Virtual Cybersecurity Summit: ME 2021

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Why SOCs Fail?

Gorka Sadowski • April 3, 2021

Billions of dollars are spent annually to set up SOCs across every industry, and yet, according to RBS, 3,932 breaches were publicly reported in 2020 alone. Why are SOCs failing? Why are SOCs failing and the outcomes-based maturity model required to build resilient cyber organizations? Why is an outcome-based approach...

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Keynote: Cyberspace: The New War front for CISOs in the Middle East

Illyas Kooliyankal, Group CISO, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank • April 3, 2021

A remote workforce. Economic stress. Pandemic fatigue. Rise in cyberattacks, Digital Transformation. These ingredients create a “perfect storm” for making cyberspace a war front for CISOs. According to media reports, UAE witnessed around a 250% increase in cyberattacks. About 95% of the Saudi Arabian organizations...

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Tech Spotlight - Changing Cyberthreat Landscape: The Battle of the Algorithms

Andrew Tsonchev • April 3, 2021

The emergence of artificial intelligence-enabled malware is making cyber-attacks exponentially more dangerous and harder to identify among rapidly evolving technological advancements. Mounted at speed and scale, the AI-powered cyber-attacks will drastically increase yield for cyber-criminals, and they may even result...

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Why Enterprises Need to Take a Risk-based Approach to Cybersecurity ?

Roshdi Osman, Cybersecurity Specialist, Saudi Aramco • April 3, 2021

Enterprises have started embarking on a risk-based approach to identify, evaluate and prioritize threats. Security practitioners a customized method is evolved to enable the businesses to tailor their cybersecurity program to specific organization needs and operational vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity practitioners...

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COVID 19 Phishing Scams: Managing the Human Element

Arwa Alhamad, Cyber Security Enablement Director, Saudi Telecom Company • April 3, 2021

As Covid 19 has ushered in increased phishing scams across the Middle East nations, it has also called for a change in behavior in almost all areas, including cybersecurity, managers, and employees. With this, IT security's 'human factor' is becoming more relevant for a company to defend against cybercrime. The most...

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Prioritizing Cyber Investments Using a Risk Quantification Approach

Amit Mehta, Cybersecurity Advisory Lead, Middle East & Africa, Mastercard • April 3, 2021

Cyber-attacks, data breaches, and regulatory fines have become commonplace. Despite growing investment in security, many organizations still struggle to manage cyber risks. An average company deploys 47 security tools and still gets breached. Technology alone is not the answer to this problem. Cybersecurity is much...

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Panel Discussion: Spike in Ransomware Attacks: Best Ways to Detect, Protect and Respond

Nahla AlBalushi, Head of Information Security Department, Central Bank of Oman , Mike Loginov, Founding Partner, Digital Trust Partners and former CISO and CDO, NEOM , Eng. Heba M AlSawan, Head-Infrastructure, IT and Security Operations, Govt of Kuwait • April 3, 2021

The UAE has seen a 250% increase in cyberattacks this year, with ransomware incidents increasing in frequency. The financial sector and the health sector was one of the most affected. To this point, the focus of ransomware defenses has been on detection, but experts say it's time to shift to protection and even...

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Two Way Street: A Dialogue Between a CISO and a CTO

Riyad Jazmawi, Head of Information Security and IT Governance, Investbank, Jordan , Narayanan Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer, Falconeye Cybersecurity • April 3, 2021

Are security leaders creating value for business and part of technology innovation?: Is the CTO function aligned with security in driving innovation? Meeting the Expectations. Where is the Disconnect?