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21-23 day one may 2017

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HIGHLIGHTS QUOTE OF THE DAY TRIXIE LOHMIRMAND, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS MANAGEMENT, DWTC

DUBAI POLICE TO UNVEIL GAME-CHANGING FUTURE ACCELERATORS

ubai Police will launch a ‘world’s first’ public service product that is poised to transform the day-to-day lives of the emirate’s residents and impact its millions of tourists at the GISEC and IoTX 2017. The launch at GISEC and IoTx, which will run from May 21-23, will reveal a revolutionary product that harnesses the much-vaunted Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Smart Services technologies and which will become

a common sight across the emirate in months and years to come. “This global launch aligns with Dubai Police’s commitment to the Dubai Plan 2021 and our pivotal role in achieving the emirate’s smart city strategy,” said Brigadier-General Khalid Nasser Al Razzouqi, Director-General of Smart Services. A pioneering project that includes over 100 smart city initiatives and a plan to transform 1,000 government services across the full spectrum of public sector entities, the Dubai Plan 2021

aligns with the city’s preparations for hosting Expo 2020 Dubai, which is expected to attract more than 25 million visitors from October 2020 to April 2021. Trixie LohMirmand, SVP, Exhibitions & Events Management, DWTC, says “This launch is another example of the potential of both GISEC and IoTX as disruptive and transformative platforms for visionary technology solutions. The events open up tomorrow’s world, today.”

“These futuristic events unite the world’s leading private sector innovators and technology providers with public sector decision-makers who are today pioneering smart city technology adoption across Dubai, the UAE and beyond.”

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Darkmatter’s end-to-end cyber security solutions DarkMatter is participating in GISEC for the second consecutive year, and is present as the official Cyber Security Innovation Partner. DarkMatter is set to make a number of major announcements related to the firm’s mission to offer end-to-end cyber security across digital networks and add resilience to digital transformation. The firm will also take the opportunity to share its thought leadership through a number of speaking opportunities including Faisal Al Bannai defining DarkMatter’s perspective on cyber resilience as it relates to Smart Cities; Eddie Schwartz, EVP of Cyber Services, delivering a presentation on Decreasing the Failure Rate of Modern Cyber Security Programmes; and Robert Statica, Senior Vice President of Technology & Research speaking on Top Security Communications Systems. Harshul Joshi, Senior Vice President of Cyber Advisory Services will also participate in the speaking engagements, as part of a Smart Cities panel; while Rabih Dabboussi, Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Business Development will deliver a presentation on Assessing Cyber Security Considerations for a Safe and Secure Connected

FAISAL AL BANNAI, CEO AND FOUNDER, DARKMATTER

World. Faisal Al Bannai, DarkMatter Founder and CEO said, “Cyber threats are increasingly complex, and the modern world’s digital evolution continues to expand our threat planes. As the leading cyber security firm in the region,

we believe that industry events such as GISEC are critical to helping decision makers identify and understand their vulnerabilities, while demonstrating how they can better protect themselves from advancing cyber attacks.”

Arrow Electronics to Showcase Top-notch Cybersecurity Technology Solutions at GISEC 2017 Arrow Electronics will showcase a range of enterprise cybersecurity solutions at the GISEC 2017 to be held from 21-23, May in Dubai, UAE. “Our goal is to enable solution partners to understand, execute and deploy comprehensive security solutions across a spectrum of delivery platforms, from data and endpoint security, threat prevention, and security analytics, to automated security and monitoring solutions. However, sound information security management often involves people, processes, and technologies. It takes everyone, from the CEO to front-end employees in the organization to adopt daily security practices to prevent, detect, and respond to potential security challenges” said Vimal Kocher, Managing Director for the Middle VIMAL KOCHAR, MD, ARROW ENTERPRISE COMPUTING SOLUTIONS BUSINESS, MIDDLE East region of Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business. Arrow EAST will showcase the following best-of-breed security solutions from vendors including: Netwitness Suite, SecurID Suite and Archer Suite from RSA, a Dell Technologies business; Cloud, mobile and threat prevention solutions and others from Check Point; SIEM, ATD, IPS and Endpoint Security and others from McAfee.

MIMECAST TO DEMONSTRATE CYBER RESILIENCE TECHNIQUES

BRIAN PINNOCK, CYBER RESILIENCE EXPERT AT MIMECAST.

