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Vertiv consolidate its leadership position in the data center market with the acquisition E&I Engineering
Vertiv is al set to acquire E&I Engineering Ireland Limited and its affiliate, Powerbar Gulf LLC (“E&I”) for approximately $1.8 billion. E&I’s products represent a critical system of the data center power infrastructure and compete in an addressable market of about $7 billion,
Schneider promotes Michel Arres as Secure Power Division’s VP of IT Channel and Alliances
Schneider Electric has promoted Michel Arres to take on the role as Vice President of IT Channel and Alliances, International under its Secure Power Division. The International zone covers seven regions including South America, Middle East & Africa, CIS, India, East Asia, Japan, and Pacific.
ESET Researchers reveal Android espionage against Kurds
ESET researchers have investigated a targeted mobile espionage campaign against the Kurdish ethnic group. This campaign has been active since at least March 2020, distributing (via dedicated Facebook profiles) two Android backdoors known as 888 RAT and SpyNote, disguised as legitimate apps.
Howard University suffers cyberattack
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that the Howard University suffered a ransomware attack, however there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
Majid Al Futtaim unveils Women Coders Program in the UAE
Majid Al Futtaim has announced the launch of a coding program designed specifically for women – and the private sector’s first of its kind for the region. The announcement is in line with the government led initiative, ‘Projects of the 50’, aiming to attract 100 coders every day
Use of single‑factor authentication comes with cybersecurity risks
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the federal agency in the USA urges organizations to ditch the bad practice and instead use multi-factor authentication methods
Smartworld and Vertiv join hands together
Smartworld, the UAE leading systems integrator, have signed a diamond partnership deal with Vertiv to diversify the Smartworld portfolio and offer infrastructure solutions to its customers.
Rackspace Technology launches Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security
Rackspace Technology announced the launch of Rackspace Elastic Engineering for Security. The breakthrough security offering transforms cloud security operations by offering customers access to a pod of experts who work as an extension of internal staff to address complex cybersecurity
Role of cloud in Middle Eastern Data Center market
Santhosh Rao, Senior Research Director, Analyst, Gartner talks to DC POST MEA about the latest trends evolving the data center market in the Middle East and how rapid cloud adoption since COVID-19 is driving the data center market in the region.
Pandemic led to data growth in KSA, UAE and Egypt
More data was produced in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt in 2020 after businesses shifted to a remote work system due to the pandemic, a new survey commissioned by Kingston Technology showed.
Vertiv in distribution agreement with Ingram Micro
Vertiv entered into a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, which will provide the distributor access to Vertiv’s enhanced suite of edge-ready products and award-winning Vertiv Partner Programme (VPP).
Securing devices in the hybrid workplace
Phil Muncaster, guest writer at ESET explains that as employees split their time between office and off-site work, there’s a greater potential for company devices and data to fall into the wrong hands