{"id":77554,"date":"2026-04-13T14:42:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/cognna-horizon-2026-summit-riyadh\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:42:39","slug":"cognna-horizon-2026-summit-riyadh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/cognna-horizon-2026-summit-riyadh\/","title":{"rendered":"COGNNA HORIZON 2026 Summit Brings Together Cybersecurity Leaders Across the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COGNNA HORIZON 2026, the third annual summit hosted by Saudi <a href=\"\/category\/cybersecurity\/\">cybersecurity<\/a> firm COGNNA, concluded in Riyadh on April 12, 2026, drawing regional digital leaders, corporate stakeholders, and global technology partners to address the future of cyber defense in the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attendees included representatives from Google and regional organizations such as stc. The event centered on a shift in how organizations approach cyber defense, moving away from passive alert-monitoring toward active, operational threat response.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operational Shift in Cyber Defense<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COGNNA Chief Executive Officer Ibrahim Al-Shamrani opened the summit by calling for what he described as an &#8220;operational transformation&#8221; in the sector. He challenged organizations to move beyond the traditional Managed Detection and Response (MDR) model toward one built on active tool operation.<\/p><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The traditional MDR model often leaves organizations drowning in alerts. Real protection happens when security teams do not just see the threat, but actively work within the digital environment to neutralize it before it disrupts operations.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Ibrahim Al-Shamrani, CEO, COGNNA<\/cite><\/blockquote><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COGNNA HORIZON 2026 Key Presentations<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Information Security Officer Abdulaziz Al-Suhaim presented the MENA Threat Report 2026, which argued that relying solely on global security data is no longer sufficient. With cyberspace increasingly used as a weapon in regional conflicts and <a href=\"\/category\/ai\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a>-powered phishing attacks on the rise, Al-Suhaim called for a locally grounded defense model, one built around Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) requirements.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Technology Officer Ziad Al-Shahri then presented COGNNA&#8217;s 2026 product roadmap. He outlined how the company&#8217;s agentic AI-powered platforms now achieve a 90% acceleration in threat verification and an 80% reduction in Mean Time to Respond (MTTR). Al-Shahri framed this as the result of a &#8220;Human + AI&#8221; operating model rather than full automation.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Debate: Tool or Replacement?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A panel discussion moderated by Bashar Arfat brought together senior leaders from KPMG Saudi Arabia, TechArch, and SIFI to debate the role of <a href=\"\/category\/ai\/\">AI<\/a> in cybersecurity. The session, titled &#8220;The Paradox: The Future of AI in Cybersecurity,&#8221; produced a clear consensus: AI provides the speed needed to survive a threat, but human judgment sets the strategy needed to win.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Panelists disagreed on whether AI should replace human analysts or multiply their capabilities, though the majority position favored the latter. The debate reflected a broader tension in the <a href=\"\/category\/cybersecurity\/\">cybersecurity<\/a> industry between automation efficiency and human oversight.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Horizon Awards and Closing Dinner<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summit closed with the Horizon Awards ceremony, recognizing partners and clients for their contributions to COGNNA&#8217;s growth as a regional security provider. Categories covered record client acquisition milestones and long-term strategic alliances. A closing dinner followed, described by organizers as a moment of shared purpose among attendees.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COGNNA specializes in agentic AI-powered MDR services and operates primarily in the <a href=\"\/category\/cybersecurity\/\">cybersecurity<\/a> market across Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region. 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