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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

What happened In CrowdStrikes own root cause analysis, the cybersecurity companys Falcon system deploys a sensor to user machines to monitor potential dangers. What if theres an urgent security fix? If theres a security threat and potential exposure, you have to go through the testing process as quickly as you can, Prouty says.

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Intersec 2025: Middle East CISOs focus on AI

CIO

The growing threat posed by Agentic AI and disinformation has become one of the most critical challenges in the cybersecurity landscape. The event, hosted at the Dubai World Trade Centre, highlighted the urgent need for organizations to adapt their cybersecurity measures to address the evolving digital threats.

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Top tech trends powering the Middle East’s digital evolution by 2025

CIO

Data sovereignty and local cloud infrastructure will remain priorities, supported by national cloud strategies, particularly in the GCC. Cybersecurity will be critical, with AI-driven threat detection and public-private collaboration safeguarding digital assets. Cybersecurity continues to be a significant concern globally.

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New Frontier of GenAI Threats: A Comprehensive Guide to Prompt Attacks

Palo Alto Networks

Whether you are a business leader, developer or security professional, understanding prompt attacks is essential. Palo Alto Networks has released Securing GenAI: A Comprehensive Report on Prompt Attacks Taxonomy, Risks and Solutions , groundbreaking research on adversarial prompt attacks targeting GenAI systems.

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How resilient CIOs future-proof to mitigate risks

CIO

This involves establishing guardrails around AI, performing disaster training exercises, mitigating third-party threats, and more. However, CIOs must still demonstrate measurable outcomes and communicate these imperatives to senior leadership to secure investment. AI assessments will follow suit.

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The evolving role of security and IT in DR and incident response

CIO

However, as ecommerce has proliferated, security threats have increased, elevating cybersecurity to a board-level concern. Early cybersecurity threats were limited in their scope and damage, but current threats can ruin a business. For critical infrastructure, regulatory requirements and standards have also evolved accordingly.

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CIOs must become chief IT evangelists

CIO

Education and enthusiasm about digital projects are what sell them, and when it comes to securing funding and backing for digital projects from organizational decision-makers, it’s often job No. IT evangelism best practices Leading digital projects can quickly become a fragile exercise if CIOs fail to remain actively engaged.

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