The company plans to showcase its fullrange of advanced email and data security services and demonstrate enhanced cyber resilience techniques at the region’s largest IT security exhibition. “Middle East organizations have seen greater volumes of attacks last year and have suffered larger losses than other regions in the world due to cyber incidents. One of the threat areas that has been mostly ignored by enterprises is email security. More than 90% of cyberattacks start in emails. While email, itself, is seldom the end goal for the attackers, over 70% of these attacks lead to other systems in the network. These email attacks predominantly feature techniques such as spear-phishing, ransomware and impersonation of key employees,” said Brian Pinnock, cyber resilience expert at Mimecast. “At GISEC 2017, we plan to make visitors aware of the top cyberattack techniques being adopted by cybercriminals and demonstrate how to defend against these attacks and human errors. Apart from showcasing our advanced email security services we will also be discussing cyber resilience strategies that focus on ensuring continuity during an attack and fast recovery after a threat is neutralized,” Mr Pinnock added.

Sophos to focus on Synchronized Security at GISEC 2017

HARISH CHIB, VP MEA SOPHOS

The company will showcase its security portfolio and focus on its synchronized security strategy. “GISEC, being an important event for the Middle East IT security industry, is a perfect platform for Sophos to com-

municate our vision of ‘Synchronized Security’. We plan to highlight our latest innovation, Security Heartbeat, which for the first time allows the endpoint and network security to actively and continuously share threat intelligence to

effectively protect against sophisticated threats in a manageable way. It is also a great opportunity for us to meet with key decision makers” said Harish Chib, VP MEA Sophos. At the exhibition, Sophos will highlight the core tenant of synchronized security strategy that can be used to successfully protect an organization from the growth of sophisticated attacks. The company will showcase its extensive portfolio of its next-generation endpoint and network security solutions including the recently launched Sophos Mobile 7, Sophos InterceptX, and the latest synchronized encryption solution -SafeGuard Encryption8, which can automatically respond to threat incidents from connected endpoint protection. “Given the scale and sophistication of attacks in the Middle East region, companies are looking for smarter and simpler IT security solutions.”

IT FIRMS GEAR UP FOR GISEC 2017 As companies and individuals across the globe increasingly feel the pressure to protect crucial information online, worldleading cybersecurity firms at the 4th Gulf Information Security and Conference (GISEC) will share their market-leading knowledge, and the latest and most innovative technologies to help firms keep data secure. With research by the International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasting global organisations worldwide will spend USD101.6 billion annually on cybersecurity software, hardware and services by 2020 - compared with spending of USD73.7 billion in 2016 - the world’s leading IT providers will showcase their latest solutions and discuss new avenues to explore investment, knowledge sharing and collaboration at GISEC 2017. The event runs concurrently with the Internet of Things Expo (ioTx) at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 21-23 May.

ANALYZING CYBER SECURITY IN NEW HORIZONS

NADER HENEIN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SECURITY, BLACKBERRY

Nader Henein, Regional Director Security – BlackBerry, is one of the panellists at this year’s GISEC. The Internet of Things and the connected devices that enable its functionality are our future. Does your kettle or toaster poses the necessary security features to protect against attack? Whilst this might not constitute a major risk, the lack of adequate security for medical equipment, autonomous vehicles or operating technology (OT) constitutes a potentially deadly risk that needs addressing. This panel will discuss the best practices in defending your infrastructure against attack.Blackberry will focus on the best practices in defending infrastructure and the entire IoT network against attacks.

BULWARK TO BOOST IT SECURITY AT GISEC

JOSE THOMAS, MANAGING DIRECTOR, BULWARK TECHNOLOGIES

The company will be offering latest technologies and new product launch spanning Advanced Malware Threat Protection, Application Delivery Solutions, Next Generation Firewall, Secure Managed File Transfer, Encrypted Flash Drives & Disc Drives, Email Security & Archival, PIM, and IT Change Auditing in addition to their other security technologies at the event. “We act as the extended arm of our vendors in this market with local resources to extend the support for customers. We have a well-trained, certified staff to support our partners & customers. At Bulwark, we cater to our customers’ needs & introduce not just products but solutions that make the users’ life easier,

faster & more secure,” says Mr. Jose Thomas Menacherry, Managing Director, Bulwark. Value Addition has been at the very core of Bulwark’s operations since its inception in 1999, making the company grow from strength to strength. Bulwark today has an established network of over 350 resellers throughout UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait , Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon & other ME countries. Bulwark will highlight its end-to-end security solutions and customer-centric distribution strategies during the show. The pioneering Value-Added Distributor would join hands with its strong vendor portfolio consisting of Sophos, Linoma, iStorage, Lastline and SendQuick for GISEC 2017.

