NEWS
McAfee completes Skyhigh
Networks acquisition making
the company a Device-to-
Cloud Cybersecurity Leader
STC starts
constructing
the largest
network
operation
centre in MENA
S
audi Telecom Company (STC) has
announced the start of the construction
of the largest network operations centre
in MENA. The project aims to enhance
the company’s strategy for digital
transformation, enabling digital services and
enriching the experience of customers.
The centre, which will be located at the
King Abdulaziz Telecom Complex in Al-
Mursalat district in Riyadh, is expected to be
completed in 2019.
It includes smart control and operation
methods for all network components,
information systems and modern data
centres established by the company in
different regions.
Chris Young, CEO,
McAfee, says the
announcement marks
a milestone for the
future of McAfee
M
cAfee, which operates in KSA, has
announced the completion of its
previously announced acquisition of
Skyhigh Networks. With the close of this
deal, Skyhigh Networks becomes part of
the McAfee Cloud Security Business Unit.
Skyhigh is an ideal complement to
McAfee’s strategy, one focused on
building and optimising mission-critical
cybersecurity environments for the future.
Skyhigh Networks pioneered the cloud
access security broker (CASB) market
segment that analysts describe as one of
the fastest growing areas of information
security investments of the last five
years. With this technology, McAfee
can now offer a cloud portfolio that
addresses the three primary challenges
of managing multi-cloud environments:
visibility into networks, workloads and
data, advanced threat protection and
pervasive data protection.
“This announcement marks a new
milestone for the future of our
company,” said Chris Young, chief
executive officer, McAfee. “With two
industry leaders coming together
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We are focused on securing customers
from their devices to the cloud, giving
customers access to market-leading
capabilities in the architectural control
points that matter most.” Dr Khaled Biyari, STC Group CEO, said:
“The new national network control centre
is an important investment in the future of
technology in our country.
According to McAfee’s 2017 cloud
adoption and security report Building Trust
in a Cloudy Sky, 93% of organisations use
some form of cloud services. In October STC signed a contract with Al
Latifia Trading and Contracting Company
to establish a four-storey control centre,
equipped with the latest IT and high-
resolution digital display systems to enhance
operational standards.
McAfee cloud security solutions provide
visibility, advanced threat protection, and
data protection controls across all clouds
to secure network traffic, workloads
and data. The multi-cloud security
management of Skyhigh Security Cloud,
McAfee Cloud Workload Security and
McAfee Virtual Network Security Platform
allows administrators to identify and
secure critical cloud resources.
“STC has prepared itself in the best way
to serve the company’s customers from
corporate and individuals.”
The centre is expected to increase the
efficiency of customer and business services
and enhance the company’s position as
a regional provider of Internet, data and
communications services.
Security professionals know the
importance of the cloud but need a way
to ensure their networks, workloads and
data are all protected.
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