Credited
with tracking down the authors of the first PC virus, Hypponen has
assisted law enforcement officials on cybercrime cases across the globe
International Data Corporation predicts Middle East IT spending to exceed USD32 billion (AED 117.5 billion) this year
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cyber-security threats continue to be among the biggest challenge in today’s hi-tech, modern economies throughout the globe.
The
swift and increasingly sophisticated manner at which these threats
endanger a growing dependence on online interactions and transactions
across various business and economic sectors have spurred an equally
rapid increase in demand for a secure information technology (IT)
infrastructure.
With the
International Data Corporation (IDC) predicting that
the Middle East’s spending on IT products and services is to increase by 7.3% year on year in 2014 to top USD32 billion (AED
117.5
billion). A host of top IT security experts and industry leaders, led
by IT security expert Mikko Hypponen, will address the
industry at GISEC 2014.
Chief
Research Officer of F-Secure, Hypponen will discuss the significance of
critical information security issues to empower businesses with superior
protection.
Best known for having led a team through the largest outbreaks in
history and tracked down the authors of the first PC virus,
Hypponen also assisted law enforcement in USA, Europe and Asia on cybercrime cases.
Having
named the infamous ‘Storm Worm’ and done classified briefings on the
Stuxnet worm, Hypponen was selected among the 50 most important
people on the web by the PC World magazine and was included in
the FP Global 100 Thinkers list. He also received the Virus Bulletin
Award, awarded every 10 years, as the ‘Best Educator in Industry’.
“The
online risks are changing all the time and online crime is always
international crime.” Hypponen said. “National police forces and legal
systems are
finding it extremely difficult to keep up with the rapid growth of
online crime, which is why I’ll be glad to address the GISEC audience
and share the latest news from the online underground.”
Also
among the high-profile experts speaking at GISEC is Chief Information
Security Officer (CISO) at Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Robert Bigman who will deliver a keynote address. Bigman will talk
about commercial I.T. system security and why most attacks can be
thwarted by intelligent I.T. network architecture. He will address the
reasons why global corporations and governments keep
making the same mistakes, as well as why acquiring the best cyber
security technology is not necessarily the best approach to prevent
cybercrime.
Organisations
need to invest more to protect their business from IT threats. Where to
invest and how much are the main issues for Chief Information Security
Officer’s (CISO) to help their companies face threats. IT professionals
are aware that cyber-security is more complicated than just ensuring an
anti-virus is up to date. It involves sophisticated strategies to
adequately protect them against realistic threats.
Chairman of
the Board of Directors at (ISC)2 Wim Remes will also speak at the
conference and discuss how much security is enough to identify
weaknesses. He
will likewise talk about how to measure potential impact and apply
strategic approaches to integrate security measures in an ever-evolving
infrastructure.
According
to Remes, “as technology becomes pervasive in our day to day life,
security has developed as a key requirement in all systems we interact
with.
I believe that sharing knowledge and experience is key to building a
trusted and secure society and GISEC enables us to do that.”...
Furthermore,
according to IDC's predictions, governments in the MEA region will
concentrate on solidifying security of national information
assets. They will likewise reinforce agencies that keep tabs and
protect the national frontline against cyber-attacks.
GISEC, which takes place 9-11 June 2014 at Dubai World Trade Centre, addresses the need of having a
detailed understanding of advanced IT offerings that are critical to today’s businesses and governments.
The two-day conference, held on 10 and 11 June, alongside the
free-to-attend security sessions, will host delegates from over 18
countries and engage them on different topics including threat
intelligence and analytics, cloud usage management and deployment,
and mobile security among others.
Powered
by GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK, the region’s leading Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) event, GISEC is strictly a trade-only
event and
is open to business and trade visitors from within the industry only.
GISEC is open 10am-6pm from 9-11 June 2014 at Sheikh Maktoum Hall at
Dubai World Trade Centre. Visitor attendance is free of charge.
For more information, please visit
www.gisec.ae.
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