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Sandbox AQ CEO: Enterprises must prep for quantum threats

The Google spin-offu2019s CEO Jack Hidary talked with CIO.com about Sandbox AQu2019s plans for developing enterprise software based on AI and quantum tech and what CIOs should expect from a post-RSA future.

4 May 2022 13 mins

Data and Information Security Quantum Computing Technology Industry

European cloud project Gaia-X is stuck in the concept stage

The European cloud project Gaia-X launched in 2019 with great fanfare. However, for Volker Pfirsching, partner at Arthur D. Little, the project is so far more an idea than a concrete plan.

22 Apr 2022 13 mins

Cloud Management Privacy

Did SAP spy on its employees, German union asks

The service sector union Ver.di has made public an internal data leak at SAP. Sensitive information from the workforce is said to have been widely accessible.

21 Apr 2022 3 mins

Enterprise Applications Privacy Security

Middle Eastern CISOs work internationally to tackle security issues

Cybercrime is a worldwide problem and increasingly, Middle Eastern countries are working with international authorities to meet security challenges.

20 Apr 2022 11 mins

Security

How Huawei is engaging in the UAE’s cybersecurity efforts

Defining and achieving data sovereignty goes beyond simply storing data within borders—it requires a comprehensive approach to security, privacy, and interoperability

12 Mar 2025 8 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Cloud Security

How Huawei is engaging in the UAE’s cybersecurity efforts

Even as Western governments fear the telecoms giant helps China spy on them, other governments seek Huaweiu2019s help in bolstering their cybersecurity defences.

20 Apr 2022

Security Telecommunications Industry

Middle East cybersecurity industry explores how to engage more women

A GISEC 2022 panel shares advice on increasing female representation in the talent-starved information security industry.

30 Mar 2022 3 mins

Diversity and Inclusion Security

Sandbox AQ is Alphabet’s new bet on the future of quantum cryptography

Googleu2019s parent has spun out a team working on novel encryption and navigation systems using quantum techniques.

22 Mar 2022

Alphabet Encryption Quantum Computing

State of the CIO, 2022: Focus turns to IT fundamentals

CIOs are once again walking a tightrope between innovation and operational excellenceu2014this time, buoyed by strong LOB alliances and a lingering pandemic glow.

21 Mar 2022 14 mins

CIO Digital Transformation Innovation