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The global statistics showed there was no single standout type of attack that CISOs are most concerned about . CISOs are under a lot of pressure generally and the research found that 67 % of CISOs in the Middle East felt that role expectations were excessive , compared to 57 % globally . positives and false negatives . People weren ’ t getting important emails and we had to call the MSP every time we wanted to make changes . Luckily , we weren ’ t breached – but it was a wakeup call for us .”

You can read more by turning to page 58 .

Elsewhere in the magazine , we look at remote working models and how organisations in the Middle East are embracing the work from ‘ anywhere ’ model .

You will find this feature on page 40 .

In this regard , we continue to cover articles in this edition of the magazine addressing the issue of the evolving threat landscape and the changing cybersecurity dynamics in the Middle East region .

As usual , we have all your favourite features , opinion , insight pieces and analysis articles from the Middle East region . You can also read daily news updates on our website at www . intelligentcio . com / me /.

Gracing the cover of this month ’ s edition is Biju Dharmaraj , Director , IT Security and Infrastructure , Rotana , who tells us how one of EMEA ’ s most established hospitality and hotel chain player , has leveraged Mimecast Email Security to improve the group ’ s security position .

And kindly , don ’ t forget if you would like to get in touch please email me at manda @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk .

Once again , I would also like to wish you a great month ahead . Enjoy the read !

“ We were using a managed security provider ( MSP ) for email security and the solution was very basic . It was the first thing I tried to change when I came on board ,” says Dharmaraj .

Among the many insights , Dharmaraj shares that : “ Spam was a nightmare . We had a lot of false

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