Author: Editorial Team
Ehab Adel, Director – Cybersecurity & AI Factory, Mindware. For years, cybersecurity strategies were built around a single objective: keep attackers out. Organisations invested heavily in firewalls, antivirus software, perimeter defenses, and access controls, believing that stronger preventive measures would stop cyber threats before they could cause harm. Today’s digital enterprises operate in an environment where sophisticated attackers, cloud-first infrastructures, remote workforces, connected devices, third-party ecosystems, and artificial intelligence have dramatically expanded the attack surface. Even the most mature organisations acknowledge an uncomfortable reality: no security control can prevent every attack. The question is no longer if an organisation will experience a cyber incident.…
President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan departed Jeddah today. He was seen off at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Makkah Region Deputy Governor Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Cabinet Member for Shura Council Affairs (the accompanying minister) Dr. Essam bin Saad bin Saeed, Mayor of Jeddah Ihsan Bafaqih, Saudi Ambassador to Türkiye Fahad Abualnasr, Turkish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Emrullah İşler, and other senior officials. Source: Riyadh Daily
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia will host a trilateral summit in Jeddah on Friday bringing together Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. The Turkish presidency announced on Thursday that Erdoğan will make a one-day working visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday, during which he is scheduled to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Sharif. Sharif arrived in Jeddah on Thursday evening for a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, accompanied by a high-level delegation that includes Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Chief…
RIYADH — The unified emergency number 911 received more than 2.73 million calls across Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province during July 2026, the National Center for Security Operations said. The Unified Security Operations Centers handled a total of 2,733,359 calls during the month, receiving emergency reports and directing them to the relevant security and service authorities. Riyadh recorded the highest number of calls at 1,129,908, followed by Makkah with 847,929 and the Eastern Province with 514,984. The Madinah region recorded 240,538 calls during the same period. The centers operate around the clock using advanced automated systems and specialized…
Ericsson was recently selected by AT&T to supply them with 600MHz dual-band radios as the latter works to put newly acquired spectrum from EchoStar to use across its wireless network. The operator stated the move is part of its ongoing effort to boost capacity, coverage, and performance nationwide, with a particular focus on improving reliability in harder-to-reach places, including indoors and in rural areas. AT&T explained the 600MHz spectrum is especially valuable because it can travel farther and penetrate buildings more effectively than some higher-frequency spectrum, helping customers stay connected in more locations, whether at home, at work, or on…
Poland’s Fire Falcons farm affirmed that the International Falcon Breeders Auction, organized by the National Center for Falcons, has become a specialized platform that brings together falcon breeding farms, falconers, and enthusiasts while fostering competition and showcasing top falcon bloodlines to a dedicated audience. Fire Falcons representative Khalid Al-Qahtani said the farm has participated in the auction since its inception because it provides a valuable opportunity to engage directly with falconers and present the farm’s production to a specialized audience. He noted that the farm’s falcons have achieved advanced rankings in several competitions, including Melwah racing contests. He explained that…
LOS ANGELES — A US judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay $567 million for its failure to warn the public about dangers the social media giant’s platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan Biedscheid of the New Mexico court ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay the sum into a fund aimed at redressing adverse mental health impacts from social media platforms. The ruling comes as a part of the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March. At the time, a jury…
SEOUL — South Korean authorities are deploying drones to issue heat warnings to farmers while residents are taking shelter in airports, as the country battles an unprecedented heatwave. President Lee Jae Myung has ordered public agencies to mobilize all available resources to deal with the extreme heat, which he has called a “national disaster”. “Extreme heat on a scale we have never experienced is continuing day after day. Heatwave conditions once seen only in foreign news reports have now become our reality,” President Lee Jae Myung told a heatwave response meeting on Thursday. Lee ordered ministries and local governments to…
SYDNEY — An Australian aviation crew has evacuated a US expeditioner from Antarctica in freezing conditions after an “urgent request for assistance”. It is extremely rare and risky for planes to land in Antarctica at the height of winter, with temperatures during the rescue plunging as low as -43C. Aviation company Skytraders said the “extraordinary” mission took place last week after a request for urgent help with a medical evacuation from McMurdo Station. After an initial delay due to the weather, the aviation company said it was able to land its Airbus A319 in “extremely challenging conditions” including temperatures of…
Bharat Raigangar. How AI acceleration turned Supply Chain Trust Risk Management on its head – why the Board needs to rethink nth Party – vendor security today. For decades, enterprise supply chain security ran on a comfortable rhythm of polite trust and administrative paperwork. Once a year, vendor management teams sent out massive, 200-question spreadsheets: CAIQs, SIGs, SOC 2 reports asking third-party partners to attest to their security hygiene. Vendors stamped them, compliance checked the box, and everyone moved on. Then, artificial intelligence broke the timeline. AI hasn’t just introduced new threat vectors; it has fundamentally altered the economics of exploitation. Attackers no longer…