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Tahawul Tech
28-05-2025
- Business
- Tahawul Tech
Redefining cybersecurity distribution with AI-driven innovation enhances threat detection, automates security response
Burhan Abu Baja and Abdurrahman Najar of NXTHOP Technologies share insights on evolving distribution patterns, cybersecurity governance frameworks, AI-driven innovation, cloud adoption, and accelerating tech transitions in the region. NXTHOP Technologies is strategically positioning itself as a key player in the evolving cybersecurity landscape by leveraging AI-driven innovation, customized deployment models, and alignment with regional governance frameworks, as highlighted during GISEC Global 2025. With insights from leaders like Burhan Abu Baja, Chief Solution Sales Strategist, and Abdurrahman Najjar, VP of Sales of NXTHOP Technologies, shared insights with on how NXTHOP is addressing these paradigm shifts. NxtHop plays a key role in guiding enterprises through paradigm shifts in cybersecurity by facilitating the adoption of cybersecurity solutions and enabling seamless transitions from traditional infrastructures, which enhances digital resilience across the region. These shifts, driven by advancements like AI, have transformed threat detection, prevention, and response strategies, requiring organizations to adopt more adaptive, intelligent security frameworks. Interview Excerpts: How has cybersecurity distribution evolved in recent years, and what role is NXTHOP Technologies playing in this transformation? Burhan Abu Baja: In recent years, cybersecurity distribution has rapidly evolved, with the region experiencing a condensed timeline of maturity driven by urgent needs across devices, apps, and cloud access, highlighting the challenge of system compatibility and reliance on APIs. Burhan Abu Baja emphasizes that NXTHOP Technologies plays a pivotal role in this transformation by bridging these gaps through innovative, AI-powered solutions capable of defending against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, embodying the principle that only AI can combat AI. With so many cybersecurity solutions in the market, how can a business identify the right one, especially across different sectors like startups, SMEs, and conglomerates? Abdurrahman Najjar: There's no one-size-fits-all in cybersecurity. governments within the region have invested significantly in building strong cybersecurity governance frameworks tailored to industries—whether financial, governmental, or critical infrastructure. Our advice: follow these national frameworks. They offer a solid starting point and ensure alignment with compliance and best practices. What sets NXTHOP's distribution model apart from others in the region? Burhan Abu Baja: We focus on filling market gaps by offering a comprehensive portfolio of complementary products rather than competing ones. Our solutions are AI-driven and tailored to business needs. We work closely with partners and customers to align technologies with business objectives, ensuring value, innovation, and healthy margins, without engaging in price wars. We are strictly channel-driven, never selling direct, which ensures focus and support at every stage. How do you support businesses in transitioning from traditional to modern cybersecurity solutions? Abdurrahman Najjar: We provide deployment models suited for every need—cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. Cloud deployment is immediate and adaptable to customer scenarios. On-premise takes slightly longer due to the necessary infrastructure requirements. Hybrid models are ideal for sectors with regulatory constraints. 'Our solutions are designed to integrate easily, and our channel partners ensure swift execution, reducing transition time significantly.' Have you observed a shift in customer preference toward cloud-based cybersecurity solutions in the region? Burhan Abu Baja: Yes, cloud adoption is clearly growing. There are regulatory mandates in countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE that are accelerating this shift. Even conservative sectors like banking are embracing cloud because of updated compliance standards. NXTHOP ensures all our solutions—whether cloud or on-prem—adhere to national and international cybersecurity regulations. What's your final message to enterprises navigating today's cybersecurity complexity? Abdurrahman Najjar: Be proactive. Cyber threats are evolving rapidly, and cyber hackers are leveraging technology faster than most organizations. By aligning with national regulatory frameworks and working with trusted technology business partner like NXTHOP and their vendors and channels; businesses can stay protected and resilient.
Entrepreneur
23-05-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
OnePane Empowers Enterprises to Build Cloud and Business Resilience
With 83% of CIOs reporting cloud overspend, OnePane offers Middle East businesses a clearer path to sustainable transformation You're reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. a US-based SaaS enterprise helping enterprises across the UAE, Middle East and APAC build scalable, resilient, and cost-conscious cloud environments, has released a new suite of service packages to enable organizations to take a more structured, transparent approach to cloud operations. The new offering includes Cloud Pulse, a quick diagnostic to identify inefficiencies, Resilience Ready, a customized roadmap to strengthen cloud operations, and Cloud Tower, a comprehensive transformation framework designed to create long-term operational resilience and cloud maturity. "Cloud spend doesn't need to be a black hole," said Arun Mohan, a seed investor in "Our goal is to give enterprises clarity and confidence—whether that means reducing waste, improving continuity, or simply making smarter decisions with their infrastructure." In recent years, OnePane has helped enterprises build resilient, cost-efficient cloud foundations. By combining cloud governance, operational visibility, and actionable intelligence, it empowers organizations to reduce risk, control spend, and systemize knowledge—enabling scalable, sustainable digital resilience. With its latest service packages, OnePane takes this mission further, helping businesses not just adopt the cloud, but secure and scale confidently within it.
