The role of AI in cybersecurity
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14th Oct
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The role of AI in cybersecurity grows more prominent each year. Security teams need to better understand which AI tools to invest in – and where to source them. Speed and precision are integral to a robust cybersecurity posture; therefore, AI has become their ‘right hand man’.
Cybersecurity continues to dominate the IT landscape and AI has become crucial for addressing the speed, complexity and frequency of cyberthreats. But while AI can be used positively, it can also be exploited by bad actors to execute advanced malicious attacks on a scale humans couldn’t achieve. Five impressive CISOs from across the tech industry will come together during the week of GITEX Global to discuss the challenges they have faced when implementing AI in cybersecurity and how they have navigated the exciting world of automation in cybersecurity while still effectively managing risks
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We’ll be hearing from an inspirational line up of speakers providing top insights and tangible advice.
Aatif Khan
CISO at Government Entity
Aatif Khan is a data-driven, seasoned AI and cyber security expert who is passionate about creating customer-focused products. His area of specialisation includes developing cyber defence strategies, setting up security operations centers for large enterprises, developing and delivering data protection and privacy strategies, implementing data privacy in day-to-day operations, developing an AI strategy, governance, and risk management programme, from scratch for enterprises. He specializes in building and scaling security programmes for startups and Fortune 500 organisations.
He has 17+ years of experience in information security and has spent most of his time assessing security risks in secure environments. He spent a lot of time in the early stages of his career working on malware analysis, risk assessments, penetration testing, cyber security audits, and cyber security governance, risk, and compliance.
He has also delivered infosec training to corporate, defence personnel, and cyber-crime police officials. He has authored and published various white papers covering different areas of information security. He has spoken at numerous information security conferences such as SANS & UK NCSC CyberThreat London, Security BSides London, OWASP Amsterdam, Cyber Security Asia Malaysia, @Hack Riyadh, BlackHat, etc., and other conferences across the EMEA region. He was interviewed by the Associated Press, Voice of America, Hakin9, and numerous other media channels for his expertise on emerging cybersecurity threats.
His passion and focus have been on building security teams that can adapt to the dynamic changes within security whilst delivering on governance, risk, and compliance outcomes.
He is a keen supporter of a mentoring programme within the security profession, including the development of security professionals. He completed Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from Liverpool John Moores University, UK, and is working on AI-driven advanced threat detection and response with modern security analytics.
Hamad Salem Al Hosani
Digital Transformation Specialist, Transport Authority Ajman
Ankit Satsangi
Director, BEEAH Group (Winner of Young CIO of the Year, Intelligent ICT Awards Middle East 2024)
Ankit is a distinguished cybersecurity and intelligence professional with more than a decade of experience in Offensive Security, Intelligence Gathering, Investigations and Incident Response, among other areas. As a recognised expert he has effectively developed sophisticated cyberdefence systems, strategies and policies for nations and organisations. His efforts have safeguarded assets valued at AED 65 billion in his capacity as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in one of his previous professional roles. Moreover, Ankit acts as a trusted advisor to a wide range of international cybersecurity entities.
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