Group-IB and UAE Cyber Security Council Strengthen Prediction-Based Cybersecurity Capabilities
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Group-IB announced on the 8th that it had signed a strategic partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council.
The two sides plan to jointly pursue threat intelligence sharing, coordination on incident response, technical training, and workshops.
They are also reviewing a plan to establish a UAE joint Innovation Center of Excellence, and its scope and activities will be finalized during the cooperation process going forward.
As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated, advances in AI are driving the intelligence and automation of attacks, and the security paradigm is shifting toward advance prediction and proactive defense.
In response to this shift, Group-IB announced on the 8th that it had signed a strategic partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council (UAE Cyber Security Council). The UAE Cyber Security Council is a government agency that promotes the UAE's national cybersecurity vision.
The cooperation between Group-IB and the UAE Cyber Security Council will focus on strengthening response capabilities. The two sides plan to jointly pursue the sharing of threat intelligence, coordination on incident response, technical training for UAE cybersecurity professionals, and workshops.
As part of the cooperation, they will also pursue the sharing of cyber threat information. The information to be shared includes cyber risks and Threat Actors, Malicious Infrastructure, Malware, Attack Techniques, and IoCs.
The two sides will explore ways to use information on attacker behavior and attack infrastructure to identify new threats early, and will push ahead with cooperation aimed at putting proactive defense measures in place before actual attacks occur. Through this, they plan to support the strengthening of preparedness among UAE cybersecurity organizations for new attacks.
The two sides plan to strengthen the capabilities of cybersecurity professionals by putting in place specialized technical training, technical workshops, training materials, and joint working groups. They also plan to cultivate cybersecurity talent in the UAE and enhance practical response capabilities across the digital ecosystem.
They are also reviewing a plan to establish a UAE joint Innovation Center of Excellence as part of the cooperation. The center is being discussed as a platform for cybersecurity innovation, knowledge exchange, and capacity development. It is expected to play a role in linking Group-IB's global cybersecurity expertise and local threat intelligence with the UAE Cyber Security Council's national cybersecurity vision, and its scope and activities will be finalized during the cooperation process going forward.
The two sides said they plan to formalize the scope of their cooperation within the next few months. The formalization will include defining the scope of the proposed Innovation Center of Excellence and defining its priorities.
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, the UAE government's cybersecurity chief, said advance prediction of risks is central to the UAE's national cybersecurity vision. He said he expects the partnership with Group-IB to enable the rapid sharing of threat intelligence and strengthen practical response capabilities. He also said he expects the plan to establish a joint Innovation Center of Excellence to further enhance the cybersecurity response capabilities of the UAE's digital economy.
Dmitry Volkov, CEO of Group-IB, said the partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council is an opportunity to apply Group-IB's "Prediction-First" approach to the national cybersecurity environment. He cited threat intelligence sharing, investigations, capacity development, and coordinated response as paths for implementation.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Hye-jin
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407933
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