Business & Money | Wednesday 12 August, 2020 1:51 am

Riyadh and Dubai Stand To Benefit From Autonomous Mobility-On-Demand Solutions

Traffic systems worldwide are broken, and countless cities across all continents are being confronted with mounting urban mobility challenges year-on-year, with congestion, carbon emissions, space, and road accidents all becoming increasing causes for concern. Although several new mobility...

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Business & Money | Monday 10 August, 2020 11:47 am

KSA thought leaders and decision makers see positive social impact of COVID-19 through 2025

A survey commissioned by Al Aghar Group in partnership with global management consultancy Kearney, reveals that most thought leaders and decision makers in the Kingdom anticipate that COVID-19 will be a positive accelerant of the transformation already underway in the Kingdom. The survey of Saudi...

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Healthcare | Monday 10 August, 2020 12:30 am

73% of undergraduates in Saudi Arabia are interested in healthcare sector jobs new survey reveals

An overwhelming majority (73%) of undergraduates in Saudi Arabia have expressed interest in working in the healtcare sector, a new survey launched today by Bayer, the German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company, revealed.  The Moving Saudi Arabia’s Healthcare...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 August, 2020 5:01 am

Cisco 2020 CISO Benchmark Report Shows Increased Investment in Cloud Security and Automation Technologies to Combat Complexity

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), the leader in enterprise security, published its sixth annual CISO Benchmark Report surveying the security posture of 2,800 security professionals from 13 countries around the globe. The report provides 20 cybersecurity considerations for 2020 – gleaned from data analysis of ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 30 July, 2020 4:10 pm

The gold price rallies with record ETF inflows while COVID-19 hits consumer demand in H1

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the consumer sectors of the gold market in H1 2020, with total demand dropping by 6% to 2,076t versus the same period in 2019, according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report. However, while overall gold demand fell, H1 saw record flows...

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Technology & IT | Tuesday 28 July, 2020 3:22 pm

89% of Saudi parents use their gadgets to entertain their child when they travel: Kaspersky on tendencies of parenting in a digital age

While many countries slowly ease the lockdown measures that were implemented because of the coronavirus pandemic, the interest to domestic and international travel starts to increase. Kaspersky throws a light on some travel patterns of parents and their children on the go.  According to...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 26 July, 2020 4:01 am

Trend Micro Finds 83% of Saudi Remote Workers Have Gained Greater Cybersecurity Awareness During Lockdown

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released survey results that show how remote workers in Saudi Arabia approach cybersecurity. While 83% of remote workers in the kingdom say they understand their responsibilities towards their...

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Technology & IT | Wednesday 22 July, 2020 2:02 pm

Cybercriminals take advantage of the streaming wars in 2020 to conduct 394 attacks in Saudi Arabia

When it comes to disguising malicious files under the names of popular streaming platforms and their content, cybercriminals most frequently use Netflix and The Mandalorian (a Disney + original) as a lure. Between January 2019 and April 8, 2020, there were more than 22,000 infection attempts...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 15 July, 2020 1:32 pm

Dubai real estate activity fell sharply in Q2, although June figures point to a recovery in sales transactions

Dubai’s residential sector faced a challenging second quarter of 2020, with social distancing measures, coupled with Covid-19’s economic impact, affecting market performance.  However, with encouraging transaction figures in June, a move towards more typical sales volume is expected in Q3, ...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 14 July, 2020 2:54 pm

9% of Business in Saudi Arabia using EDR were able to detect cyber-incidents in hours or less

More than a quarter (28%) of companies that have implemented an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution have been able to detect cyberattacks in just a few hours or even almost immediately after an incident happened. This is higher than the overall results, as on average only 9% of...

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