UAE- DarkMatter to boost regional cyber security solutions

3/30/2016 8:06:04 AM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) UAE-headquartered DarkMatter -- exclusive cyber security partner to the UAE government -- an international cyber security firm is planning to boost its cyber security solutions in UAE and in the region said Dr Najwa Aaraj vice-president of special projects at DarkMatter on the sidelines of the Future Technology Week which opened on Tuesday and will conclude on March 31 2016 at Dubai World Trade Centre or DWTC.

Dr Aaraj gave a presentation based on the theme 'Security solutions for the mobile embedded world'. The company helps transforming the cyber security landscape by providing a complete range of state-of-the-art services and solutions to government and commercial clients.

"We have observed that UAE market is one of the biggest adapters of the smartphone embedded devices IoT devices and embedded systems with people wanting to adopt latest technology and latest operating systems and apps are installed there. However there is no real control and poor device management over what applications are being downloaded. Societies need to understand the mobile and cyber threats are on rise with almost five billion attacks in 2015 alone were recorded on general infrastructure in addition to half a million new threats coming every year."

The first edition of Future Technology Week opened at DWTC on Tuesday with thousands of technology industry professionals flocking to the opening salvo of the two-day Internet of Things Expo (IoTX) and the one-day Gulf Enterprise Mobility Exhibition & Conference or Gemec.

The Gemec discussions focussed on how heightened enterprise mobility will transform companies' customer engagement strategies and how forensics access controls and authentication can limit mobile security threats in a mobile embedded world. Ashi Sheth manager Enterprise Platforms of Netflix delivered the keynote address.

A new umbrella identity collecting Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) IoTX The Big Data Show and GEMEC the exhibition element of Future Technology Week collects more than 180 exhibitors displaying innovative solutions and products on the show floor.

Sandhya D'Mello Journalist. Period. My interests are Economics Finance and Information Technology. Prior to joining Khaleej Times I have worked with some leading publications in India including the Economic Times.

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