Obrela sponsors IDC IT Security Xchange & CISO Excellence Awards 2026

Obrela sponsors the IDC IT Security Xchange & CISO Excellence Awards 2026, a leading regional event focused on innovation, collaboration, and excellence in cybersecurity leadership. The event will take place at Jumeirah Mina Al Salam in Dubai and will bring together security leaders, technology innovators, and industry experts from across the Middle East on 11th June from 8am.

Event Overview

The Security Xchange provides a platform for cybersecurity professionals to discuss emerging threats, share strategies, and collaborate on building resilient digital environments.

A highlight of the event is the IDC CISO Excellence Awards, which recognize visionary security leaders who are redefining cybersecurity strategy and driving innovation across their organizations.

Obrela’s Participation

As a Strategic Partner, Obrela will contribute to the event through:

A thought leadership presentation addressing the region’s current needs.

As cyber threats become more sophisticated in the Middle East, organizations must strengthen both their detection capabilities and their incident response readiness. While Managed Detection & Response (MDR) provides continuous monitoring and early threat detection across complex hybrid environments, Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) plays a critical role in helping organizations effectively contain, investigate, and recover from cyber incidents. By combining advanced threat intelligence, forensic analysis, and structured response processes, DFIR enables organizations to understand the root cause and full impact of attacks, support regulatory reporting obligations, and strengthen their long-term cyber resilience. Integrating MDR with DFIR ensures that organizations not only detect threats earlier but also respond with speed, accuracy, and accountability in an increasingly regulated cybersecurity landscape.

Lead interactive Xchange table discussions

As regulatory frameworks such as NIS2, DORA, and regional cybersecurity mandates continue to reshape the security landscape, organizations must align cybersecurity operations with evolving governance, risk, and compliance requirements. Obrela in this workshop will analyse the ways that organizations can integrate cyber risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous monitoring into a unified operational framework. Guided by a team of experts, the discussion will explore how organizations can move beyond periodic compliance exercises toward continuous risk visibility, leveraging integrated security operations to support regulatory reporting, strengthen resilience, and ensure consistent governance across complex digital environments, including cloud, hybrid infrastructure, and operational technology.

These sessions will provide opportunities to discuss the evolving cybersecurity landscape and the role of Cyber risk management in proactively protecting modern enterprises and analysing the risks to the business.