IDC CISO Roundtable 2018 - Doha | International Data Corporation (IDC) | 9 April 2018 | Shangri-La Hotel, Doha, Conference Centre Street، P.O.Box 9282، Doha, Qatar

Delivering Pervasive Security for the Digital Era

Digital transformation is becoming increasingly mainstream, with the majority of organizations in the region either planning or already starting their journey. To assist this process, they have started using innovative technologies such as cognitive systems, virtual and augmented reality, robotics, and the Internet of Things to streamline their operations and improve their customer experience. Running alongside 3rd Platform solutions like cloud, mobile, social, and big data, these new innovation-accelerating technologies are creating a complex ecosystem that is introducing a new series of IT security challenges.

As such, security incidents are becoming far more complex and persistent than ever before. Recent high-profile breaches showcase that a new breed of stealthy attackers are using vulnerabilities in systems and even the Internet of Things to bring down services. With digital transformation, security needs to become more pervasive; it needs to be embedded into the vision of the organization and treated as a core metric. Organizations can no longer settle for standard security solutions; they must move forward by embracing a proactive approach to the issues of defense, protection, mitigation, compliance, trust, and risk.

2018 Speakers

Megha Kumar
Research Director, Software, Middle East & Africa

Michel Tannous
Enterprise Sales Engineer, Middle East, Bitdefender

Edward Ganom
Ciso, Commercial Bank in Qatar

Shaik Abdulkhader
Chief Technology Security Officer, Vodafone

Anders Piilmann
Consulting Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity Sales, Cisco

Richard Storey
Chief of Ict, Hamad Medical Corporation

Krishnakumar Kottekkat
Head of It Strategy & Governance, Aspire Zone Foundation

2018 Partners

PREMIER:
• Bitdefender
• Mannai Trading Co. Wll