Microsoft Experts Underline the Need for Zero Trust Approach in the Hybrid Workplace at GISEC 2022

Microsoft today has reiterated its commitment to securing the hybrid workplace of the future through its participation at GISEC 2022, the Middle East and North Africa’s leading cybersecurity event. The company’s participation is aligned with the objectives of the UAE Government as it bids to design laws and processes that can strengthen its cybersecurity posture and fend off an increasingly sophisticated array of cyber-attacks.

“Security has never been more critical for our customers given the evolving threat landscape and the move to hybrid work that so many companies are now forced to navigate,” said Sayed Hashish, General Manager, Microsoft UAE. “At Microsoft, we have been hard at work to empower our customers to defend themselves against cyber threats, and we have earned their trust: we generated $15 billion in security revenue in 2021, up nearly 45% from the prior year. This makes Microsoft the biggest security company in terms of revenue and allows us to further strategically invest in our security offering: in 2020, we committed to invest $20 billion over five years, a four-fold increase from previous rates, to speed up its cyber security work. “

Photo caption - His Excellency Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Dubai Police with Sayed Hashish, General Manager, Microsoft UAE at the Microsoft Hub- GISEC.