It aims to cooperate strongly and join efforts and functions to expand and disseminate new technologies that secure the virtual space.
Dubai: Group-IB, a global leader in cybersecurity, is extremely pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Cybersecurity Council, led through the UAE Government’s Director of Cybersecurity, His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al. The agreement signed on October 16, 2023 at GITEX 2023 in Dubai through H. E. Dr. Al Kuweiti, Regional Sales Director of IB MEA Group, Ashraf Koheil.
In the agreement, the signatories agree on the desire to cooperate strongly and unite their efforts and functions to expand and disseminate new technologies that will protect the virtual space. The signatories will also collaborate heavily on incident reaction activities, demonstrating the continued commitment of the UAE Cybersecurity Council and H. E. Dr. Al Kuweiti with the country’s private sector to promote a thriving cybersecurity ecosystem that complements the safety and security of the country’s residents.
Figure 1. Signing of the MoU through the UAE Government’s Director of Cybersecurity, His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al Kuweiti and Ashraf Koheil, Regional Sales Manager MEA at Group-IB.
The UAE Cyber Security Council and Group IB are committed to a knowledge-sharing framework that will allow all parties to share percentage data on the latest data security threats, signs of compromise, and new tactics, techniques, and procedures exploited by cybercriminals targeting the Middle East. Eastern Region, Turkey and Africa (META). The framework also includes an educational component, which creates a pathway for IB Group experts to provide tailored cybersecurity education to public sector organizations in the UAE.
The MoU also establishes a strategic channel for UAE government organizations to access Group-IB’s full suite of industry-leading cybersecurity solutions, aggregating threat intelligence, controlled XDR, fraud protection, and virtual threat protection. More than two decades of experience in virtual crime prevention have been identified as best-in-class by several independent analyst agencies.
HE. Dr. Mohammed Al Kuwaiti, head of the Cybersecurity Council of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, said that cooperation with Group-IB, a global cybersecurity leader committed to the detection, prevention and investigation of cyberattacks, online fraud and infringement of intellectual assets, is component of the Council’s drive towards a culture of cybersecurity awareness. cybersecurity in the workplace. Cybersecurity awareness enhances tactics for dealing with demanding cyber situations and protecting the privacy of virtual data facilities and the IT industry as a whole.
Dr. Mohammed Al Kuwait insisted on the importance of protecting knowledge, enhancing the capabilities of painting groups in the field of virtual security, and being able to respond to all demanding situations similar to knowledge and the virtual sector. He said the Cyber Security Council is building a solid foundation to identify a secure and physically powerful infrastructure for cybersecurity in the UAE. The Council intends to make this issue an integral component of the internal functioning culture of institutions and individuals. This update represents an embodiment of the UAE’s leadership vision and proactive initiative. technique to address the demanding situations imposed by the immediate transformation of virtual technology.
El Dr. Al Kuwait is under pressure to ensure that cooperation with IB-Group responds to the immediate technological progression of our new world. This immediate evolution demands data security and knowledge privacy.
“Group-IB is very pleased to join forces with the UAE Cyber Security Council and this is a landmark agreement for the company in the MEA region,” said Ashraf Koheil, Regional Director of MEA Sales at Group-IB. Extensive experience and expertise of the UAE Cyber Security Council, which is unwaveringly committed to protecting the other people of the UAE, in line with the UAE Government’s strategic vision for the nation, Group-IB is confident that this agreement will be a transformative process. step in virtual security for the UAE. Group-IB would like to express its appreciation to the UAE Cyber Security Council and H. E. I would also like to thank Dr. Mohammed Al Kuwait for his cooperation throughout the negotiation process.
Group-IB opened the doors of its MEA-based Digital Crime Resistance Center in May 2021. The UAE selected Group-IB’s headquarters for MEA due to the country’s position as a key global player in cross-border efforts. Fight cybercrime. This regional headquarters provides all of IB Group’s core generation competencies and is staffed by subject matter experts from the company’s core business units: high-tech criminal investigations, Digital Forensics and Incident Response Lab (DFIR), Threat Intelligence, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). -GIB), fraud protection teams and digital risk protection department. In September 2023, Group-IB unveiled a new state-of-the-art education center at its Dubai-based Digital Crime Resistance Center.
About the UAE Cybersecurity Council
The Cybersecurity Council embodies the UAE’s forward-thinking vision and proactive approach to the demanding situations posed by the acceleration of virtual technologies through specialized and effective entities that can provide virtual coverage to complex infrastructures and ensure business continuity. provision of facilities in all economic, educational, physical and social spheres.
The Council is guilty of proposing cybersecurity laws, policies and criteria for all target sectors in the country, submitting them to the Council of Ministers for approval, and monitoring their implementation in coordination with the relevant authorities, as well as preparing, coming forward and updating the UAE’s National Cybersecurity Strategy and an integrated National Response Plan.
The Council implements a five-pillar strategy: 1) capacity building, policy development, advanced governance, non-public capacity building, curriculum and university, and technical capacity building with strategic partners; (2) use those functions for and defend; 3) raising awareness and disseminating the culture of cybersecurity; 4) respond to cyber incidents; and (5) cooperation at all levels, from the GCC countries and Arab countries to all countries of the world, in accordance with UN resolutions on virtual security incident response centres and teams.
About the IB Group
Group-IB, headquartered in Singapore, is a leading response provider committed to cyberattack detection and prevention, high-tech crime investigation, online fraud identification, and intellectual property coverage. The company’s intelligence and risk research centers are located in the Middle East (Dubai), Asia Pacific (Singapore) and Europe (Amsterdam).
Group-IB’s unified threat platform is a response ecosystem that understands each organization’s threat profile and adapts defenses against it in real-time from a single interface. The unified threat platform provides a complete cyber reaction chain policy. Group-IB products and included in the Group-IB Unified Threat Platform come with Threat Intelligence, Controlled XDR, Virtual Threat Protection, Fraud Protection, Attack Surface Management, Enterprise Email Protection, Auditing & Consulting, Education & Training, Incident Response & Digital Forensics, Managed Detection & Response. and high-tech crime investigations.
Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence formula has been named one of the best in its class by Forrester and IDC. Group-IB’s Managed XDR, aimed at proactively locating and protecting against complex and hitherto unknown cyber threats, has been identified as a market leader in the network detection and response category by KuppingerCole Analysts AG, Europe’s leading analytics agency, while Group-IB itself has been identified as a product leader and innovation leader.
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Group-IB is an active partner in global investigations conducted through foreign law enforcement organizations such as Europol and INTERPOL. Group-IB is also a member of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Internet Security Advisory Group, which was set up to foster closer cooperation. between Europol and their non-law enforcement principals.
Group-IB’s expertise in risk hunting and cyber intelligence has been fused into an ecosystem of highly complex software and hardware solutions designed to monitor, identify, and protect your cyberattacks. Group-IB’s project is to help its users in cyberspace on a daily basis by creating and operating state-of-the-art answers and services.
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