Industrial Insights
Industrial Insights
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 12 December, 2016
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, CEO of Dubai electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) opened Health and Safety Week which will take place 12 - 15 December 2016 across all DEWA branches in order to focus on best practices
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- Kestell Duxbury
- News
- Topic: Events
- Date: 12 December, 2016
Intersec 2017, taking place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 22 - 24 January 2017, will focus on the benefits and growth of the video surveillance sector
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Security
- Topic: Security
- Date: 12 December, 2016
In November, multiple government ministries and thousands of government owned computers were hacked with the primary aim of erasing data, and this event has highlighted the flaws in the cyber security systems across the Middle East
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- Hiriyti Bairu
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 12 December, 2016
Honeywell has rolled out Miller DuraSeal Self-retracting Lifeline (DSRL), a product designed to enhance reliability and safety in the harshest environments
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- Kestell Duxbury
- News
- Topic: Events
- Date: 12 December, 2016
Oman-based aluminium producer Sohar Aluminium was presented with an award for its annual Heat Stress Management Campaign by the Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC) at the recent Arab International Aluminium Conference and Exhibition (Arabal)
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 11 December, 2016
A survey of leaders in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has revealed that an overwhelming amount believe that identifying worker protection against injury and ill health is crucial in safeuarding a businesses reputation and maintain success
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 8 December, 2016
Mohammed Abukhater, director at FireEye, outlines seven key areas of the security landscape in the Middle East in 2017
Regional director for MENA at FireEye, Mohammed Abukhater, has reported on the security landscape for 2017. The introduction starts with a precursor into the trade by stating that, we know that certain types of attacks and crime will continue unabated.
Abukhater outlines seven main arenas of risk. These are; a rise in politically motivated attacks, the threat of financial cybercrimes, an increasing skills gap, drive towards simplification, new opportunities for attackers in the Internet of Things, threats to critical infrastructure and Ransomware, Macro Malware.
Talent shortages and simplification may seem like odd challenges for cyber security but the threat is real. Abukhater states Digitalization is increasing in EMEA, with more communications, handling of sensitive information and storing of that data happening on the Internet rather than through filling out paper forms. This means that a shortage of talented and experienced people safeguarding newly-trained colleagues may leave businesses open to security breaches.
As the talent shortfall continues, the cyber security industry will see more and more innovation in the form of automation, which will help organizations react to attacks with minimal human intervention. Automation enables organizations to more efficiently address critical needs, which is particularly useful for enterprises that are struggling to keep pace with an escalating threat landscape and constant advances in cyber attacks Abukhater continues.
For many, cyber security is treated differently to the regularly safety that is enforced at plants and operational rooms. As Safdar Akhtar of Honeywell stated in an interview peoples training in these environments needs to change to adopt a new transmitting devices, such as mobile phones and gaming devices. The full interview with Safdar can be found here.
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Fire Safety
- Topic: Fire Safety
- Date: 7 December, 2016
As 197 countries sign agreement to phase of the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), commonly used in fire supression equipment means there is to be a faster transition to alternatives
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 28 November, 2016
Outdoor shelters with Intertecs passive and active cooling technologies are being chosen to protect crucial control systems at a Middle East refinery
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 25 November, 2016
The Ministry also launched the “Innovative Air Quality Platform” and honored university students’ innovations under the “Air Quality Innovators” initiative at Sharjah Center for Astronomy & Space Sciences
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- Vani Venugopal
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 24 November, 2016
Bre Global launched a dedicated resource for the delivery of BREEAM, the internationally recognised measure of sustainability for master planning, infrastructure and built environment at The Big 5 2016
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- Kestell Duxbury
- Industrial
- Topic: Industrial
- Date: 24 November, 2016
Andrey Burtsev of Interpipe initiated the vocal fight against the use of fake steel, particularly in the Middle East, at ADIPEC 2016