Intersec 2025: Middle East CISOs focus on AI

The growing threat posed by Agentic AI and disinformation has become one of the most critical challenges in the cybersecurity landscape. At the inaugural CISO Business Briefing, held as part of Intersec 2025, cybersecurity experts and industry leaders gathered to explore the implications of these emerging risks and strategies to mitigate them. The event, hosted at the Dubai World Trade Centre, highlighted the urgent need for organizations to adapt their cybersecurity measures to address the evolving digital threats.

In his keynote address, H.E Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity for the UAE government, set the stage for a series of thought-provoking discussions centered around the latest developments in cybersecurity. The event’s opening session, led by Faheem Siddiqui, Director of Information Security at Majid Al Futtaim Holding, zeroed in on one of the most pressing issues: “Mitigating Risk from AI Agents, Disinformation Security.”

Siddiqui shed light on the transformative dangers of disinformation campaigns and the growing capabilities of AI-driven systems. These “Agentic AI” systems are self-directed and capable of generating highly sophisticated disinformation, including deepfakes, fake news, and brand impersonations. Such threats, he warned, could have devastating consequences for businesses, governments, and societies alike.