Cybersecurity should be at the top of the agenda for organisations in an increasingly digital and connected world, experts said at 10th edition of GISEC Global.
Inaugurated by Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Obaid Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, the three-day cybersecurity event brings together more than 300 leading cybersecurity companies from over 100 countries.
In his keynote speech on the first day of the event, Dr Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, head of Cyber Security, United Arab Emirates Government, highlighted how awareness and collaboration are key to building a culture of cybersecurity readiness. “We need to innovate and work towards building the next generation of cyber security professionals. The UAE Cybersecurity Council has a timeline and the plan is to export the UAE’s cybersecurity model across the region.”
“As the world starts to recover from the pandemic, big industry – education, healthcare, oil and gas, aviation, etc. – is going through rapid digital transformation. Their security is our security, and the more they are secure, the more we are secure. Cyber-attacks aren’t bound by borders, so neither should be our approach to private sector…
