du named as one of the founding partners of the GISEC Bug Bounty Program

The GISEC Bug Bounty Program, which successfully completed at the Dubai World Trade Centre at GISEC Global 2022, the largest and most prominent cybersecurity event in the GCC, has chosen du as a founding partner.

Throughout the event, the GISEC Bug Bounty Program attracted a community of hackers, bug bounty hunters, InfoSec professionals, and government end-users for whom du provided digital tools and capabilities to detect and recommend solutions for cyber threats on the cyber-battleground.

More than 100 international ethical hackers took part in the GISEC Bug Bounty initiative, which was supported by du and the UAE Cybersecurity Council National Bug Bounty Program. They were tasked with hacking, identifying, and fixing software flaws in a variety of scenarios and mainframes, including electric cars, mobile phones, and drones.

Commenting on the partnership, Saleem AlBlooshi, Chief Technology Officer, du, said, “We are delighted to have acted as a founding partner at GISEC Global’s 2022 edition for the Bug Bounty Program. This ambitious challenge saw experts from all over the world collaborate on developing best practices in cybersecurity against the ensuing use cases that stem from the accelerated digital transformation experienced throughout the GCC. As we continue to further delve into rapid digitization efforts, I wish to thank GISEC Global and the UAE Cybersecurity Council National Bug Bounty Programme for choosing du and look forward to future editions.”

Upon delivering a keynote speech on the role of telcos in cybersecurity, Jasim Al Awadi, Head of Government & Key Accounts, du, said, “GISEC Global leads in driving strategic collaborations and disseminating new-age cybersecurity capabilities, and the telecommunications sector is a key stakeholder in this process. Considering the digital transformation under which telcos are submitted has seen du emerge as a regional point of referral for governments, enterprises and more desiring to take up a 5G journey. The latter is predicted to blow up data centers which are already experiencing an AI shift away from Malware as a reliable tool for cyber security.”

GISEC Global focuses on ethical hacking with many onsite elements and activations under the subject “Enabling Future Cybercities: Everything Enabling, Everything Secure.” The event, which took place from March 21 to 23, featured five stages and a dedicated Government Stage, as well as new content tracks concentrating on healthcare, telecoms, critical infrastructure, and finance.