INGELHEIM, Germany - Wednesday, January 27th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boehringer Ingelheim’s Giotrif® / Gilotrif® (afatinib) demonstrated superiority to Iressa® (gefitinib) in reducing the risk of disease progression and treatment failure in first-line treatment of patients with EGFR mutation-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer

    Results of global Phase IIb LUX-Lung 7 trial demonstrate afatinib superior in reducing the risk of lung cancer progression and the risk of treatment failure both by 27% compared to gefitinib
    More patients on afatinib were free of cancer growth 18 and 24 months after the start of treatment (27% vs 15% and 18% vs 8%, respectively)
    The overall frequency of patients experiencing serious adverse events and discontinuing treatment due to adverse events was similar in both arms

Boehringer Ingelheim announced today the results of the LUX ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Friday, January 22nd 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The Abu Dhabi police managed to arrest an Asian gang composed of 6 Pakistani workers for stealing 1900 meters of copper electric cables in Al Faya region, Abu Dhabi, in order to illegally sell them as scrap parts.  

Officers from the Al Rahba Police Station at the Abu Dhabi Police proactively arrested the suspects red-handed, as they were attempting to cut and steal the cables belonging to a government installation and were arranging to load them on a four-wheel drive vehicle. All of the stolen items were recovered.

Major Mohammed Abdullah Al Hassani, Director of Al Rahba Police Station at the Peripheral Areas Police Directorate, indicated that security patrols were recently deployed and search and investigation teams were formed in response to confirmed information from a reliable source, about attempts to steal power cables in the areas of jurisdiction.

He added: “A ... Read more »

 Incorporating advanced cryptographic erase technologies, Foremay’s self encrypting drives not only secure user information by implementing data encryption and file encryption on a full disk encryption basis, but also perform data self-destruction via automatic crypto erase at lightning speed when tampered or hacked.

PASADENA, Calif. - Tuesday, January 26th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Foremay, Inc., a leader of technology innovation in rugged solid state drives and one of the world’s Top SSD companies, today released its Self Encrypting Drive (SED) enabled SSD. It uses hardware encryption technologies to encrypt and decrypt every single bit of data during the write and read process so that data on it is secured. In addition, the Foremay SED SSD offers a crypto erase feature that can instantaneously render all data scrambled, scattered and useless.

“Information security on SSD drives has become increasingly important to all user ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, January 26th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

During the Family Security and Safety forum, the Abu Dhabi Police announced the recognition of the ideal family, mother, father, son and most secure house through prizes. These awards will promote family values ​​and bonding in order to positively impact the community’s stability and security. The awards’ details will be announced soon.

The forum, which concluded recently, was organized by the Abu Dhabi Department of Community Police in the Heritage Village at Emirates Park Zoo. Topics discussed were the importance of family bonding, how to strengthen it in a manner that increases the community coherence and bonding, and cooperation in addressing negative aspects, as well as the role of partners in this regard.

Colonel Mubarak Bin Muhairom, Director General of Community Protection and Crime Prevention at the Ministry of Interior, said that the forum stressed the interdepend ... Read more »

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Thursday, January 21st 2016 [ME NewsWire]

The fourth Family Security and Safety Forum organized by the Department of Community Police at Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters was launched yesterday (Wednesday) at the Emirates Park in Al Bahya, Abu Dhabi. The forum is held under the patronage of Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and takes place from 20 to 23 January.

Major General Dr. Nasser Lakhrebani Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Office of HH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, revealed that Abu Dhabi Police, along with its partners, exerts major efforts to support family relations. He continued that achieving unity among family members protects the society, and its security and safety, stressing the importance of unity and solidarity within family units, which are regarded as a key pillar in society’s development.

He said in his inaugurati ... Read more »

Threat Intelligence Platform Adds Comprehensive Reporting for Security Management and the C-Suite, Enhanced Customization Features and Faster Analysis; Available Both On-Premises and in the Cloud

ARLINGTON, Va. - Tuesday, January 26th 2016 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ThreatConnect®, Inc., today announced ThreatConnect 4.0, the latest version of the industry’s only true threat intelligence platform (TIP). Immediately available for all customers, ThreatConnect 4.0 offers customized reporting catering to Directors and the C-suite, making it easy for these stakeholders to evaluate threat intelligence. Security Directors can easily see the impact threat intelligence is having across their organization and make real-time playbook and workflow decisions to maximize efforts. Plus, chief information security officers (CISO) gain a much-demanded ability to measure the return on investment (ROI) of Threat Intelligence.

"Cyber threats are no longer sol ... Read more »