The TRA’s aeCERT hosts the FireEye Security Summit 2015

12/05/2015

THE GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR REGULATING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR (TRA), REPRESENTED BY ITS SUBSIDIARY, THE UAE COMPUTER EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (AECERT), COOPERATED WITH FIREEYE, A LEADING CYBER SECURITY SOLUTIONS COMPANY, TO HOST THE FIREEYE SECURITY SUMMIT 2015. TAKING PLACE ON MAY 12, DUBAI, THE SUMMIT FEATURES PARTICIPATION FROM PROMINENT INDUSTRY LEADERS, AIMING TO HIGHLIGHT BEST PRACTICES, LATEST THREAT INTELLIGENCE AND PROACTIVE SECURITY SOLUTIONS.

The main objective of the FireEye Security Summit is to shape the way that organizations are dealing with the challenges of cyber threats. The summit agenda looks to showcase these skills through keynote speakers, presentations and workshops, which rely on industry leasing technology and expertise to teach the latest techniques and security strategies. The protection of customer and company information is a priority for companies that want to defeat the ever evolving regional threat landscape.

 “We are focusing on the fact that both people and companies in the region are a major target for cybercrime. Hackers, cybercriminals and thieves, are all looking to gain unauthorized access to intellectual property, personal information and financial details of those living in the Middle East. Therefore, we are delighted to collaborate with FireEye to host a security summit designed to combat the ever evolving cyber threats in the UAE and the Middle East as a whole,” said His Excellency Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, TRA Director General.

 The FireEye Security Summit is a five city conference, traveling to London, Frankfurt, Dubai, Stockholm and Paris, with exclusive industry information, covering threat intelligence and customer case studies. The Summit is an opportunity to meet leaders and innovators from the security industry, learn new tactics and see the latest technology, devices and techniques. The topics of discussion include, the state of the threat landscape, countering business cyber threats, government involvement, security versus privacy and cyber security as a boardroom imperative.