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As part of the global Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) to be held in Dubai (UAE) on May 1-3, 2018, InfoWatch Group will unveil its international digital technology and cybersecurity training center in the Middle East for local government officials and business executives, as well as students from field-specific universities. InfoWatch Group specialists will also talk about technology trends and promising solutions in enterprise cybersecurity.

According to the Global Data Leakage Report 2017 prepared by InfoWatch Analytical Center and based on publicly available information, the number of compromised data records worldwide, including social security numbers, bank card details, and other critical information, grew more than four-fold year over year, from 3.1 billion to 13.3 billion. During the period under review, global mass media and other open sources reported a total of 2,131 data leaks from enterprises, which is 37% more than in 2016.

InfoWatch Gulf, an InfoWatch Group’s representative office in the Middle East, will be a partner of Artelligence 2018, an artificial intelligence forum to be held in Dubai (UAE) on April 25-26, 2018, and supported by the Smart Dubai Government, with His Excellency Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, being involved. As part of the forum’s business agenda, Kristina Tantsyura, CEO of InfoWatch Gulf, will talk about the importance of data security in the era of digital transformation and artificial intelligence. 

InfoWatch Gulf, the InfoWatch Group’s representative office in the Middle East, has made it to the final shortlist for Channel Middle East Awards 2018 in ‘Security Vendor of the Year’ category, alongside Attivo Networks, Barracuda Networks, Cisco, Fortinet, Infoblox, LogRhythm, Mimecast, and Sophos.

Natalya Kaspersky, President of InfoWatch Group, has held a business meeting with His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council. The negotiating parties agreed to jointly develop IT and cybersecurity educational programs and drive new technology adoption by Ajman government bodies.

InfoWatch Group has joined strategy session ‘Business Opportunities in Southeast Asia’ chaired by Artem Shchadrin, Director of Strategic Development and Innovations Department at the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, and attended by heads of Ministry’s relevant departments, the Russian Export Center, Skolkovo Foundation, Russian Venture Company (RVC), as well as representatives of businesses and business councils at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The session attendees discussed the market specifics in Southeast Asia and shared their relevant experience.

Natalya Kaspersky, President of InfoWatch Group, has held a business meeting with government officials of the Emirate of Ajman (UAE), attended by H.E. Ohoud Ali Shehail, Director General of Ajman Digital Government; Wejdan Eissa Alhajaj, Director for Projects and Strategy; Haitham Yaish, Associate Professor at the Ajman University of Science and Technology; and Kristina Tantsyura, CEO of InfoWatch Gulf. The parties discussed the fostering of skilled IT specialists and opportunities for joint cybersecurity education and advanced training initiatives in the UAE.

InfoWatch Group has taken part in the second annual Business Information Security Summit Saint Petersburg (BIS Summit SPb 2018) supported by the Government of Saint Petersburg and the Educational and Methodological Association of Russian Universities for Information Security Education, with the event being focused on digital economy cybersecurity and advanced enterprise information security training initiatives.

InfoWatch Gulf, a Middle East representative office of InfoWatch Group, joined Infosecurity Middle East 2018, an international information security expo held on March 6-8 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to take part in its business agenda and showcase its key enterprise cybersecurity solutions, including InfoWatch Traffic Monitor 6.9, the latest release of InfoWatch’s flagship product for data leak prevention and enterprise protection against internal cyber threats. The new release tools improve DLP system efficiency when it comes to corporate security policy creation, investigations, and cybersecurity team interaction with other enterprise departments.

InfoWatch Group has been ranked 17^th in the rating of the best Russian employers of 2017, according to recruitment firm HeadHunter. The list consisted of 262 companies, including 30 IT market players. Out of the top 20 employers, InfoWatch is the only enterprise cybersecurity vendor, with its best achievement until now being the 31^st back in 2013.