91% business and IT professionals worldwide use iPad for work communication

IDG Connect’s iPad for business survey based on interviews with business and IT professionals across every continent, reveals that more professionals always use their iPad for work communication than personal communication. Read more

First Global Arab IT Company to launch in UAE

Trust 300, an IT company established by “By Law Consultancy” and a group of its partners, will be officially launched next week, making it the first global Arab IT company specialized in sector.

The official launch will be announced during 15-16-17 January 2012 in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Hind Bint Abdulaziz Al Qassimi, Chairperson of UAE Business Women Council and Goodwill Ambassador of the Scientific and Human Development Program, H.E. Abdul Rahman Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and under the patronage of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Read more

64% of IT professionals in the Middle East think that data on mobile devices is not secure

In a survey carried out at Gitex in Dubai, 64% of respondents said they wouldn’t be confident that data stored on a mobile device belonging to their organization would be secure in the event it was lost or stolen. The survey, carried out by global IT security company Sophos, polled 181 IT professionals at the show.

Unsurprisingly, 58% of those polled felt that viruses were still the biggest threat to their corporate network. Of the respondents, 34% rated device theft or loss as the biggest threat, not surprising either given that mobile device security was such a hot topic for Sophos at Gitex this year. Read more

IT professionals want more local content

IDG Connect’s global content survey of 3,217 IT professionals in 114 territories reveals that whilst 72% of respondents find vendor white papers extremely useful, the majority outside of North America still struggle to find the localised content they need. Results suggest that although this is an issue worldwide, it is a greater problem in developing markets. Read more

ISACA’s CACS in Dubai to teature Global Security, Governance Experts

Senior business and technology leaders will convene at InterContinental Dubai Festival City from 21-22 February 2011 for CACS in Dubai, an internationally respected event that features governance, security, assurance and risk management experts from around the world.

Hosted by ISACA, a global information technology (IT) association of 95,000 IT professionals, CACS (Computer Audit, Control and Security) will include a keynote presentation by Neeraj Kumar, Senior Vice President of Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive of Emirates Group. Neeraj Kumar will explain how to use technology to improve proactive risk-focused auditing and continuous monitoring. Read more