MENA Information Security Conference 2018: Artificial Intelligence is the Next Step in Cyber Defenses
Cyber-attacks are posing a greater threat to new digitalization and transformation initiatives across Saudi Arabia, creating the need for new and advanced technologies, making Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning a necessity to maintain and protect networks or data in the future.
The organizers of the 6th 2018 the Middle East and North Africa Information Security Conference, VirtuPort, identified several areas in which artificial intelligence offers real value to cyber defenses, including the ability to predict risk by analyzing more than 100 terabytes of global threat data per day, detection of attack patterns, anomalies that indicate possible incidents. Additionally, incident analysis, investigation, and providing responses-based threats to identify the attackers motive quickly, identify it earlier in the attack chain, and initiate automatic responses to the specific attack, including containment and recovery, mitigation, and defensive improvements, creating a high level of cyber resilience and trust.
Strategic Alliance
The CEO of the 6th MENA Information Security Conference, Samer Omar, noted that both cybersecurity firms and hacking groups incorporate artificial intelligence. The ability to use automated learning and predictive technology in addition to other data science across substantial amounts of threat intelligence and data sources at near-real-time speeds provides a powerful weapon in cyber defense. This makes artificial intelligence and machine learning an invaluable ally within the framework of modern and next-generation cybersecurity practices.
He also added that this allows artificial intelligence to add great value before, during, and after an organization has been attacked but is quick to point out that it cannot replace the human factor. The 6th MENA Information Security Conference will be held at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel & Convention with Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Business as the diamond sponsor. The conference will be attended by many international leading companies in the field of cybersecurity and information technology.
The 6th MENA Information Security Conference 2018 is in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program 2020, which aims to promote an advanced society in the technology sector and enhance top leaders. Thinkers’ opportunities meet in the field of information security in the Kingdom.
Cyber Threats
The conference will discuss a series of crucial topics by Saudi and international industry experts, which will help in creating a society of information sharing leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fight against cyber threats against governments, financial institutions, service providers, and health care institutions in addition to the integrity of sensitive national information infrastructures.
In addition to STC Business, this year’s conference boasts an increase in sponsorship on all levels, including many returning sponsors upgrading due to the MENA ISC 2017 event’s success. The MENA Information Security Conference 2018 is also sponsored by A10 and Netscout | Arbor as Platinum Sponsors joined by Accenture, Aiuken Cybersecurity, Cisco, F5, Forcepoint, Fortinet, Kaspersky, McAfee, Micro Focus, Obrela Security Industries, Palo Alto Networks, Splunk, Symantec, Tenable as the gold sponsors.
Silver sponsors of the MENA Information Security Conference include Anomali, Attivo Networks, Barracuda, Carbon Black, Citrix, CybrScore, Infoblox, Intel471, (ISC)2, Lookout, Qualys, RSA, SaasPass, Tripwire, Wipro, and Zero Fox. Other Sponsors include Marcom Arabia, W7Worldwide and CISOMAG
