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Logitech Combo Touch

Logitech has announced that Logitech Combo Touch is now available for the new iPad Pro 11inch (3rd generation) and coming soon for iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation). Combo Touch is an incredibly versatile case with detachable keyboard and integrated trackpad that allows typing, viewing, sketching, and reading, all while keeping the iPad securely protected. The case features the firm’s largest, click- anywhere trackpad for a highly responsive and reliable trackpad experience. It connects to iPad via Smart Connector, eliminating the need for a separate battery, on/off switch or Bluetooth pairing.

Combo Touch supports four use modes: typing, viewing, sketching and reading. The protective case features an integrated kickstand that allows for adjustment of the iPad to just the right angle for viewing across a 50-degree range. Enjoy the full versatility of the iPad without having to remove it from its protective case with the fully detachable keyboard. Simply detach for reading or sketching and then reattach it to type out emails.

The larger area trackpad design of Combo Touch allows for more space to perform your favorite Multi-Touch trackpad gestures in iPadOS like dragging, scrolling, switching between apps and more. These gestures allow you to quickly and precisely highlight spreadsheet cells in Numbers, drag multiple objects in Keynote, and edit and copy text in Pages and Notes.

Belkin Secure Holder

Belkin International has introduced the Belkin Secure Holder, a convenient and secure way of attaching Apple’s new AirTag to customers’ important belongings.

AirTag is a small and lightweight accessory that taps into the global Find My network to enable iPhone users to keep track of and find items using Apple’s Find My app, all with privacy and security built in.

The Belkin Secure Holder is the newest addition to the company’s portfolio of accessories designed exclusively for Apple products. Available in two variations – with Key Ring or with Strap – the Belkin Secure Holder features an innovative twist-and-lock closure to keep AirTag safely secured in place, while raised edges help to protect against scratches. The Belkin Secure Holder is available in four colors – black, white, pink and blue – for a personalised look. Whether you’re attaching AirTag to car keys or a backpack, the Belkin Secure Holder ensures AirTag is locked in place and protected.

HP Stitch S1000 printer

HP Inc. has announced the latest addition to its HP Stitch portfolio to help print service providers (PSPs) diversify their soft signage and interior décor offerings, as well as meet more challenging customer needs. The updated 126-inch HP Stitch S1000 is designed to offer high quality with greater versatility and smooth operation, said the firm.

The highly versatile new HP Stitch S1000 gives users the option to print directly to fabric or onto transfer paper, simplifying workflows without compromising on results – while 1200 native dpi printheads and HP’s Drop & Dry system ensure deep blacks, vivid colors and extreme resolution to deliver work of the highest-quality.

A newly incorporated contact heater offers enhanced backlit saturation performance on direct-to-fabric jobs, meaning colors appear brighter and more vivid than ever before.

HP Stitch S1000 is designed to provide rapid turnaround production start-up times and speeds of up to 2370 ft²/ hr (220 m²/hr). Additionally, it also offers the possibility to double the through put on substrates of up to 63 inches (1.6m) with dual roll accessory.

The Smart Nozzle Compensation system and Optical Media Advance Sensor Plus work together to ensure reliable image quality while operating at pace. With an additional integrated aerosol and vapor extraction system, meeting tight deadlines has never been easier.

NEXANS XGIGASWITCH DICE

Nexans Advanced Networking Solutions has launched LANactive Digital Ceiling XGigaSwitch DICE. The key features are 2x10 Gbps SFP+ uplinks; 4x MultiGigabits access ports for connection of bandwidth consuming applications; 4x Gigabit access ports for connecting further IP equipment and access ports are featured with PoE++ up to 90W.

Nexans’ latest LANactive Digital Ceiling XGigaSwitch DICE, has innovative features including PoE and Gigabit access ports that enables the smooth roll out of the digital ceiling as an integral part of enterprise networking architectures,” explains Arafat Yousef, Managing Director – Middle East & Africa, Nexans Data Network Solutions.

LANactive DICE meets the current and future network requirements of smart buildings. It is scalable and facilitates upgrading of existing and new networking infrastructures. Fibre based networks make the network future proof by meeting upcoming requirements of security, high bandwidth and energy savings. Fibre based networks also allow sustainable and cost-effective maintenance of the network.

THE SHIFTING SECURITY PARADIGM

SUNIL PAUL, MD OF FINESSE, SAYS IT IS TIME TO RETHINK THE TRADITIONAL ‘WALLED CITY’ APPROACH TO NETWORK SECURITY AND MOVE TO A CYBERSECURITY MESH MODEL TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF DIGITAL ASSETS.

The COVID-19 crisis has redefined the way we work and socialise for the foreseeable future. As employees thrive in pandemic induced work-fromanywhere (WFA) models, organisations are reconsidering their current security postures to factor in evolving threats this new norm brings in its wake. Global reports on this ever-evolving threat landscape warn of a record-breaking spike in identity thefts, security and data breaches, ransomware, malware, social engineering and phishing attacks, Business Email Compromise (BEC) frauds, DDoS attacks, and the list goes on. So how can businesses effectively adapt and secure their vanishing perimeter?

The idea of a traditional single defensible and impenetrable corporate perimeter no longer exists as workforces and assets increasingly become distributed. Today, employees need access to the cloud and connected applications from multiple personal devices remotely and seamlessly. To effectively manage this perimeterless world, organizations must have a ‘cybersecurity mesh’ as an integral building block of their Zero Trust security architecture.

‘Cybersecurity mesh’, exactly as the picture that conjures up when you hear the word mesh, is implementing a micro-segmented secure perimeter around the identity of each person or access point rather than a single border around the whole organisational network. This ensures each individual asset residing outside the corporate perimeters are secure irrespective of what happens in the overall infrastructure. And only authorised personnel can access and use the data no matter which location it is at. Protecting resources at the individual level and managing access from a centralised point of authority allow firms to have a more modular and responsive cybersecurity control in a distributed environment.

Before you think it is not applicable for all businesses and dismiss it as just another great-sounding buzzword, note that Gartner has identified cybersecurity mesh as one of the biggest trends of this year - one that will impact the future of cybersecurity. In fact, the research firm is convinced that it is the best and most practical approach for safely accessing any digital asset or cloud-located applications from any uncontrolled device residing anywhere in today’s distributed network architecture. It also predicts that by 2025 cybersecurity mesh will support more than 50 percent of Identity and Access Management (IAM) requests.

But as it is a horizontal approach, enterprises of all sizes should keep in mind that it is better to establish it right from the development and planning stage rather than appending it later. So as companies outline and cement their remote work policies now, they must include this top trend in their strategies if they want to guard their sensitive digital assets against the evolving sophisticated cyber adversaries.

We will see cybersecurity mesh being more defined and established during the course of this year. In the meantime, it is worth reaching out to your IT service providers today to understand more how it can help secure your distributed workforce and assets and ensure business continuity in virtual reality.