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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

A Zero Trust platform ensures applications and data are not visible to the public internet and users are only provided least privilege access, preventing lateral movement and protecting against ransomware attacks. With a Zero Trust architecture, the internet is the primary transport medium and effectively becomes the new corporate network.

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7 risk management rules every CIO should follow

CIO Business Intelligence

A PwC Global Risk Survey found that 75% of risk leaders claim that financial pressures limit their ability to invest in the advanced technology needed to assess and monitor risks. Every enterprise needs an updated disaster recovery and business continuity plan , Sullivan advises.

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3% IT budget increases fueled by AI, security, networking

Network World

Essentially, only companies in dire financial straits are likely to be cutting IT budgets. On the average, IT budgets will increase by 3%, which is a slight downturn from 4% in 2023 and 5% in 2022, but this year’s figures fall in line with previous budget plans in 2020 and 2021, according to Avasant.

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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Similarly, the financial sector will see continued growth in fintech, digital payments and open banking, with cities like Dubai and Riyadh becoming central fintech hubs in the region. The Internet of Things will also play a transformative role in shaping the regions smart city and infrastructure projects.

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Critical Actions Post Data Breach

SecureWorld News

The focus now shifts to ensuring business continuity. What a business continuity plan includes Business Continuity Management (BCM) is a proactive strategy designed to help organizations anticipate and mitigate potential threats, vulnerabilities, and weaknesses before they escalate into full-scale crises.

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Document Security is More than Just Password-Protection

CIO Business Intelligence

With the rise of remote and hybrid work in the past few years, adversaries and other bad actors have been given a virtual buffet of new ways to launch their harmful attacks, as more documents than ever are shared across the Internet.

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The digital transformation of an island nation: how Bahrain rose to lead cloud adoption in the GCC Region

CIO Business Intelligence

The economy of Bahrain, an archipelago of islands in the Arabian Gulf, has always been open and diversified, with particular strengths in financial services, manufacturing and logistics. A new IDC study details the Kingdom’s sustained effort to build a future-ready technology ecosystem, which analysts describe as a “remarkable” achievement.

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