Synchronized Security A revolution in threat protection

ItÂ´s time your security solutions started talking. Synchronized Security is a best of breed security system where integrated products dynamically share threat, health, and security information to deliver faster, better protection against advanced threats.

Visit Sophos at B-100, Hall ZABS in GISEC 2017 21st to 23rd May

Gemalto to unveil robust encryption solutions at GISEC 2017 Gemaltowill showcase the most robust encryption solutions to protect data across the cloud, enterprise and highspeed networks at GISEC Gemalto’s main goal at the event is to demonstrate how cutting-edge data security technologies enable modern mobile lifestyles, facilitating billions of connected lives. At the event, Sébastien Pavie, Regional Director META, Identity and Data Protection, Gemalto will be able to comment on new innovative solutions,

including Gemalto’s new SafeNet Luna HSM 7 (Hardware Security Module) offering the industry’s most scalable platform to perform the highest number of simultaneous cryptographic operations including encryption, decryption, authentication and digital signing while providing total, tamper-resistant protection for cryptographic keys. The new 100 Gbps SafeNet High Speed Encryptor providing unmatched performance and security to protect data

and sensitive communications across large-scale, high-capacity networks. Both solutions are aligned with the National Electronic Security Authority’s (NESA) legislation requirements for cryptography and authentication controls. With sensitive data residing everywhere, organisations embracing mobility, and data breaches constantly rising, the need for advanced identity and data protection solutions is undeniable.

A CREDENCE FOCUS ON SECURITY At GISEC 2017, Credence Security will be showcasing their cybersecurity, forensics, governance, risk and compliance solutions from leading vendors including AccessData, Digital Guardian, Egosecure, Fidelis Cybersecurity, Popcorn Training, RedSeal and Rsam. In addition, Credence Security will also announce a new partnership with Blueliv. Blueliv is a leading provider of targeted cyber threat information and analysis intelligence for large enterprises, service providers, and security vendors. Its cyber threat and feed platform address a comprehensive range of cyber threats to turn global threat data into predictive, actionable intelligence that detects, identifies, and helps stop cyber threats. In 2015 Blueliv achieved “Cool Vendor” status in Gartner Communications Service Provider Security report. With Blueliv, enterprises can build effective kill chains to discover, detect, deny, and disrupt the growing number and types of cyber threats in the world today.

SONICWALL TO DEBUT AS AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY Since spinning off as an independent company, SonicWall has charted unprecedented growth by launching several new products & solutions and expanding the channel. At GISEC 2017, the focus will be on some of the latest SonicWall solutions including the award-winning nextgeneration, real-time cyber defense platform, which is built on a cloud-based multi-engine sandbox that captures malware to not only identify but also automatically block advanced threats. Westcon, one of the leading distributors of the region, will be showcasing SonicWall solutions at their stand where visitors can meet the SonicWall experts and gain insight and live demo on threat detection and defense mechanisms. We are prepared to answer queries on ‘How to protect from Ransomware like WannaCRY’ and have a solution on

SHAHNAWAZ SHEIKH, SALES & CHANNEL DIRECTOR - META & EASTERN EUROPE AT SONICWALL

web access and email access as these two are potential access points to the

INFOWATCH GROUP TO UNVEIL ITS MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND NEW CYBERSECURITY SOLUTIONS

network that they need to protect comprehensively.

NATALYA KASPERSKY, PRESIDENT OF INFOWATCH GROUP

At GISEC, the company is going to share its vision of InfoWatch solution promotion in the Middle East, including the opening of full-service representative offices in Dubai with other cities to follow. As part of the plenary session, Natalya Kaspersky, President of InfoWatch Group, will join the Government Panel Discussion ‘Redefining Governments Role in Cyber Security: What’s NEXT for Smarter and Safer Cities’ together with Brigadier Khalid Al Razooqi, Director General, Smart Services, Dubai Police (UAE); Faisal Al Bannai, CEO & Co-founder, DarkMatter (UAE); and John Bumgarner, Research Director (CTO), US Cyber Consequences Unit (USA). “Every day, organizations all over the world have to manage risks related to cybersecurity threats,” said Natalya Kaspersky, President of InfoWatch Group. “Today, the Middle Eastern market sees ever-increasing severity and number of cyber threats in both public and commercial sectors. This is why InfoWatch Group is here to offer end-to-end solutions to prevent data leaks and protect enterprises against internal threats and targeted attacks, and will be happy to share its data protection expertise with organizations of the Middle East and other regions at GISEC 2017.” In addition, as part of the conference’s business agenda, Natalya Kaspersky will hold the round table ‘Government, Business and Society Face the Reality of the Present-day Digital World. Opportunities, Risks, Contradictions’. The event’s expo will feature the latest version of InfoWatch Traffic Monitor, the company’s flagship product for data leak prevention and enterprise protection against internal cybersecurity threats and additional investigations module InfoWatch Vision. Remarkably, InfoWatch is annually included

