In its third year, the conference offers a platform that encourages discussion and debate around the industry’s most pressing challenges. Conceptualized with the “Power of Opportunity” in mind, it will feature five tracks and nine keynote sessions that will cover a range of topics, curated to engage attendees. The tracks this year are Cybercrime & Threats and Security, Security Strategy, Infrastructure and Operations with sponsored sessions on trends including Blockchain, AI, Cloud, IoT & Ransomware.

H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director General, said: ‘Such conferences support TRA’s vision of the UAE as a global ICT leader, as well as the wise leadership directives in transition to the knowledge-based and information economy. They also enhance a smart lifestyle in the country, in preparation for realizing the UAE vision 2021. The importance of compatibility between the efforts of the public and private sectors should be highlighted, to ensure the security and safety of our cyberspace, and the safe use of data for the public and their protection.’

H.E. Al Mansoori added: ‘Cyber security has always been one of the topics of interest to IT professionals. At TRA, we support the events that discuss security in the cyber world, hence, we support RSA Conference Abu Dhabi, which discusses real topics that directly relate to modern trends, to achieve the best response for ICT in humanity’s service.’

“With every conference, our priority is to help facilitate conversations between industry professionals. This year is no exception, and we expect our attendees to leave with the tools and insights needed to safeguard their organizations and assets. Our commitment to finding new voices and ways to inspire the region’s professional community is unwavering, and we will deliver on what attendees have grown to expect of RSA Conference Abu Dhabi,” said Linda Gray Martin, General Manager, RSA Conferences.

Sponsors and exhibitors for this year’s event hail from leading edge companies such as RSA, Qualys, Dark Matter, Spire Solutions, Tenable Network Security, Raytheon and Etisalat to name a few.

Prominent speakers from global organizations and regional government entities attended the event, which served as a platform for discussion around the cybersecurity landscape in the region, knowledge sharing and best practices for mitigating both current threats and ones expected to emerge in the future.

The opening keynote session was delivered by Deputy Director General, Information & eGov Sector of TRA, Mohammed Al Zarooni.

This was followed by Amit Yoran, President of RSA, who gave a presentation titled “Changing Perspective” that placed emphasis on the need for organizations to embrace diverse viewpoints when tackling cyber security challenges. Also, industry professionals representing Qualys, DarkMatter, and Tenable Security took the auditorium stage to provide valuable insights on interesting topics.

A spokesperson from National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) said; “We strongly believe that increasing the awareness of cyber security in the UAE is an important factor in achieving our long term vision to create a safer culture surrounding cyber-activity. RSA Conference 2016 Abu Dhabi acts as the perfect platform for organizations in the private and public sector to gain a more thorough understanding of cyber security trends, so that they are able to be better prepared for the future.”

“Today experts from leading companies from around the word engaged in discussions around the crucial trends facing the cybersecurity sector. We are extremely pleased with the success of this year’s event so far and look forward to carrying this momentum to close out the conference tomorrow.” Said Linda Gray Martin, General Manager for RSA Conferences.