Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The second version of the Black Hat occasion will kick off on Tuesday, November 14, in Riyadh with the participation of numerous specialists, audio system, safety researchers and traders within the cybersecurity sector.
The occasion, which will likely be held at Riyadh Entrance Exhibition & Convention Middle and bears the theme “Infosec on the Edge”, is organized by the by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones (SAFCSP) in collaboration with Tahaluf.
The second version will current the Government Summit, which can allow the chief data safety officers (CISOs) and executives to trade imaginative and prescient and experiences, and to debate the event and way forward for cybersecurity with the worldwide specialists.
Moreover, there will likely be a enterprise corridor, which is taken into account the biggest gathering for main and rising native and worldwide corporations in cybersecurity, as it’ll allow them to show their services and products.
This 12 months’s version may also comprise the CISO Membership, which can allow the sector leaders to affix by way of a membership membership to learn from the sources and actions related to the Black Hat occasion.
Among the many areas included within the occasion is Arsenal, which represents an space the place builders will have the ability to show the open-source programming and encryption instruments inside numerous workshops.
There may also be a Deep Dive stage, which delves into unexplored alternatives within the subject, in addition to the Black Hat Campus, that’s devoted to college students and new entrants to the labor market, because it connects them with schooling and employment companies.
Furthermore, there will likely be technical workshops that debate the newest analysis and research in data safety. The occasion provides in depth coaching programs on defensive safety methods, hack testing methods, cellular app safety and plenty of different matters within the subject.
The Black Hat occasion presents 4 awards for rising corporations by way of the CyberSeed Competitors, that are the Modern Ideator class for pre-revenue startups with promising concepts; Shining Seedling for early-stage revenue-generating startups; Established Excellence for knowledgeable startups; and Saudi Celebrity for recognizing cybersecurity expertise in Saudi Arabia.
The CyberSeed Competitors at Black Hat presents 4 startup awards, which embody the Modern Ideator: for pre-revenue startups with promising concepts: Shining Seedling: for early-stage revenue-generating startups; Established Excellence: for knowledgeable startups which are bigger than the ‘Shining Seedling’ class; Saudi Celebrity: to boost the profile of cybersecurity expertise throughout the Kingdom.
The occasion will host numerous skilled audio system within the cybersecurity sector from main worldwide corporations similar to: Uber, Snap Inc, Apple, Zoom, Google, Coinbase, Increase, AirBus, Bae Methods, SocialProof Safety, and plenty of different worldwide corporations.
The exercise zone will supply awards exceeding SR1,000,000, by way of numerous competitions and challenges, similar to Seize the Flag with greater than 1,000 individuals, Drone Zone, Chip Off Village, Lockpick Village, Bug Bounty Cup, Cyber Escape Room and Sensible Metropolis Simulation.
The CEO of SAFCSP, Mutaib Al-Qani mentioned that the Black Hat is taken into account an necessary alternative for traders, startups, and those that have an interest within the sectors, particularly since crucial leaders within the sector and the outstanding cybersecurity corporations will likely be current on the occasion.
He mentioned, “We’re in search of to current a distinguished version of this years’ Black Hat, by way of offering platforms and periods that debate the way forward for cybersecurity, together with a spread of numerous occasions,”.
The occasion is predicted to witness an attendance of greater than 40,000 specialists, with the participation of greater than 350 exhibitors, 50 startups, over 300 audio system and 250 technical periods and workshops.