SentinelOne unveils Storyline Active Response to transform XDR

SentinelOne(NYSE: S), an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, today unveiled SentinelOne Storyline Active Response (STAR)TM, its cloud-based automated hunting, detection, and response engine. Integrated with SentinelOne’s ActiveEDR®, STAR empowers security teams to create custom detection and response rules and deploy them in real time to the entire network or desired subset, to proactively detect and respond to threats. STAR […]

SSH announces new Group Commercial Director

SSH welcomes Mark O’Brien as the company’s new Group Commercial Director. Mark has over 30 years’ experience in commercial management, operational management, programme management, and leadership. He has led teams in the UK, Europe, Asia and, for the last seven years, the Middle East.   As a strategic thinker with an adaptive, collaborative style, Mark has […]

ADCB – Egypt H1 2021 net profit rises by 83%

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt (ADCB-Egypt) has delivered robust results during the first half of 2021, with net profit increasing by a staggering 83% to reach EGP 358 Million compared to the first half of 2020. This positive performance reflects the bank’s successful business management and its efficiently executed growth strategies at this critical […]

Schneider Electric appoints Amel Chadli to lead digital energy and EcoStruxure for the Middle East and Africa

Schneider Electric has promoted Amel Chadli to Vice President Middle East and Africa for Digital Energy and EcoStruxure. Amel, who has been with Schneider Electric for over a decade, will take up these new responsibilities alongside her existing Strategy role. Amel will spearhead the company’s growth in the areas of digital transformation and software across the […]

Wiley and PwC’s Academy Middle East Expand Partnership to Help Finance Professionals Advance Their Careers

Wiley, a global leader in research and education, and PwC’s Academy Middle East, the talent and skills development business of PwC Middle East, announced the expansion of their partnership to support as many as 20,000 finance and accounting professionals via high-quality certification exam preparation programs. “We are thrilled to enhance our current partnership with PwC’s […]

DIB increases foreign ownership to 40%

Following all regulatory approvals received from UAE Central Bank and the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), DIB has today, through the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), successfully executed the increase in its foreign ownership limit (FOL) from the current level of 25% to the new enhanced one of 40%. The increase in FOL is driven primarily […]

Gulf International Services reports revenue of QR 1.4 billion for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021

Gulf International Services (“GIS” or “the Group”; QE ticker: GISS), today reported a net loss of QR 0.8 million for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021. Macroeconomic updates Oil and gas industry continue to show positive signs of recovery with constructive macroeconomic drivers, on the back of effective vaccination campaigns leading to ease of […]

Changelabs Launches Egypt’s 1st ‘Green’ Scale-Up Accelerator in partnership with leading European investment fund

Change the date: Impact-centered accelerator Changelabs, one of the top 10 accelerators in the Middle East, announced today the launch of its leading “Scale Up To Green” accelerator targeting top Egyptian resource efficiency, green energy, and agritech companies. The program is being launched in partnership with the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which is a […]

Cybercriminals narrow their focus on SMBs

Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, today released the Acronis Cyberthreats Report Mid-year 2021 update, an in-depth review of the cyberthreat trends the company’s experts are tracking. Released at this week’s Black Hat 2021 event, where Acronis is a Diamond sponsor, the report warns that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are at particular risk based […]