Tech It Up

⏱️ 2 min read Sophos AI Defense integrates with Sophos Fusion and feeds activity into Sophos XDR, enabling security teams to investigate and respond using existing workflows. Sophos has announced the general availability of Sophos AI Defense. According to Sophos, AI Defense is designed to identify unsanctioned AI tools and agents and enforce usage policies across devices, networks, identity systems and browsers.

⏱️ 2 min read Gartner’s first Privacy UX Magic Quadrant evaluates vendors on Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision. Veeam says it has been named a Leader in the first Gartner Magic Quadrant for Privacy UX. Gartner evaluated vendors based on their Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. Veeam’s privacy capabilities are designed to help organizations identify personal data, manage access and apply privacy policies across production systems and backup environments.

⏱️ 2 min read Since 2022, Etisalat UAE and DataRobot have used AI for customer churn prevention, upselling, cross-selling and credit risk optimization, while building the expertise and governance needed for wider enterprise adoption. Etisalat UAE and DataRobot have expanded their partnership through a new multi-year agreement focused on building, operating, and governing an agentic AI workforce across Etisalat UAE’s business units.

⏱️ 2 min read VAD Technologies will deliver WEKA NeuralMesh to enterprises and government organizations across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. VAD Technologies has signed a distribution agreement with WEKA, to bring WEKA NeuralMesh software and solutions to channel partners across the GCC beyond. The partnership pairs WEKA’s technology with VAD Technologies’ regional channel ecosystem to help support customers with AI and data modernization initiatives.

⏱️ 2 min read Cisco’s new AI Tokenomics feature in Splunk Agent Observability tracks AI token usage, costs and productivity in real time. Cisco is introducing a dedicated Tokenomics capability within Splunk Agent Observability. According to Cisco, the capability will help organizations track and attribute AI token expenditure in real time as they look to optimize AI at scale.

⏱️ 4 min read Mashreq says its IBM Bob pilot has reduced integration design and troubleshooting time by up to 60–70%. IBM has announced that Mashreq is piloting IBM Bob, its AI-powered software engineering platform, to accelerate integration development and improve developer productivity. According to IBM, early results from the pilot show a 60–70% reduction in time spent on integration design and troubleshooting.

⏱️ 3 min read IDC CIO Summit to gather Saudi CIOs, government leaders, and technology innovators from across healthcare, energy, finance, aviation, real estate, and government. Saudi Arabia’s CIOs are set to gather in Riyadh for IDC’s 16th CIO Summit on November 17–18, as enterprises across the Kingdom continue to expand their use of AI and digital technologies.

⏱️ 2 min read A former AWS and Microsoft executive, Charlie Bell brings decades of product engineering, cloud security and infrastructure expertise to Tenable. Tenable has announced the appointment of industry veteran Charlie Bell to its Board of Directors. Bell brings deep expertise in building and scaling complex cloud systems to Tenable’s board as the company continues to advance its AI-powered exposure management platform.

⏱️ 4 min read SANS 2026 Threat Hunting Survey reveals, half of threat hunters now call data their biggest barrier, overtaking staffing for the first time. SANS Institute has released the SANS 2026 Threat Hunting Survey: The Evolution of Threat Hunting authored by Josh Lemon, SANS Principal Instructor, and this year’s data shows staffing is no longer the top concern it once was.

⏱️ 4 min read Company says Agent Management addresses the gap between growing adoption of AI agents and enterprises’ ability to monitor and manage them. Dataiku has announced Agent Management, a standalone product designed to give enterprises visibility into the AI agents they are running across different platforms. The product measures business and technical performance and flags agents that pose potential risks.