MANAMA: Hilal Computers, the Bahrain-based IT system integrator, is setting regional standards with its custom-built cyber security platforms. The company unveiled its Security Operation Centre (SOC) enabled with artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions .

By Amit Nath Cyber security is a crucial challenge in today's world, as government agencies, corporations and even individuals are increasingly becoming victims of cyber-attacks. It is a well-known fact that businesses are turning more and more to the cloud and mobile applications as a way to stay competitive in the market. However, cloud storage, IoT and mobile applications escalate security risks for all enterprises. When smaller organizations invest in security measures they frequently look for the most cost-efficient options. It should be considered that cyber-attacks are not only frequent, but frequently creative and innovative.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara speaks at a news conference where he announced charges against three individuals for offenses related to the computer hacking of numerous financial institutions, financial news publishers, and other companies on November 10, 2015 in New York City. If companies don't adequately protect their data, cyber attacks can do a lot of damage. Fortunately, a solution to this issue can be found in new applications of the artificial intelligence for predicting hacker attacks. From the security breach leaving VTech toys vulnerable to ransomeware holding hospital records hostage, lately cyber attacks have been in the news a lot. Companies make efforts to better protect their data, but oftentimes they cannot detect that a system is compromised until it's too late.