Critical infrastructure: when cyber risk becomes operational risk Day 2 opened with a deep dive into real-world industrial control system (ICS) and operational technology (OT) incidents, examining how vulnerabilities across human-machine interfaces, programmable logic controllers, safety systems and other critical infrastructure can translate into operational and physical consequences.
Dubai’s own critical infrastructure security mandate also came into focus, with Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) leaders examining how the city is strengthening cyber resilience across a fast-moving digital economy.
As Diamond Sponsor, du Tech also highlighted the growing convergence of cybersecurity, cloud, connectivity and AI as organisations seek to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastructure and digital operations.
Through its comprehensive technology ecosystem, du Tech supports government entities and enterprises in securing critical infrastructure, accelerating digital innovation and building future-ready, resilient operations.
Cyber defence moves at machine speed AI-driven security operations emerged as another dominant theme as speakers examined how artificial intelligence is accelerating both attack and defence.