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Lebanese team wins Huawei Middle
East ICT Competition
T
hirteen teams, comprising of a total
of 39 students from across the Middle
East, competed in the final of the Huawei
Middle East ICT Competition 2019, held
recently at Huawei’s global headquarters in
Shenzhen, China. Over the course of 2019,
the competition attracted more than 21,000
student registrations from 437 colleges and
universities in Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait,
Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, KSA and
the UAE. This year’s final had a total of 13
teams and 20 ministries participated from
countries across the Middle East.
The first prize of US$30,000 went to the
team from Lebanon. The second prize went
to two teams from Pakistan and Bahrain,
while the third prize was received by three
teams, from KSA, Pakistan and Jordan.
Charles Yang, President of Huawei Middle
East, said: “We congratulate our winners,
and all of the teams who made it to the
Huawei Middle East ICT Competition 2019
Final. This year’s field of competition was
especially strong. Each team participating
in the final round represents some of the
brightest talent from their country, as well
as from the region. Seeing so many gifted
young people gives us great confidence in
the future of ICT in the Middle East.”
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Trend Micro research urges oil and gas industry
to prioritise cybersecurity
motivate attackers targeting the oil and gas
industry. While these attacks are not always
sophisticated, they are often targeted and
impact production, which can cause real-
world damage.
T
rend Micro, a global leader in
cybersecurity solutions, has announced
the findings of new research on the cyber-
risks facing the oil and gas industry. The
research found that the oil and gas industry
and its supply chain face increased risk
from advanced threat groups and others
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as they continue to build out digitally
connected infrastructure.
The latest in-depth report from Trend
Micro draws on insights into almost a
decade’s worth of cyberattacks against the
sector, finding geopolitics and espionage
“Industrial cybersecurity is not hopeless.
We sometimes forget that in complex
environments with appropriate security
controls, the attacker is the one who has to
get everything right,” said Bill Malik, Vice
President of Infrastructure Strategies for
Trend Micro. “Industrial control systems
(ICS) manufacturers and integrators are
beginning to understand the value of
a comprehensive, layered approach to
information security. In tandem, information
security firms like Trend Micro are expanding
their integration and analytical capabilities.
As the IIoT market consolidates, enterprises
will have a clearer choice identifying
superior, well-integrated and proven
technology to protect their systems.” n
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