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IDC Security Roadshow

Preparing for a New Era of Cyberthreats

Overview

Security-focused technologies have come a long way thanks to massive technological leaps and the adoption of a digital-first approach to business. Over the coming few years, the pace of rapid change and digital acceleration is expected to gain even more momentum. Today, IT security professionals face numerous challenges such as the need to protect a distributed workforce, an internet that is faster than ever before (5G), interconnectivity that is increasing in complexity, and customers looking for immersive experiences and greater security for their data with stricter government regulations in place.

In the face of this volatile and shifting threat landscape, organizations across Qatar are diligently working to strengthen their security postures and support innovation. They are investing more and more in security services to meet the challenges that come with limited numbers of security specialists, higher numbers of remote workers, changing compliance and regulatory requirements, new hybrid environments, accelerating cloud investments, and the complexities of next-generation technologies.

The 2023 edition of the IDC Security Roadshow will explore Qatar's security landscape, showcase the very latest in security innovation, and bring together some of the world's foremost cybersecurity experts.

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Agenda

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Wednesday June 14, 2023
8:00

Registration & Networking

9:00

Welcome Address

9:05

IDC Keynote: Shaping Security Strategies for the Digital-First Organization

9:20

Navigating Increasing Complexity in an Interconnected World

9:40

Protecting what’s now and what’s next -Adapt and overcome with Security Resilience

10:00

Designing Security for a Hybrid Multi-Cloud Environment

10:15

Digital Trust Best Practices

10:30

Tea / Coffee & Networking Break

11:00

Platinum Partner Tracks (Parallel Sessions)

12:05

Tea / Coffee & Networking

12:45

Gold Partner Tracks (Parallel Sessions)

14:15

Lunch & Networking

15:00

Mega Raffle: Participate in Survey & Stand a Chance to Win a Staycation at Grand Hyatt

15:05

End of Conference

Venue

Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel & Villas
Pearl Blvd, Doha

Speakers

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Shilpi Handa

Associate Research Director (META), IDC

Fady Younes

Regional Cybersecurity Director, EMEAR SP and MEA, Cisco

Parwez Mohammad

Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Public Works Authority

Bader Shaath

Senior Sales Engineer, Cloudflare

Haythm Al Shehab

Senior Security Specialist, Randori, an IBM Company

Abdelnaser Eid

Sales Engineering Manager, Swimlane

Prateek Bhajanka

Field CISO Director, SentinelOne

Amin Shokri

Senior Security Consultant, Kaspersky

Rami Gherbal

Principal Sales Engineer, Exabeam

Melih KIRKGOZ

CTO Office, Director Solutions Architecture-Strategic Accounts, International Emerging, Fortinet

Imran Chowdhury

Global Head of Data Protection & Governance, Aljazeera Media Network

Ewald Muller

Managing Director, Supervision and Authorisation, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority

Arnab Mukherjee

Business Continuity Manager, Corporate Security, Vodafone Qatar P.Q.S.C.

Firas Georges Khalil

IT Director, Baladna Food Industries

Abdul Sathar

IT Project Manager, Q Company

Vladimir Kanyshev

CISO, CQUR Bank LLC

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Knowledge Hub

Analyst Spotlight
The Key Trends Shaping Security in 2023

Shilpi Handa,
Associate Research Director (META), IDC


In 2022, geopolitics was at the forefront of driving cybersecurity initiatives, and cyber-resiliency was one of the hottest cybersecurity strategies being talked about throughout the year. As we transition through 2023, we are still seeing geopolitical-driven cybersecurity trends as businesses are planning their cyber-recovery and cyber-continuation strategies with the issue of digital sovereignty firmly in mind.

Analyst Spotlight
The Key Trends Shaping Security in 2023

Shilpi Handa,
Associate Research Director (META), IDC


In 2022, geopolitics was at the forefront of driving cybersecurity initiatives, and cyber-resiliency was one of the hottest cybersecurity strategies being talked about throughout the year. As we transition through 2023, we are still seeing geopolitical-driven cybersecurity trends as businesses are planning their cyber-recovery and cyber-continuation strategies with the issue of digital sovereignty firmly in mind.

While digital sovereignty has placed a sharp focus on in-country IT operation capabilities, this is actually a much broader topic than just data sovereignty. Indeed, across the Middle East, we are increasingly seeing providers adopt strategies that are focused on sovereign clouds.

Another unmissable trend to look out for in 2023 will be the adoption of generative AI within customer security strategies. We are already seeing vendors launch generative AI assistance for security operations, and this will be a groundbreaking trend as it hits directly at the heart of the security skills challenge that the region has been facing for almost half of the last decade. At IDC, we are confident that the adoption of generative AI will positively disrupt the security operations space over the coming years.

The final most promising trend that will shape security in 2023 centers around attack surface management. The rate of IT spending is scaling massively across the region — so much so that it is hard to keep track of digitalization and all the associated assets, including on-premises servers, endpoints, mobiles, cloud, IoT, third-party solutions, and OT devices.

As the proliferation is becoming unmanageable and increasingly complex, there is an absolute need for a uniform attack management strategy, starting right from knowing which assets are in place across the organization and then managing the vulnerabilities and threats across this infrastructure in a continual fashion.

The IDC Qatar IT Security 2023 will look to brainstorm some of these emerging areas and address the issue of security in this new reality.

Analyst Spotlight
A New Approach to Security in the Post-Pandemic World

Frank Dickson,
Group Vice President, Security & Trust, IDC


As we enter 2023, we can finally, for the most part, put reactionary moves due to COVID-19 behind us as the disease moves from a pandemic to an endemic part of daily life. We have accepted that digital transformation moved at a feverish pace, transitioning our enterprises to digital first years before we anticipated. The possibilities of remote work gave way to the reality that hybrid work is here to stay. These are truths that we have accepted.

Analyst Spotlight
A New Approach to Security in the Post-Pandemic World

Frank Dickson,
Group Vice President, Security & Trust, IDC


As we enter 2023, we can finally, for the most part, put reactionary moves due to COVID-19 behind us as the disease moves from a pandemic to an endemic part of daily life. We have accepted that digital transformation moved at a feverish pace, transitioning our enterprises to digital first years before we anticipated. The possibilities of remote work gave way to the reality that hybrid work is here to stay. These are truths that we have accepted.

The economic headwinds we are experiencing have re-energized a trend that was muted by the pandemic. The C-suite appreciates the value and importance of security both now and into the future. C-level executives are actively planning continued investments in security to ensure the viability of their enterprises. However, C-level executives are growing tired of the continually growing financial appetite of security and are looking to reduce spending when and where possible. They are demanding accountability for the spend; in essence, they are looking for secure outcomes that are measurable and meaningful.

The result of this security confluence is a migration of approaches. The breach detection mindset of the past is giving way to a view that positions security as a way of improving an organization's cyber-risk posture, a posture that is tightly coupled with the goals of the organization and decreasing business risk. In its 2023 Future of Trust FutureScape, IDC predicted that by 2025, 45% of CEOs, fatigued by security spending without predictable ROI, will demand security metrics and results measurement to assess and validate investments made in their security program.

The IDC Qatar IT Security 2023 will look to address security in this new reality. We will help guide you in working with the CEO and boards of directors as we transition to delivering secure outcomes and a trusted organization to our executive constituencies.

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