IBM Newsroom - Middle East & Africa (IBM Technology) https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/ IBM Study: Average Data Breach Cost in the Middle East Reaches $8 Million in 2026, with One in Four Malicious Breaches AI-Enabled https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/codb-me-findings-2026 • IBM’s annual report finds that mismanaged secrets and keys, excessive privileges and poor role management and an inability to prioritize threats were the leading factors increasing breach costs • Financial, technology and industrial organizations recorded the highest average costs Mon, 03 Aug 2026 02:00:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/codb-me-findings-2026 IBM and Halkbank Expand Collaboration to Advance Data and AI-Driven Banking https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Halkbank-Advance-Banking Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:18:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Halkbank-Advance-Banking IBM and Aramco Explore Collaboration to Accelerate AI and Innovation Across Saudi Arabia https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Aramco-Collaboration-to-Accelerate-AI Tue, 05 May 2026 04:47:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Aramco-Collaboration-to-Accelerate-AI IBM Unveils the Technologies Defining the Global and UAE Business Landscape in 2026. https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Unveils-Technologies-Defining-Global-and-UAE-Business-Landscape-2026 • Fast decision-making will turn disruption into opportunity, with 63% of UAE executives saying economic and geopolitical volatility will create new business prospects for their organizations. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 02:22:00 -0500 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Unveils-Technologies-Defining-Global-and-UAE-Business-Landscape-2026 IBM, AWS expand collaboration to align with UAE and Saudi Arabia national digital agendas https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBMtech-AWS-collaboration Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:25:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBMtech-AWS-collaboration On the sidelines of GITEX Global 2025, MoCCAE and IBM collaborate to develop innovative AI solutions to advance environmental sustainability https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-MOCCAE-AI-for-Environment Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:49:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-MOCCAE-AI-for-Environment IBM and Deloitte announce plans at GITEX 2025 to enable GCC organizations to deploy responsible AI at scale https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Deloitte-genAI-collaboration Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:18:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Deloitte-genAI-collaboration IBM and nybl collaborate to deliver AI-powered industrial solutions using watsonx and Maximo https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-nybl-collaboration Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:55:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-nybl-collaboration University of Sharjah and IBM launch My FarmWell Mobile App to Promote Sustainable Agriculture in Water-Stressed Regions https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/uos-ibm-sustainable-agriculture - Developed through the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, the new mobile application supports sustainable agriculture in the UAE and MENA region. Mon, 19 May 2025 02:07:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/uos-ibm-sustainable-agriculture IBM signs agreement with Ministry of Interior, Qatar https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-MOI-Qatar Tue, 13 May 2025 09:35:00 -0400 https://mea.newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-MOI-Qatar