Carbon Black ‘Beyond the Hype’ at GISEC 2017

NEXT GEN SECURITY SOLUTIONS

Carbon Black is participating in GISEC 2017and is all set to showcase its latest endpoint protection, detection and response solutions as well as a new research study, ‘Beyond the Hype,’ which aggregates insights from more than 400 interviews with leading cybersecurity researchers. The research looks at trends such as the growth of non-malware attacks, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), among other topics. At GISEC 2017, Carbon Black will demonstrate and showcase how its products and solutions can support its customers safely and securely. Carbon Black pioneered next generation endpoint security and today offers the most complete endpoint security platform in the market, which stops attacks and helps create a world safe from cyber criminals. Brian Hazzard, VP Product Marketing from Carbon Black said, “Many organisations in this region are not putting enough BRIAN HAZZARD, VP PRODUCT MARKETING FROM attention around protecting the endpoint, where the actual CARBON BLACK data is. Plain and simple, today’s attackers are going after the endpoint but traditional security has been focused on the network. With advanced attacks such as ransomware and nonmalware attacks on the rise, forward thinking organisations should be thinking more holistically about their endpoint protection strategies and that is what we will be discussing at the show.”

Concerns in securing smart and connected cities As global cities become smarter and more connected, the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to play a transformative role in enhancing living standards and improving services for the general public. The challenge for governments, councils and urban planners will be ensuring the security of smart cities while also delivering heightened services which

protect the functionality of connected communities, their residents and the service providers operating with them. This will be one of the red-hot topics falling under the spotlight at the Internet of the Things Expo (IoTx) 2017, which runs at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from 21 – 23 May. Featuring world-leading technology

and solutions providers displaying the latest innovative products and services which address the increasingly complexities of regional smart city adoption, IoTx 2017 will highlight how Middle East and Africa (MEA) investments in IoT alone are estimated to hit USD7.8 billion this year, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets. “The Internet of Things is rapidly changing the world we live in today. The increasing use of smart devices such as phones, watches and tablets, results in more people staying connected for longer. The Internet of Things will continue to have a greater impact on businesses and the way we interact and function in years to come,” said Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President, Exhibitions & Events Management, DWTC. “IoTX 2017 is the place to be for organisations and stakeholders to explore the latest technologies and solutions and learn to harness IoT- generated data for businesses to thrive in future.” The rapid rise of urbanisation creates an increasing need for sustainable cities that are resilient and deliver better services. Effective and efficient infrastructure and transportation systems are keys to building more efficient cities. In line with this, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) will display a virtual experience of its conceptual high-speed capsule at IoTx 2017. HTT believes it will change the mass transportation landscape moving forward.

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Spire Solutions has been participating in GISEC since 2013. This year we will be showcasing IllusionBLACK, the industry’s most advanced 3 rd generation deception technology from Smokescreen, threat exposure management solutions from Rapid7, and the best-in- class EDR and Threat hunting platform from Endgame. Spire Solutions has an extensive portfolio of information security solutions which include We have our technology partners presenting keynotes at the conference. Details are below. Keynote Title: Red Teaming Machine Learning with Machine Learning Synopsis: Hyrum will demystify some of the magic behind machine learning, and demonstrate how it can be hardened against sophisticated evasion attacks using, ironically, another machine learning model. Presenter: Hyrum Anderson, Technical Director of Data Science, Endgame Time: 2:50 pm – 21st May Keynote Title: Adversarial Thinking — The Single Most Effective Way to Improve Your Security Synopsis: Sahir will explain what Adversarial Thinking really means, and how it can fundamentally change your approach to security. Presenter: Sahir Hidayatullah, CEO of Smokescreen Time: 3:10 pm – 21st May