Artificial Intelligence Transforms Cybersecurity at GISEC Global 2025's Launch in Dubai
GISEC Global 2025 commenced in Dubai, spotlighting artificial intelligence (AI) as a game-changer in the cybersecurity landscape. The event, with over 750 cybersecurity firms, 450 global CISO experts, and 25,000 attendees from 160+ countries, aims to secure an AI-driven future.
Marking the third-largest cybersecurity gathering worldwide, the conference focuses on harnessing AI's potential while addressing its risks. Given the prospective cybersecurity market value of $298.5 billion by 2028, the event serves as a pivotal platform for industry discussions.
In a keynote address, Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, the UAE Cybersecurity Council's head, underscored the daily barrage of around 200,000 cyberattacks, primarily targeting government entities. He emphasized the urgency for evolution in cybersecurity practices to cope with AI-propelled threats and the significance of governance, ethics, and innovation in shaping the digital future.
Eugene Kaspersky, founder, and CEO of Kaspersky echoed these concerns. He depicted the current threat landscape as an "AI vs AI" battle, where both attackers and defenders leverage sophisticated tools to outwit each other. He underscored the importance of investing in secure AI systems to avoid a future dominated by cybercrime.
The event also shone a light on Dubai's digital resilience. Faisal Abdulaziz of the Dubai Electronic Security Centre discussed the city's efforts to integrate cybersecurity in its smart transformation, particularly through talent development and the protection of critical infrastructure.
Aarti Borkar of Microsoft highlighted the necessity of secure infrastructure to unlock AI's full potential as data leaks and AI-driven threats proliferate. She urged organizations to construct security-centric systems from the outset.
GISEC Global 2025 continues throughout the week, exploring pressing issues like weaponized AI and next-generation defense solutions.
Emirates News Agency reports on the event's focus on the transformative impact of AI in cybersecurity, coupled with escalating AI-powered threats and the need for global partnerships. The digital age necessitates resilience, collaboration, and innovative solutions to ensure cybersecurity adaptability.
- The GISEC Global 2025, being the third-largest cybersecurity gathering worldwide, emphasizes the importance of harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) potential while addressing its risks, as it serves as a pivotal platform for industry discussions given the projected cybersecurity market value of $298.5 billion by 2028.
- Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, the head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, underscored the urgency for evolution in cybersecurity practices to cope with AI-propelled threats, especially those targeting government entities, as he highlighted the daily barrage of around 200,000 cyberattacks.
- Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Kaspersky, depicted the current threat landscape as an "AI vs AI" battle, where both attackers and defenders leverage sophisticated tools to outwit each other, emphasizing the importance of investing in secure AI systems to avoid a future dominated by cybercrime.
- In the digital age, with escalating AI-powered threats, Aarti Borkar of Microsoft urged organizations to construct security-centric systems from the outset, as secure infrastructure is necessary to unlock AI's full potential, given the proliferation of data leaks and AI-driven threats.
