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In-person GISEC 2021 to spark industry collaboration against cybercrime spike
GISEC is the largest regional showcase of cybersecurity solutions , hosted alongside a three-day conference agenda attended by government and corporate IT decision-makers and supported by Digital Transformation leaders including Google Cloud , Microsoft , Etisalat Digital and SPIRE Solutions . GISEC will explore issues including state-sponsored attacks , insider threats , ransomware , malware , DDOS and phishing attacks , as well as the increasing importance of Artificial Intelligence , 5G and cloud in the cybersecurity realm .
ISEC , the most influential cybersecurity event in the
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Middle East and Africa , will provide an in-person meeting point for the cybersecurity ecosystem from May 31 to June 2 at Dubai World Trade Centre ( DWTC ).
GISEC is organised in partnership with the UAE ’ s most influential cyber entities to curate regional cybersecurity agendas , including the UAE Cyber Security Council , Dubai Electronic Security Centre , Dubai Police , Telecommunications Regulatory Authority ( TRA ), Smart Dubai , Investment Corporation of Dubai , ADNOC Refining and aeCERT .
GISEC will host country pavilions from India , the UK and Turkey , with Germany and Israel debuting their governmentsupported pavilions for the first time .
In December , DWTC hosted GITEX Technology Week – 2020 ’ s only major in-person tech event – encompassing GISEC , proving it could curate world-class events with the highest safety protocols , welcoming tens of thousands of visitors from 107 countries , with 96 % of attendees recording a ‘ safe ’ or ‘ very safe ’ experience .
GISEC 2021 is free to attend . You can register online for visitor pass at gisec . ae .
Viasat opens Network Operations Centre and Cybersecurity Operations Centre in the UK
iasat UK has announced the
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Network Operations Centre ( NOC ) and Cybersecurity Operations Centre ( CSOC ) in Aldershot , UK .
The facility will support defence , government and commercial organisations who rely on the guaranteed resilience of their networks and who are targeted by increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks from a growing number of adversaries . The NOC and CSOC represent the beginning of a major investment in the UK prosperity and sovereignty agenda from Viasat , which includes targeting the creation of more than 75 new highly-skilled network , analysis and cybersecurity roles and more than £ 300 million in UK-focused investment to support the launch and service rollout of the impending ViaSat-3 constellation over Europe , Middle East and Africa .
Acting as a global customer care centre , the NOC and CSOC offer customers monitoring , detection and network support to help ensure the overall health of the network , identify potential issues or security threats , resolve those issues and threats in the shortest time possible and confirm that any threat resolution is successful .
“ We are entering an era of rapidly changing threat environments , where both the enemies that organisations face and their methods of attack , have taken on new and very dangerous forms ,” said Steve Beeching , Managing Director of Viasat UK . “ Viasat ’ s secure mobility , assured satellite communications , network and behavioural analytics experience , along with our drive to bring the best people , technology and innovation to the forefront , make us perfectly suited to open , manage and grow an integrated NOC / CSOC .” u www . intelligentciso . com
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