Times of Oman
20-05-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Seminar highlights digital threats, strategies for strengthening institutional protection
Muscat: A seminar titled "Cybersecurity Risks and Digital Resilience Strategies" discussed the most prominent challenges facing institutions amid the rise in cyberattacks, ways to enhance their capacity to counter these threats, and ensuring continuity in a secure digital environment, along with the importance of cybersecurity insurance. Organised by Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) in collaboration with Howden Insurance Brokers, the seminar aimed to raise awareness about the risks of cyberattacks and their impact on the business environment, as well as the importance of insurance. It also sought to familiarise participants with global best practices in institutional data protection, promote digital security culture within the business environment, and establish communication channels with experts and technicians to exchange solutions and consultations in cybersecurity. The opening ceremony was held under the patronage of Eng. Ibrahim Abdullah Al Hosni, a member of the OCCI Board of Directors and Chairman of the Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence Committee. The forum featured several visual presentations on the latest developments in the cybersecurity threat landscape, along with two real-world case studies from the finance and manufacturing sectors. It also addressed legal aspects related to personal data protection laws. Additionally, the symposium included a panel discussion on the most pressing cybersecurity challenges across various sectors. The event was attended by a number of cybersecurity specialists and business owners.
Arab News
18-05-2025
- Business
- Arab News
Resecurity and Starlink announce cybersecurity partnership
Resecurity, a global cybersecurity leader, has partnered with Starlink to expand advanced threat protection across the region. A subsidiary of Ooredoo Group, Starlink has more than 18 years of experience in Qatar's ICT and mobile accessories market. Starlink's ICT Distribution focus areas include cybersecurity, cloud, datacenter, AI, networking and physical security. This partnership brings together deep expertise and innovation to deliver tailored, future-ready security solutions for today's evolving digital challenges. Through this partnership, Resecurity's cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions will be integrated into Starlink's extensive distribution network, enabling organizations across the META region to proactively detect, analyze, and respond to cyberthreats. The collaboration focuses on delivering technologies and services that enhance digital resilience and protect against evolving cyberthreats. 'Our partnership with Starlink represents a significant step in our mission to provide advanced cybersecurity solutions across the META region,' said Gene Yoo, CEO of Resecurity. 'By combining our expertise with Starlink's extensive regional presence, we aim to empower organizations to proactively address cyberthreats and enhance their security posture.' 'Collaborating with Resecurity allows us to expand our cybersecurity portfolio and offer our clients innovative solutions that address the dynamic threat landscape,' said Cyril Anand, CEO of Starlink Qatar. 'Together, we are committed to delivering technologies that not only protect but also empower businesses to thrive in a secure digital environment.' The partnership was officially announced during GISEC Global 2025, the region's premier cybersecurity event held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, serving as a launch platform for strategic cybersecurity collaborations.
Associated Press
06-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
TekStream Partners with Cloudflare to Bolster Cybersecurity and Digital Resilience Offerings
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2025-- TekStream , a cybersecurity and IT solutions leader, has partnered with Cloudflare to expand its cybersecurity and digital resilience offerings. As a Cloudflare Solution Partner, TekStream now offers its customers a broad range of security, zero trust, and performance platform capabilities. 'Building and maintaining strategic partnerships has long been a priority of ours,' said Rob Jansen, CEO of TekStream. 'Expansions like this enable us to address key customer challenges by providing a broad set of leading-edge solutions while deepening our sales channels. Over the past few years, we've cultivated strong partnerships with AWS, Oracle, and Splunk. We're excited to add Cloudflare to enhance our digital resilience offerings and look forward to delivering future enhancements to our customers with the right partnerships.' Cloudflare assists businesses in protecting digital assets, enhancing performance, and strengthening security while ensuring seamless cloud operations. As a Cloudflare Solution Partner, TekStream now delivers Cloudflare's advanced security, zero trust, and performance solutions to its customers. Combining TekStream's expertise with Cloudflare's cutting-edge platform confidently empowers organizations to scale their cloud environments with maximum security and reliability. 'The addition of Cloudflare is extremely complementary to our AWS and Splunk customers, given the deep integrations between both platforms,' shared Judd Robins, Executive Vice President at TekStream. 'Cloudflare enhances our customers' technological investments and provides essential data source inputs into a customer's security and log aggregation platform with Splunk. We're thrilled about the added potential this brings for both new and existing clients.' TekStream's 4S Framework — Strategy, Services, Support, and Sourcing — ensures clients maximize Cloudflare's full potential, helping businesses enhance security, optimize cloud performance, and drive long-term success. To learn more about TekStream's new Cloudflare capabilities, click here . About TekStream TekStream, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, helps clients accelerate digital transformation by navigating complex technology environments with a combination of technical expertise and staffing solutions. TekStream provides battle-tested processes and methodologies to help companies with legacy systems get to the cloud faster, so they can become more agile, reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies. With hundreds of successful deployments, TekStream guarantees on-time and on-budget project delivery and is proud to have 98% customer retention. View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact Brianna LaRouche Trevelino/Keller [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA GEORGIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DATA MANAGEMENT SECURITY TECHNOLOGY HUMAN RESOURCES SOFTWARE SOURCE: TekStream Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/06/2025 07:55 AM/DISC: 05/06/2025 07:54 AM
