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and Editor of Intelligent CIO Middle East, Intelligent
CIO Kuwait and Intelligent Tech Channels. He
has more than 10 years’ experience of editing
newspapers and magazines in the UK.
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EDITOR’S COMMENT
W
elcome to the latest edition
of ITC.
In this edition’s Editor’s
Comment we take a look at
the latest security trends that
have arrived as a result of recent
developments in technology. The
cybersecurity scene is ever-evolving
with the latest products coming to
market as a response to new threats
that seem to emerge with alarming
regularity - such as attacks on voice-
controlled devices and the skyrocketing
rise in identity thefts
Virtually every week we see
revised predictions about the true cost of
cybercrime. It’s certainly true to say that all
these predictions have one thing in common
– they always increase and never decline.
When we stop for a minute to think
about the real cost inflicted on companies all
over the globe by the nefarious activities of
cybercriminals the picture is truly eyewatering.
And as Ashraf Sheet, Regional Director,
Middle East and Africa at Infoblox, points out
in his column on the next page the channel
can gain a vital edge in the battle against
cybercriminals by staying one step ahead of
the bad guys.
And the good news is he provides
advice about how they can do so, making
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his comments essential reading for those
operating in the channel.
We also hear from Taj El-Khayat,
Regional Director MENA, Citrix. He argues
that the way to remain competitive in the
channel is to evaluate security processes
relating to information.
Again there is plenty of valuable advice
to process and who knows this might just
make life a little easier in the battle against
the bad guys.
Let’s hope so anyway because we can
be certain that the battle isn’t about to get
easier anytime soon.
All we can do is remain vigilant and update
our skills and processes as best we can.
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