In a report released by Honeywell based on cybersecurity threat data collected from hundreds of industrial facilities globally, the severity of threats detected to operational technology (OT) systems has risen by significant amounts over a 12-month period. The findings from the latest Honeywell Industrial USB Threat...
SANS Institute returns to Dubai in November with its biggest yet Gulf Region event. The Gulf Region has become increasingly digitalised over the past 5-10 years. As a result the region has also become a key target of both nation state cybercriminals and hacktivists. The two-week...
Cyber security solutions company, Fortinet has announced that Tabuk University will be the first educational institution in Saudi Arabia to offer the Fortinet Network Security Academy (FNSA) program. The FNSA is designed to develop and train action-oriented cybersecurity experts to manage new and advanced threats...
Abu Dhabi Municipality has overhauled its legacy networking infrastructure and deployed powerful new Wi-Fi 6 technology from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, that has laid the foundation for its Smart Digital Workplace initiative. Ahmad Al Hammadi, IT manager at Abu Dhabi Municipality says, “We understand...
PerpetuityARC Training, part of the Linx International Group is making its ‘Managing Security Risks in the Oil and Gas Sector IQ Level 4’ training course accessible to security managers and consultants operating in the sector anywhere in the world, with a new online learning programme. The...
The latest research from global IT security training company SANS Institute demonstrates that among 14-18-year-olds across seven countries in the Middle East and Europe, the choice of IT (including cyber security) as a career is highest in Saudi Arabia and the UAE (47% and 46%...
Smiths Detection has announced the opening of its first training centre in the Middle East. The new site comprises a number of training rooms and a demonstration area with the company’s latest security solutions, including automatic explosives-detection systems and airport lanes. The training centre will give...
Help AG has launched its new Help AG Hackademy ethical hacking training program to help arm the region's IT professionals with the skills they need to tackle the latest threats. Conducted by qualified L33T hackers that empowers attendees to perform attack simulations that uncover security vulnerabilities...
The Saudi Cyber Security and Internet Programming Association (SFCSP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with specialists in cybersecurity VirtuPort, based in Jordan. The Memorandum was signed on behalf of His Excellency, the Advisor to the Royal Court, chairman of the Board of Directors of...
The Linx International Group is to provide its award-winning security management programmes from the new training centre of the Security Industry Regulatory Authority in Dubai. SIRA was created in 2016 and is the government department responsible for setting the regulations, training and enforcements of security within...
UK security management training company, Perpetuity Academy, has announced that it will join the Dubai Police Academy on its stand at Intersec 2018, which takes place in Dubai from 21st – 23rd January. The company will showcase a portfolio of online, classroom and in-house courses, including...
SANS Institute will host a cyber security training event in Dubai from January 27 to February 1, 2018. The event will feature three courses that not only help security professionals protect their organisations against attacks, but enable them to proactively mitigate malware threats and breaches...
SANS Institute has announced that its largest ever cyber security training event in the Middle East will take place in Dubai from the 4-16th of November. SANS Gulf Region 2017 will feature eight classroom style instructor-led courses covering key security topics including ethical hacking, penetration testing,...
Over 75% of security professionals spend just 25% of their time on cyber security awareness initiatives, according to a new report by cyber security training body and certification institute - SANS. The report pointed out that to bring awareness up to a basic level, organizations...
Information security training specialists, SANS Institute, is hosting a set of instructor-led classroom training workshops in Riyadh in May to help prepare students wishing to take the associated globally renowned GIAC certification exams. ‘SANS Riyadh 2017’ will feature four courses, covering cyber security essentials as well as...
CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, is to partner with Middle East General Enterprises (MGE). The world’s leading technology association will partner with Abu Dhabi-based MGE Group in a strategic move, as it continues its efforts to raise awareness of the importance of IT training...
The SANS Institute is aiming to address the region's technical skills shortage in information security with a new intensive six-week course taking place in Dubai in November . The event will take place at the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort from November 5th– 17th, with three six-day...
The International College of Engineering & Management (ICEM) has signed a memorandum of understanding with CAA International (CAAi), the state-to-state advisory arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA) to provide training for fire fighting personnel in Oman. Signed by Affan Khalfan Al Akhzami, ICEM...
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...
The SANS Abu Dhabi 2016 training event this March will debut the newly updated ICS515: ICS Active Defense and Incident Response course. The 5-day course provides skills and techniques required to protect networked industrial control system environments. Attendees are also taught how to perform incident...