Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 16 | Page 4

CONTENTS ISSUE 16 06 News Latest regional news roundup from across the Middle East Latest Intelligence 14 Getting Your IT Infrastructure Ready for the Digital Workplace 16 Trending CSOs cite budget constraints as barrier to advancing security 38 Country Focus Technology partnerships and innovation taking hold in the UAE 78 Tech Talk Adoption of digital records in the regional healthcare industry 83 84 Get to Know... Cyber security: Inspiring business confidence The lighter side of things, we ask the industry-experts what makes them tick… We must learn to think of cyber security as a potential profit centre and not merely as a cost centre EDITOR’S NOTE Managing Partner Richard Judd richard@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 7534 132 966 Style, but no substance? A new report released by Cisco has headlined with the news that a majority of CSOs cite budget constraints as one of biggest barriers to advancing security - never before has the region and the industry released statistics claiming that security spending is skyrocketing! So, we mind be confused by the results of this latest Cisco survey! What seems to be stemming from the report is that a reality is setting in with both large corproates and smaller enterprises; as much as they everyone realises security spending must increase, viewing cyber security as a cost centre, many companies simply implement the bare minimum standards to tick a compliance box. This line of thinking unfortunately compromises an organisation’s defensive posture, and is a self-inhibitor to long-term business success - so says a very acute article from DarkMatter in this issue’s Final Word section. 4 INTELLIGENTCIO Keeping in line with budgets and costs, when you consider the lower infrastructure cost, greater agility, and improved security they offer in comparison to public clouds or traditional client-server architectures, it’s perhaps little surprise that a growing number of organisations are investing in hybrid clouds and virtualised, automated data centres. One of the main features this month discusses this very topic. Manufacturing companies are one of the most popular targets for cyber criminals, based on the sheer amount of classified information they hold. In fact, a recent report from IBM X-Force Research’s 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index found that the sector is the second most- attacked industry behind healthcare, with automotive manufacturers and chemical companies scoring as the top targets for attackers. Managing Partner Stuart Lynch stuart@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 7514 807 117 Editorial Director Michael Byrne mike@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +971 54 479 4076 Business Development Manager Zahra Hanif zahra@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +971 50 600 2566 Country Sales Manager, India Bhrigu Dutta bhrigu@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +91 998 033 8440 Intelligent CIO is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT professional’s with an interest in Middle East. If you wish to apply for regular free copies then .please email info@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Lynchpin Media 2017 © MARKETING | EVENTS | PUBLISHING ANALYTICS | PR | DESIGN | ARABISATION Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230 Regency Court 40 Brentwood Essex CM14 4LU www.intelligentcio.com