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ADDA and Trend
Micro launch
cyberdefence
challenge
bu Dhabi Digital Authority
(ADDA) held the Cyber Defense
Challenge in partnership with
Trend Micro, to strengthen the protection
of servers and hybrid cloud data centres
operated by organisations in Abu Dhabi.
The initiative comes in line with ADDA’s
strategy to collaborate with the private
sector and enhance cybersecurity, which
is one of the main pillars of Abu Dhabi’s
Digital Transformation agenda.
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ADDA and Trend Micro signed a MoU to
adopt the latest cybersecurity solutions
and conduct a series of awareness
workshops for IT government employees.
ADDA implements a common security
transformation framework for all
Abu Dhabi government entities. The
Cyber Defense Challenge supports
the technical infrastructure and cyber
ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and the UAE.
The one-day hands-on workshop led IT
professionals to experience simulated
cyberattacks and adopt a ‘think like a
hacker’ approach.
Mohamed Geyath, Executive Director-
Information Security Operation Sector,
ADDA, said: “Abu Dhabi Digital Authority
continues to engage in initiatives that
increase the IT protection of the emirate
and the country’s digital infrastructure,
systems and data. The Cyber Defense
Challenge is one of the strategies that
ADDA supports and promotes to help
strengthen our security capabilities
following innovative solutions and
training, and thereby enhancing the skills
of our human capital.”
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HELP AG OFFERS NEW MDR SERVICE
TO MIDDLE EAST BUSINESSES
o empower Middle East
businesses to mitigate the
financial and reputational
impact of cyberattacks, Help AG,
a leading cybersecurity solutions,
services and consultancy provider,
has unveiled its new Critical Services
Integrity Monitoring (CSIM) service.
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An ‘add-on’ to the company’s
Managed Detection and Response
(MDR) offering, this new addition
delivers 24x7 monitoring of DNS
records, SSL certificates and
website landing pages, thereby
protecting customers against service
unavailability and the interception
and manipulation of sensitive
digital communications. Marking
a significant value addition for its
customers, the company announced that
this service will be extended to all its
existing MSS clients.
“The unfortunate reality for organisations
today is that cyberattacks are inevitable
and can result from a multitude of
reasons,” explained Stephan Berner,
CEO at Help AG.
“Our new CSIM service enables
businesses to trust vital elements of their
websites and online environments to our
expertly qualified team who work around
the clock to monitor and address those
critical issues and incidents that can so
easily go undetected.
“This means that our customers can stay
a step ahead of any incident.”
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