborhoods...
Over 35 security professionals in Kuwait were recently certified by video surveillance solutions company, Promise Technology at a special event held in March. Along with its Kuwait-based partner Business Automation and Security Services (BASS), the Promise training programme enabled security professionals to gain the skills and...