GISEC Global 2027

GISEC Global is billed by its organiser as the largest cybersecurity event in the Middle East and Africa. The 2027 show is its 15th edition and is run in collaboration with the UAE Cyber Security Council, the Dubai Electronic Security Center, the Ministry of Interior and Dubai Police, bringing security vendors, enterprise buyers and public-sector cyber agencies onto one show floor in Dubai.

Who attends

The show targets security decision-makers from both government and industry. The organiser expects more than 25,000 information security professionals from over 180 countries for the 2027 edition.

• CISOs and security leaders from major corporations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia
• Government officials and national cyber agencies
• Buyers from banking and finance, oil and gas, energy and infrastructure
• Healthcare, manufacturing, defence and communications teams
• Startups, investors and independent researchers

Exhibition

More than 750 cybersecurity brands are expected to exhibit, alongside GISEC North Star, which the organiser describes as its largest showcase of cybersecurity startups.

Conference stages

Content runs across several themed stages covering threat intelligence, government policy and hands-on hacking.

• Main Stage: breach stories from CISOs, deepfakes, GenAI and ransomware
• CyberSecurity Congress hosted by the UAE Cyber Security Council
• Government Stage hosted by the Dubai Electronic Security Center
• Critical Infrastructure Stage: energy, telecom, nuclear, power and 6G security
• Dark Stage: live demos, hacker talks, forensics and hardware hacking
• X-Labs: AI, IoT, 5G, cloud and immersive tech security
• Inspire Stage: women leaders in cyber

Programmes and features

Around the show floor the event runs competitions, drills and training tracks for practitioners and diplomats.

• Global Quantum Drill
• Dubai Cyber Challenge
• GISEC Decode
• CISO activities
• Cyber Diplomacy Forum
• GISEC Academy
• SANS certified trainings