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Eight Tech Ideas Showcased at Cybersecurity Demo Day in Oman

The Sas Accelerator for Cybersecurity’s early-stage accelerator in the MENA The demo day event showcased the
first cohort, organized by the Ministry of region and attracted 55 applicants progress of these eight teams who worked
Technology and Communications through with their Cybersecurity product ideas. tirelessly on product ideas ranging from
its Sas Center for Entrepreneurship, and in Since February, the qualified teams have Cybersecurity gamification to a real-time
partnership with the UK-Oman Digital Hub, participated in intensive workshops and security testing developer tool. The eight
CyLon and the Oman Technology Fund, mentoring sessions, both in Oman and ideas of first cohort are: Cyber Warrior- a
was concluded with a virtual demo day. virtually with UK’s CyLon, to help them game to raise Cybersecurity awareness,
The program was the first Cybersecurity refine their product and business mode. Dark Sniper - a machine learning behavior
detection product, Cryptic Chains - a
tool that uses blockchain technology
to strengthen the security in Data
Management Record Systems, U Safe - a
software that simplifies the assessment of
security breaches in companies' networks
by using visualization and attack graphs,
Octopus – a risk management system
using built-in customizable per-vendor
templates, Hidden Power – a tool that uses
blockchain to not only track shipping more
efficiently but also add an additional layer
of security, Data Boat –a locally produced
SIEM solution and NytOwl –a real-time
security testing developer tool.

Cybersecurity Crucial In Digital Transformation in Bahrain

A call has gone out to Bahraini institutions that the organizations were forced to go began to think differently, by utilizing new
and companies to transform their through in a short time,” Mr Al Awadhi tools and services like SOC services, Red
business models and strengthen their said. “We have seen three main activities Teaming, penetration testing, and many
Cybersecurity infrastructure in light of the start from infrastructure transformation, tools and services. “We at NGN believe that
coronavirus pandemic. Internet hackers by leveraging cloud solutions and more advanced Cybersecurity is not a luxury
seek to exploit remote working conditions. efficient tools to ensure higher availability anymore, it’s a main factor that assures the
E-mails, video conferencing and other of information and more reliable platforms continuity, profitability and competency of
technologies are increasingly being used with less headache to manage workforce any organization. We help our customers
in electronic fraud, information and data transformation, by allowing remote access in delivering this through our security
theft and extortion, said Yaqoob Al Awadhi, and activities.” He stressed the importance and consultancy services portfolio. Also
chief executive of NGN, a full-fledged of developing new measures to assess leveraging new technologies such as
systems integrator and IT consultant efficiency of managers, utilizing the new robotics and RPA is the main initiative in
headquartered in Bahrain. “Technology communication tools and information this era that ensures business continuity
helps in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, exchange security transformation, as without full dependency on human
and support us to overcome it. This means a result of providing data and services factor or being available in the offices.”
that Cybersecurity is more important availability and data integrity, and allowing He pointed to many warnings issued by
than ever, and with the increased use of authorized users and customers to access the national centres for Cybersecurity in
technology, there are alternative ways data and services 24/7 and being agile several countries regarding the increase in
attackers can use to harm the users. “Most to provision more services online within piracy and electronic fraud, in the midst of
companies work to change the way they acceptable time to go to market, without the coronavirus outbreak. These warnings
run their business, and the Cybersecurity compromising and risking the security came after many studies indicated that
transformation was the main activity that standards. NGN director of business companies and people believe that they
companies started directly on executing, development Hassan Kassab stressed were targeted by fraudulent e-mails to
to cater for allowing the data access that the company responded to the steal their money, data, or extort them.
and as part of the digital transformation market and new customers’ demands and

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