A complex and dynamic array of cybersecurity threats provided the context for Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) first Qatar International Cybersecurity Contest (QICC), which took place recently.

Building a public-private partnership (PPP) model will benefit cybersecurity governance in the financial sector, according to a senior banking executive, who noted that cybercrime incidents in the GCC have doubled in 2015.

Risk management can significantly reduce the increasing cyber threats in the country, according to engineer Khalid al-Hashmi, Assistant Undersecretary of the Cyber Security Sector at Ministry of Transport and Communications.