Driving Change, Seen and Unseen: LLMs in the Middle East’s Cybersecurity Arena

The Code is More Dangerous Than a Bullet: Cyber and Drone Warfare in the Middle East – NIRIJ

The digital transformation in the Middle East accelerated over the past two decades through artificial intelligence, cloud computing, advanced communications, drones, and commercial satellites. This transformation reshaped the regional security landscape on two interconnected levels: intelligence (expansion of collection and analysis sources, and the emergence of the private sector as a key information provider), and strategy (the expansion of t…

Driving change, seen and unseen: LLMs in the Middle East’s cybersecurity arena

Ahmed El Saadi, Vice President, Middle East Africa, Turkey, Romania, and CIS, Splunk, discusses the role of large language models (LLMs) in supporting regional cybersecurity teams in this exclusive op-ed. Large language models (LLMs) are quickly becoming a defining factor in cybersecurity. For security teams, they offer faster ways to detect and investigate threats; for attackers, they lower the bar to launch phishing, fraud, and malware at scal…

Middle East Cybersecurity Market To Double By 2030

The Middle East Cybersecurity Market is experiencing unprecedented momentum, driven by rapid digital transformation, a surge in cyberattacks, and strong government-led security initiatives. According to a new report by Mordor Intelligence, the market is projected to expand from USD 20.55 billion in 2025 to USD 40.97 billion by 2030, growing at a robust 14.8% CAGR. As digital adoption accelerates across industries, cybersecurity in the Middle Eas…