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Osama Salah

Senior IT Security Architect, Abu Dhabi Government
Osama Salah is an MBA-educated Information Security and Cyber Risk Management professional, boasting over 25 years of extensive experience in information technology. He served as a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at ADNOC LNG and is currently a Senior Information Security Architect for an esteemed government entity in Abu Dhabi. Osama is renowned within the UAE cybersecurity community and is celebrated for his exceptional critical thinking and commitment to challenging conventional wisdom. His passion lies in Cyber Risk Quantification, where he advocates for the FAIR methodology to effectively evaluate and mitigate cyber risks. Osama holds an impressive array of cybersecurity certifications, including the Zero Trust framework accreditation from Forrester and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). He is currently a CSA Zero Trust Architecture working group member and Vice President of the CSA UAE Chapter.
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM

1 UAE Agenda 2025

Expert Panel 4: CISO leadership panel: The boardroom conversation – communicating risk to executives

Discussion points:

  • Translating cybersecurity risks into business impact
  • Justifying cybersecurity investments
  • Metrics & KPIs that matter to the board
Moderator:
Jeevan Badigari | Head of Cybersecurity | ARADA Group
Panelist:
Ilias Spyridon Efthymiopoulos | Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | Instashop
Dr. Ibrahim Al Alkeem AlZaani | National Risk and Policy Director| Government Entity
Osama Salah | Senior IT Security Architect | Abu Dhabi Government
Fahd Nizam | IT PMO & Tech GRC Leader | Banking and Education Industry
Ibrahim Adedeji Adefila | IT Security and Governance Manager | Al Rostamani Group