NCA issues Veeam security advisory — immediate remediation recommended
- Saudi NCA alert details vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup/Service Provider Console; organisations urged to apply vendor patches.
- Immediate remediation steps and CVE references provided on the NCA advisory page to expedite incident prevention.
- Priority for MCIT stakeholders: verify backups, patch management, and third‑party provider configurations for critical infrastructure.
National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) · 2026-05-28
Communications, Space & Technology Commission publishes current board membership (operational leadership update)
- CST page lists board members and senior leadership — useful for operator engagement and regulatory point‑of‑contact mapping.
- Includes H.E. Haytham AlOhali (محافظ الهيئة) and other members relevant to spectrum, licensing, and Hajj network coordination.
- MCIT and industry teams should reference this page when coordinating permits, 5G deployments and sectoral governance requests.
Communications, Space & Technology Commission (CST) · 2026-05-28
MCIT inaugurates King Saud University 'Code Lab' in Riyadh to boost digital skills
- Minister of Communications launched a campus Code Lab to train students in software engineering and AI tools.
- Lab is positioned as part of broader national digital‑skills pipeline supporting the Kingdom’s Digital Readiness targets.
- Operational relevance: expands local talent funnel for national AI programmes and private‑sector hiring pipelines.
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) · 2026-05-28
Mitsubishi Chemical and Accenture form AI operations joint venture to automate corporate processes
- JV will develop an AI‑powered operations platform to streamline enterprise workflows across manufacturing and services.
- Deal underscores continued corporateshift to embed generative AI in back‑office and supply‑chain operations.
- Implication: partners and integrators (including regional systems integrators) should prepare for enterprise migration projects.
Investing.com UK · 2026-05-28
Investors face a dilemma as AI boom fuels stock and pension‑risk concerns, Bloomberg‑backed analysis
- Major technology firms have collectively deployed hundreds of billions into AI, stoking a concentrated market rally.
- Analysts warn of bubble risk for retail investors and potential systemic impact on pension funds if valuations correct.
- Policy implication: regulators and sovereign investors should assess concentration risks in AI‑dependent equities.
Asharq Business (Bloomberg) · 2026-05-28
Databricks 'Genie' targets carbon data blind spots with natural‑language analytics
- Databricks introduces Genie to convert complex emissions data into natural‑language insights for decarbonisation planning.
- Tool aims to make emissions accounting and mitigation strategies more accessible to non‑technical sustainability teams.
- For Saudi policymakers: potential utility in national carbon reporting and integrating AI into energy‑policy decision tools.
StartupHub.ai · 2026-05-28
Databricks adds Lakebase Change Data Feed to simplify operational data in the Lakehouse
- New product simplifies streaming operational data into the Lakehouse, easing governance and model‑ops integration.
- Advances improve the path from enterprise systems to AI training data — lowers friction for large‑scale model deployments.
- Advisory: Saudi enterprise CIOs should assess implications for cloud vendor selection and sovereign data governance.
StartupHub.ai · 2026-05-28