Dr Emad Fahmy, Director of Systems Engineering for the Middle East at NETSCOUT, explores overcoming common hurdles to maximise distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protection. In the first half of 2025, NETSCOUT’s Threat Intelligence report observed more than eight million DDoS attacks worldwide, including 3.2 million in EMEA....
Ruediger Kopp, Managing Director of FOGTEC Brandschutz GmbH, explores how high-pressure water mist technology is safeguarding icons like the Mecca Royal Clock Tower while shaping the future of sustainable, efficient fire protection in the region’s most ambitious structures. High-rise architecture has come to define the skylines...
[info_box point1="A significant milestone is underway as MVP Tech officially completes its transition to Convergint" point2="This transition reflects a strategic alignment with Convergint globally" point3="This integration enables the delivery of even more innovative, scalable, and future-ready solutions"] A significant milestone is underway as MVP Tech officially...
Why third-party risk needs to shape enterprise security, according to Karl McGowan, Co-Founder, FrontierZero. If you look across the major cyber incidents of the past two years, a quiet pattern emerges. The organisations that were breached didn’t fall because their own systems were weak. They fell...
Vinay Deshpande, Founder & Managing Director, Vitruvius Fire Safety Consulting FZ-LLC, redefines the role of Fire Strategy Reports in building design and operation. In the fire engineering industry, the Fire Strategy Report is considered one of the most critical deliverables across design stages — concept, schematic...
Data Sovereignty is rewriting how global enterprises operate in the Middle East, according to Tim Bell, VP of Sales (EMEA & APJ), Hexnode. Data sovereignty has become one of the defining technology and policy themes in the Middle East. What began as a compliance conversation is...
Ali Al Musabih, Team Leader, Al Khobar office, Jensen Hughes, looks at the impact of ambient temperature extremes on ceiling jet development and fire detection systems and the critical design implications. Imagine a warehouse where ambient temperature reaches 45°C during the summer months. The fire detection...
Chris Royles, Field CTO EMEA, Cloudera , looks at navigating digital infrastructure shocks with agility and sovereignty. The recent disruption of Red Sea submarine cables served as a stark reminder of the fragility of our global digital infrastructure, degrading internet services across parts of the Middle...
Faris Alzharani, OHS and Fire Safety Practitioner, explores fire risk management systems in construction sites and shares the vital importance of Construction Fire Safety Plans. Saudi Arabia's construction landscape is currently undergoing a historic transformation. NEOM's futuristic cityscapes, separate from the Red Sea Global resorts and...
The architects and engineers at Sterling Presser explore how purposeful design and technical synergy can turn security from a boundary into an integrated architectural experience. Across cities worldwide, the relationship between design, engineering and security is redefining how we shape the spaces we live and work...