The first GCC Digital Security Forum concluded at St Regis Hotel yesterday with delegates and participants exploring ways to tackle the issue of digital security by fostering co-operation and better understanding of the threat.
The forum was organised by Meeza in collaboration with Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal under the patronage of HE Dr Hessa al-Jaber, minister of Information and Communication Technology.  
Meeza CEO Ghada El Rassi said the forum was just the beginning of an initiative to create awareness and raise the issue of collaboration among all stakeholders in meeting the growing challenge of digital security.
The second day of the forum included three interactive sessions. The first session was on the subject of ‘New Trends and Solutions for Digital Threats.’ The panellists included Art Coviello, executive vice-president, EMC; Nader Henein, director, Advisory Division, Security Group, Blackberry, UAE; Christaan Beek, director of incident response & forensics EMEA, McAfee, and Den Sullivan, head of architecture, Emerging Markets, Cisco Systems, UAE.
They shared informative and exciting facts on new trends and solutions for digital threats. Art Coviello said one should not fear cyber threat but should try to understand it.
“With the advent of smartphones in the last six-seven years, we have created more openings for our adversaries but this should not deter us from using technology. Instead of preventing intrusion, we should defend it.”
The Meeza team, during a demonstration, showed how a hacker can breach the entire network of an enterprise and access all vital information. They demonstrated that if a hacker breaches even a single computer, he can enter the entire the environment of the enterprise and create havoc and bring potential losses.
The second session also discussed topics related to digital security.
The third session was dedicated to the subject on laws and enforcements in fighting digital crimes. The panellists discussed the types of digital crimes, motives and counteracts. They viewed that the way forward to fight digital crime is through collaborative and networked defence.

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