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EDITOR’ S NOTE
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Middle East. This month’ s cover story, which can be found on page 14, features Ali Katkhada, Group CIO of Depa Group, who tells us how the company has strengthened its cybersecurity strategy through collaboration with Secureworks, a Sophos company. convergence of network security and Big Data analytics, enabling organisations to operate with greater agility and intelligence. AI-driven networks and security platforms are becoming unified, adaptive and predictive, while Big Data analytics turns raw information into actionable insights for smarter decision-making.
Effective security management is central to Depa Group’ s operations, with Katkhada emphasising that cybersecurity is everyone’ s responsibility, from the board to junior staff. By deploying Secureworks’ Taegis MDR solution, the company now benefits from 24 / 7 threat monitoring, advanced analytics, and access to expert incident response, allowing the internal team to focus on core business objectives.
Katkhada praised the partnership for its tailored insights, executive-friendly reporting, and local expertise, which have elevated the company’ s security programme. With robust technology, continuous awareness campaigns, and proactive threat intelligence, Depa Group is better equipped to meet regulatory compliance and defend against emerging threats.
Ultimately, the collaboration illustrates the value of combining internal commitment with trusted external expertise to achieve comprehensive digital resilience.
Organisations face challenges including legacy system integration, skills shortages and regulatory compliance, but AI helps reduce workloads for NOC and SOC teams and enhances operational efficiency. Success now depends on hybrid skill sets combining AI literacy, cybersecurity and cloud expertise, while Big Data platforms demand multi-disciplinary capabilities to manage analytics, governance and change management effectively. You can read more starting on p24.
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