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Geopolitical risks could present new opportunities for CIOs: Gartner

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Some of the key focus areas for CIOs, according to Gartner, are digital sovereignty, helping build a local technology industry, running a risk center and provide understanding of cyberspace in different nations. Data sovereignty will be a key focus area for CIOs.

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2 Innovations That Can Tip the Balance in Cybersecurity

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Army Major General and Vice President and Federal Chief Security Officer for Palo Alto Networks What critical innovations can change the balance in cybersecurity, providing those of us responsible for defending our organizations with more capabilities against those who would do us harm? By John Davis, Retired U.S. government.

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Ransomware And The Defense Industrial Base

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According to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report of 2016, governments’ growing dependence on information technology makes them vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Hackers perpetrate ransomware attacks against the defense industrial base to undercut the military, technological, and economic advantages of a government.

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Progress in ICT industry policy and cybersecurity standards drive MENA and Central Asia toward an intelligent era

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Robust cybersecurity frameworks built on globally recognized standards are critical to safeguard the very foundation of our digital economy, ensuring that innovation can thrive in a secure and trusted environment. This digital upgrade is crucial to support the development of the regional ICT industry while ensuring a smooth user experience.

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3 Strategies Employed by the Leading Enterprise Cybersecurity Platforms

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To address newer challenges, security providers have developed new technologies and strategies to combat evolving threats. To get acquainted with the ways security firms are handling the new breed of threats in cyberspace, here’s a rundown of the notable strategies the leading cybersecurity platforms and security firms are offering.

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CIOs sharpen tech strategies to support hybrid work

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In its Future of Work predictions for 2023 , IDC called hybrid work “a mainstay for our global future work landscape,” adding that “hybrid work will drive new technology solutions across functions and industries alike.” So now whenever we do something in IT, like release a capability, we have these principles in mind.

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Proactive cybersecurity: sometimes offence is the best defense

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It’s important to understand that launching an offensive cybersecurity strategy does not mean abandoning traditional defensive measures such as deploying firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), anti-malware software, patch management, security information and event management (SIEM), and other such tools.