CIO Middle East Conversations

What initiatives were taken by Ajman Bank to be a top bank in digitalisation and innovation? And how the cybersecurity department is supporting this?

One of the projects Anas Mosa and his teams implemented was a Security Operations Center (SOC) that presents several business needs and challenges. The Director of IT explains more about the SOC.

The mining industry is particularly vulnerable to cyber threats and attacks, due to the high degree of digitisation, interconnection and automation in the supply security risks in the cyberspace are more apparent and ever-increasing. Cybersecurity is a critical priority for businesses in all sectors. How did the industry adapt to this rapid growth in technologies such as AI or Gen AI?

Saqib worked before in Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, first as CISO, then as head of digital innovation, how was the change to a CIO, and what are the advantages of having a background in cybersecurity for your new role?

How tech has changed the education landscape? How do we encourage more university leaders to see technology’s potential?

John Mankarios is responsible for planning the information technology future for the organization, as well as for the implementation and maintenance of current systems. Where is the company going to invest? How technologies such as GenAI have changed Q Invest operations?

Event preparedness is crucial for media companies, especially before an important event such as the Eurocup. As a security leader, Kenan needs to think about proactive risk mitigation and operational best practices. For example, last World Cup 50% of all of the malicious activity we saw occurred during the first week. How does beIN Media Group prepares from a cybersecurity perspective?

Before CISO, Aus was IT Director at MBC Group, part of his job before was leading the operationalization of Generative AI (GenAI) use cases, utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) and chatbots, how are these technologies being used within MBC? How was the process of changing from IT Director to CISO?

Ali Saif shares with CIO Middle East facts and figures about Tanmiah’s digital transformation process since he joined last year.

The mining industry is particularly vulnerable to cyber threats and attacks, due to the high degree of digitisation, interconnection and automation in the supply chain. Alaa Khalid, SOC Manager at Maaden, discusses the top attacks in this industry.