PRESSR: GISEC Global 2025 gets underway in Dubai, fuelling growth of the billion-dollar cybersecurity market

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The 14th edition, held under the theme ‘Securing an AI-Powered Future’, has attracted more than 450 CISOs and 750 businesses from over 160 countries.Kaspersky CEO and founder Eugene Kaspersky is among the top speakers to take to the stage on the opening day. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Leveraging AI to help build secure and resilient infrastructures and redefining the future of the cybersecurity industry were among the key topics explored at GISEC Global 2025 as the world’s third-largest cybersecurity event got underway today.Held under the theme of ‘Securing an AI-Powered Future,’ the annual event has attracted more than 750 of the world’s foremost cybersecurity companies, 450 global CISOs and futurists and 25,0000 visitors from over 160 countries. With the global cybersecurity market anticipated to be worth $298.5 billion by 2028, according to Markets and Markets, the 14th edition’s opening day saw several panel discussions, workshops and roundtables take place, focusing on the power of AI and how it’s changing the cybersecurity landscape.‘Industry must rise to meet the challenges of the fifth industrial revolution’H.E. Dr Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, Head of the UAE Cybersecurity Council, delivered a powerful speech on the importance of harnessing AI, navigating geopolitical tensions and securing the Digital Future.He revealed an alarming statistic: the UAE is facing more than 200,000 daily cyberattacks, with government entities being the most targeted. Robust measures are being taken, he said, and with the advent of the fifth industrial revolution, cybersecurity must evolve to tackle the threats posed by AI tools. He highlighted human-data interfaces, autonomous systems and AI governance and digital ethics as key areas that the industry needs to rapidly review.He said: “Cybersecurity has become an integral part of everything that we do, and the UAE is already moving towards becoming an AI-nation in cybersecurity. There are so many great pillars as part of our UAE National Cybersecurity Strategy that focus on governance, innovation, defence and protection – all of which remain vital [for the future].” ‘It’s businesses versus cybercriminals, but with the right strategy, the industry can win’Renowned cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and founder of Kaspersky, was among the speakers to take to the stage. Addressing the audience, he desc...

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