Women in CyberSecurity Middle East (WiCSME) Networking Event:

Suite 10 F 55 & Suite 11 F 56, Hall 2, Level 1, BlackHAT MEA,

Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center, Malham, KSA

AGENDA

- WiCSME Opening Remarks by Dr. Reem AlShammari ( WiCSME Chairperson)

- SAFCSP Welcome Note by Mr. Khalid Al Sulaim (Vice President of Business at SAFCSP)

- WiCSME Space (Q/A) .

- Open Conversations & Networking

AI is reshaping industries, but its rapid growth comes with both immense opportunities and significant risks. This session will explore the current state of AI, highlighting its potential to transform business and society, while addressing the challenges and dangers it poses. From ethical concerns to security threats, the discussion will offer a comprehensive view of AI's path forward, its future prospects, and the perils that need to be managed.

Explore the rapidly evolving landscape of AI cyber threats and discover how Artificial Intelligence is being leveraged to both perpetrate and defend against attacks. This presentation will reveal the methods used to deploy AI in creating convincing deepfakes, highlighting the alarming ease with which these deceptive tools can be created and utilized. The discussion will delve into safeguarding AI systems themselves, ensuring that these powerful tools do not become liabilities. Additionally, attendees will gain insight into practical strategies they can implement to defend their organization from AI-enabled threats and attacks to reduce risk and bolster resilience.

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance and become more ubiquitous in our daily lives, its relationship with cybersecurity has become a topic of increasing interest and debate. In this keynote, we will explore the complex interplay between AI and the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, examining both the potential challenges and the promising opportunities that lie ahead.

Learn about hacking (and cybersecurity/defense) in space. This session will focus on satellites, but also discuss spaceships and rockets.

This panel delves into the crucial role of human behavior in cybersecurity, exploring how organizations can build a resilient "human firewall" to protect against threats. Leaders will discuss strategies for creating a strong security culture, empowering employees as the first line of defense, and aligning security practices with business objectives. Attendees will learn actionable approaches to develop a security-aware workforce, essential to strengthening business resilience in an evolving threat landscape.

Despite the increase in security point solutions to protect against a changing threat landscape, we still see ransomware attacks, disruption in supply chain, loss of data, IP and reputation damage daily, all exacerbated by the rise of AI. We need to redefine Security in the age of AI. Cisco is doing this by providing Security for AI and AI for Security, and by innovating in Identity Intelligence and Distributed AI-Native Security. Use AI in your advantage – and get an unfair advantage over adversaries.

CISOs have always been known and respected for being brilliant technologists, as well as for their ability to absorb and make sense of regulatory complexities, and for defending against attacks. Today's businesses need these skills more than ever as they pursue digital transformation amid geopolitical instability, and a fast changing threat landscape. And yet CISOs are still not guaranteed a seat at the board table.

Delivering effective digital resilience is unthinkable without active prioritisation and contribution by every stakeholder group within an organisation. In this presentation, Ilona will outline best practice for driving digital change through others. She will provide specific and tangible guidance to help CISOs amplify their impact, demonstrate their value and manage a range of stakeholder groups to earn their seat at the table.

Explore how diversity fuels innovation and resilience in cybersecurity. Experts discuss the advantages of inclusive teams, strategies for integrating diverse perspectives, and steps to strengthen security operations for meaningful progress in the digital age.

Studies show 4% of users cause 80% of cybersecurity losses. It is critical to identify those users and figure out how to . A NIST funded study was performed that administered a series of psychological assessments and then sent subjects a series of phishing messages over several months. The data was then analyzed with traditional statistics and then machine learning algorithms which identified that phishing susceptibility was not based on a single trait but multiple balances of different traits. This presentation will define those balance of traits to identify vulnerable users, and then define how to protect them.

As corporations strive for AI-driven product development and business efficiency through AI technology advancements and implementations, so do the cyber security risks and reactions. This session will delve into how global enterprises tackle the AI security conundrum, as the AI race is just beginning!

In this keynote, Jennifer Ewbank, former Deputy Director of CIA for Digital Innovation, explores how the convergence of human expertise and AI is reshaping the future of cybersecurity. Through real-world examples, she reveals how this partnership enhances cyber defenses against increasingly sophisticated threats, emphasizing the unique strengths both human intuition and AI bring to the table in safeguarding our digital world.

In late 2023, attacks targeting the world’s two largest Identity Providers marked a significant shift in the threat landscape: the era of the post-authentication attack.

In attacks on both Okta and Microsoft, the adversary abused service account credentials and used this access to hunt for proof of user authentication, such as session tokens.

The attacks offer intriguing insights into how we can expect motivated adversaries to level up once their targets have eliminated the use of passwords and other static credentials.

In this session, Okta APJ CSO Brett Winterford explores what’s required to protect an organization from the theft and replay of bearer tokens, and the efforts Okta has made to restore trust in cloud identity.

Delve into the threats posed by AI-driven deepfakes and misinformation. Experts will uncover tactics to detect, prevent, and counter these risks, sharing insights on building defenses against AI’s darker applications in the digital landscape.