{"id":35027,"date":"2022-07-12T19:12:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T16:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=35027"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:16:51","slug":"mena-isc-2022-in-riyadh-to-discuss-network-infrastructure-protection-amid-a-rise-in-cyberattacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/mena-isc-2022-in-riyadh-to-discuss-network-infrastructure-protection-amid-a-rise-in-cyberattacks\/","title":{"rendered":"MENA ISC 2022 in Riyadh to discuss network infrastructure protection amid a rise in cyberattacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200\" class=\"wp-image-35028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200-1080x1080.webp 1080w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200-440x440.webp 440w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PR2-Design-English_ssict_1200_1200.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This September, Riyadh will host one of the most important cybersecurity conferences in the Middle East and North Africa \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/register.menaisc.com\/user-registration\/register\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MENA ISC 2022<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 under one of\u00a0\u00a0the most relevant themes &#8220;Cyber Fusion: Converging Cyber Intel: Critical Network Infrastructure IT, OT, and IoT.&#8221; The conference\u2019s diverse sessions will focus on the rising cyber attacks on network infrastructure in countries around the world, posing a significant threat to the economies of these countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Samir-Omar-CEO-of-VirtuPort-MENAISC_ssict_872_1308.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Samir-Omar-CEO-of-VirtuPort-MENAISC_ssict_872_1308-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Samir Omar - CEO of VirtuPort &amp; MENAISC_ssict_872_1308\" class=\"wp-image-35029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Samir-Omar-CEO-of-VirtuPort-MENAISC_ssict_872_1308-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Samir-Omar-CEO-of-VirtuPort-MENAISC_ssict_872_1308-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Samir-Omar-CEO-of-VirtuPort-MENAISC_ssict_872_1308-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Samir-Omar-CEO-of-VirtuPort-MENAISC_ssict_872_1308.webp 872w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eng. Samir Omar, CEO of VirtuPort, said the 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;edition of the conference aims to generate an effective dialogue between C-Level executives, directors, and global cybersecurity experts with rich experiences in developing strategies and cybersecurity techniques for the benefit of digital transformation and technological advancements. He stressed the importance of the conference for the Kingdom, especially as it is the largest market for information and communication technology in the Middle East and North Africa region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Saudi ICT market has been witnessing steady growth since the launch of the Kingdom\u2019s Vision 2030. This makes the IT infrastructure in the public and private sectors vulnerable to cyberattacks, where these attacks cause great damage to the economy and various sectors,\u201d Omar said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CyberKnight stated that 88% of organizations in Saudi Arabia have reported some form of an attempted ransomware attack, according to a study by Grant Thornton KSA a relatively high number compared to the global average. It is currently estimated that companies in Saudi Arabia lose about $6.53 million per cyber attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is noteworthy that Saudi Arabia has jumped 11 ranks since 2018 in the Digital Competitiveness Report, and more than 40 ranks since the launch of Vision 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, the Kingdom ranked second globally among the G20 countries in the Digital Competitiveness Report, issued by the European Center for Digital Competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To register:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/protect-eu.mimecast.com\/s\/AHn4Crmq5CAN05NzczW39H?domain=register.menaisc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/register.menaisc.com\/user-registration\/register<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;edition of MENA ISC includes leading firms from around the world with CyberKnight as Diamond Distribution Sponsor and CrowdStrike as its diamond sponsor. Platinum sponsors are arcon and IT Security Training &amp; Solutions \u2013 I(TS)2 in addition to gold sponsorships by Advanced Technical Solutions (ATS), ankura, kaspersky, MANDIANT, proofpoint,&nbsp;&nbsp;SentinelOne and Tenable, and silver sponsorships by Acronis, ANOMALI, BeyondTrust, Bitdefender, Forcepoint, ClearSkies ODYSSEY, Security Scorecard, THREATQUOTIENT,tripwire,&nbsp;&nbsp;and ZEROFOX. Marcom Arabia and NOZOMI Networks as a Strategic Partner, with many more expected to participate and be announced soon.W7Worldwide is listed as Organizing Partner and Media Sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CyberKnight, a leading Value Added Distributor (VAD) also having participation from the following companies: appgate, BLUECAT, Checkmarx, ENTRUST, GROUP-IB, helpsystems, illumio, netwrix, PhishRod, seceon, SECLORE and solarwinds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This September, Riyadh will host one of the most important cybersecurity conferences in the Middle East and North Africa \u2013\u00a0MENA ISC 2022\u00a0\u2013 under one of\u00a0\u00a0the most relevant themes &#8220;Cyber Fusion: Converging Cyber Intel: Critical Network Infrastructure IT, OT, and IoT.&#8221; The conference\u2019s diverse sessions will focus on the rising cyber attacks on network infrastructure in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":35028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":439,"_extra_hide_author_box":"","_extra_featured_post":"0","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[439],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MENA ISC 2022 - Riyadh to discuss network security | | Saudi Shopper<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MENA ISC 2022 in Riyadh will tackle network infrastructure protection as cyberattacks rise\u2014covering IT, OT and IoT risks. 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