More than 400 delegates representing governments and companies from the Gulf and beyond will today convene at The St Regis Doha for the first GCC Digital Security Forum organised by Meeza under the patronage of HE Dr Hessa Sultan al-Jaber, Minister of Information and Communications Technology.
Securing the digital economy in the face of the ever-evolving threats posed by hackers and cyber criminals will be the dominant focus of the two-day forum.
The forum will feature a line-up of more than 25 renowned speakers in digital security from across the world, including Dr al-Jaber; Rashid al-Naimi, chairman of Meeza and CEO of QF Investments; Dr Hamadoun Touré, secretary general of the International Telecommunication Union; Ghada El-Rassi, CEO of Meeza; and others.
The speakers will discuss digital security issues of vital importance to governments and companies in Qatar and across the Gulf.
Topics to be addressed include the current state and future of digital security in the Gulf; policies, initiatives and measures that are being undertaken by governments to counter cyber-attacks and intrusions to safeguard the economy and society from potential damage and disruptions that may be caused by these illegal activities; overview of threats and solutions; strategies adopted by various government and private institutions to defend their networks and data against malicious attacks and fend off attackers; and the role of CERTs in the fight against digital attacks and in reinforcing national responses to these threats.
“Envisioned and organised by Meeza, the forum is designed to bring the issue of digital security to the fore of the public domain and to add value to the efforts made by governments and the private sector in Qatar and the other Gulf countries to fight digital crime and protect the economy and society from its potential risks and damages,” said El-Rassi.