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A more insidious threat to the entire Arab Gulf is cyber-attack. It makes just as much impact
on society as the bomber or the assassin.
Joining Michael Brown on the Summit Advisory Board will be Dr Jonathan Reichental, CIO
of the City of Palo Alto in California. Dr Reichental, former winner of the Best CIO in Silicon
Valley Award, commented: "Creating and executing a comprehensive cyber-security strategy
has to be at the top of any leaders agenda now. This isn't a nice-to-have, this is essential
work."
Confirmed members of the Honorary Advisory Board, who will be speaking at the Summit,
include: Ibrahim Al Mallouhi, Vice-President Security Operations, Du Telecom; Patrick
MacGloin, Director & Cyber-Security Lead MENA, PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC); Billa
Bhandari, Director, Cybersecurity & Biometrics SME; Mr Brown and Dr Reichenthal.
They and more than 20 other specialists will examine regional threat perceptions, risks and
solutions. They will assess how attacks on critical regional infrastructure have been and should
be handled: above all, they will explain how best to ensure secure government and business
continuity in the face of ever-increasing levels of criminal espionage and hacking.
As Michael Brown summed up: We need, above all, to correctly understand the nature of the
threats facing the region as it seeks long term protection for its critical communications
infrastructure.
The GCC CYBER-SECURITY SUMMIT is organised by TMC Conferences of Dubai creators of
the recent and well-received GCC BIG DATA SUMMIT held in Dubai during March.
The conference programme, with topics, is available on the GCC CYBER-SECURITY SUMMIT
website, www.gcc-cybersecurity.com
OR call TMC on: +971 4 276 5409; E-mail: info@gcc-cybersecurity.com
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Read about the event programme, advisory board, delegate booking and sponsorship
opportunities at www.gcc-cybersecurity.com