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Venue: Dubai World Trade Center ( GITEX ) Hall 2 – Booth No B2-6
every day from 18th to 22 of October 2015
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| Date | Time | Topic | Speaker |
| October 18 | 3:00 PM | Security Fundamentals | Erdal Ozkaya, CISO, MVP, MCT, emt Academy |
| October 18 | 4:00 PM | Unified Availability Monitoring – Find the needle in a Haystack |
Yannick Hello- Regional Sales Director, EMEA IPSWITCH Barnaby Worrad- International Solution Sales Engineer, IPSWITCH |
| October 19 | 11:00 AM | Don’t feed the sharks with your data | Ali Mokhtari- Technical Account Manager at DenyAll |
| October 19 | 3:00 PM | Who’s Using my Computer? | Erdal Ozkaya, CISO, MVP, MCT, emt Academy |
| October 19 | 4:00 PM | Unified Availability Monitoring – Find the needle in a Haystack |
Yannick Hello- Regional Sales Director, EMEA IPSWITCH Barnaby Worrad- International Solution Sales Engineer, IPSWITCH |
| October 20 | 11:00 AM | Unified Availability Monitoring – Find the needle in a Haystack |
Yannick Hello- Regional Sales Director, EMEA IPSWITCH Barnaby Worrad- International Solution Sales Engineer, IPSWITCH |
| October 20 | 3:00 PM | Security Fundamentals | Erdal Ozkaya, CISO, MVP, MCT, emt Academy |
| October 20 | 4:00 PM | Don’t feed the sharks with your data | Ali Mokhtari- Technical Account Manager at DenyAll |
| October 21 | 11:00 AM | Unified Availability Monitoring – Find the needle in a Haystack |
Yannick Hello- Regional Sales Director, EMEA IPSWITCH Barnaby Worrad- International Solution Sales Engineer, IPSWITCH |
| October 21 | 2:00 PM | Don’t feed the sharks with your data | Ali Mokhtari- Technical Account Manager at DenyAll |
| October 21 | 3:00 PM | Why Pentest? | Erdal Ozkaya, CISO, MVP, MCT, emt Academy |
| October 22 | 11:00 AM | Unified Availability Monitoring – Find the needle in a Haystack |
Yannick Hello- Regional Sales Director, EMEA IPSWITCH Barnaby Worrad- International Solution Sales Engineer, IPSWITCH |
| October 22 | 3:00 PM | Security Fundamentals | Erdal Ozkaya, CISO, MVP, MCT, emt Academy |
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CISO Insight
Cybersecurity is not a product you buy or a project you complete — it is a continuous operational discipline. The organisations that achieve genuine security maturity embed security thinking into every business decision, invest in people and processes alongside technology, and build resilience for the inevitable day when preventive controls fail.
The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape
The threat landscape continues to evolve at a pace that challenges even well-resourced security teams. AI-powered attacks, supply chain compromises, ransomware-as-a-service, and state-sponsored campaigns create a multi-dimensional threat environment no single technology can address. Organisations that defend most effectively take a risk-based approach — understanding which assets are most critical, which threats are most likely, and where investments will have the greatest impact. For CISOs, translating this complexity into actionable strategy requires quantifying cyber risk in business terms, prioritising based on risk reduction, and communicating in language that resonates with non-technical stakeholders.
Building a Defence-in-Depth Strategy
Effective cybersecurity requires layered defences addressing the full attack lifecycle — from reconnaissance through exfiltration. No single control is sufficient; every control can be bypassed by sufficiently motivated adversaries. The goal is creating enough layers that attackers must overcome multiple independent defences, while ensuring detection and response capabilities identify and contain breaches before catastrophic damage. The most common mistake organisations make is treating security as a technology problem rather than a business risk management discipline. The fundamentals — patch management, access control, security awareness, incident response planning — prevent more breaches than any advanced technology.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the biggest cybersecurity mistake organisations make?
Buying security tools without coherent strategy, skipping basic hygiene in favour of advanced solutions, and failing to invest in people and processes. The fundamentals prevent more breaches than advanced technology.
How should CISOs prioritise security investments?
Start with risk assessment identifying critical assets and likely threats. Prioritise controls for highest-risk scenarios. Ensure basic hygiene is solid before investing in advanced capabilities. Use NIST CSF or CIS Controls to structure your programme and measure progress with board-friendly metrics.
Related reading: Visit our Cyber Resilience Hub or download the CISO Toolkit for governance templates.