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Practical guides for IT and security leaders in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls (ECC): what they mean for your IT estate
A plain-English guide to the NCA Essential Cybersecurity Controls: the five domains, what they ask of your infrastructure, and where to start.
6 min readResilienceRTO vs RPO: how to set recovery targets that the business actually agrees to
Recovery time objective and recovery point objective explained, with a simple method for setting realistic targets for each system.
5 min readSecurity systemsHow to choose a CCTV system for a commercial site
A buyer's guide to CCTV for offices, warehouses and retail: pixel density, storage, networking, analytics and cyber security.
7 min readNetwork securityFirewall refresh checklist: ten things to check before you replace
Replacing a firewall is a chance to fix years of policy debt. Use this checklist to plan a clean, low-risk migration.
5 min readCollaborationMicrosoft Teams Rooms vs Zoom Rooms: how to choose
Compare Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms on platform fit, devices, management and room design, and learn why the room matters more than the logo.
5 min readSecurity testingWhat a VAPT engagement involves and how to scope one
Vulnerability assessment vs penetration testing, what each engagement phase delivers, and the questions that make a scope useful.
6 min readResilienceRansomware-resilient backups: the 3-2-1-1-0 rule explained
Why classic backups fail against ransomware and how immutable and offline copies, separate credentials and restore tests fix it.
5 min readNetworkingSD-WAN vs MPLS for multi-branch organizations
When SD-WAN replaces MPLS, when it complements it, and what to check for cost, performance, security and operations.
5 min readSecurityZero trust explained for IT managers
What zero trust means in practice, and a practical four-step way to start without disrupting your users.
6 min readNetworkingWi-Fi site surveys: what they are and when you need one
Predictive, passive and active Wi-Fi surveys explained, and how to decide which fits your building.
5 min readAudio visualLED video wall pixel pitch: how to choose
How to pick the right pixel pitch, brightness and size for lobbies, boardrooms and control rooms.
5 min readComplianceAn ISO 27001 roadmap for Saudi and UAE organizations
A plain-English roadmap to ISO 27001 readiness, and how it relates to NCA ECC and DESC in the region.
7 min readBackupDoes Microsoft 365 need a separate backup?
What Microsoft protects, what it does not, and how to back up Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.
5 min readSecuritySOC vs MDR vs SIEM: what is the difference?
Three terms that are often confused, and how to decide what your organization actually needs.
5 min readPhysical securityAccess control systems: card, biometric or mobile?
A comparison of credential types and what to consider before specifying an access control system.
5 min readSupportIT AMC: what a good maintenance contract should include
A checklist for evaluating annual maintenance contracts for IT, network, security and AV systems.
5 min readResilienceDisaster recovery plan checklist for IT teams
Twelve items every IT disaster recovery plan should cover, from business impact to testing.
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