Group-IB and UAE cyber security council announce strategic partnership to advance predictive cyber defense – Zawya

Group-IB and UAE cyber security council announce strategic partnership to advance predictive cyber defense  Zawya

Collaboration will focus on threat intelligence, incident response and cybersecurity capacity building and plans for a joint Innovation Center of Excellence to strengthen the UAE’s digital resilience Dubai, UAE — Group-IB, a leading creator of predictive cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime, today announced a strategic partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) during GISEC Global 2026.The two organizations will focus their cooperation on threat intelligence exchange, coordination on incident response, and a joint program of technical training and workshops for UAE cybersecurity practitioners. The collaboration builds on the UAE's established position as a regional leader in cybersecurity, combining the Council's national cybersecurity vision with Group-IB's adversary-centric intelligence, investigation expertise and predictive cybersecurity capabilities.

As the UAE continues to advance one of the world's most ambitious digital transformation agendas, sustaining that momentum depends on intelligence shared at speed between government and private sector — anticipating how adversaries operate, rather than responding after the fact. Areas of cooperation are expected to include the exchange of intelligence on cyber risks, threat actors, malicious infrastructure, malware, attack techniques and indicators of compromise. The organizations also intend to explore how intelligence on adversary behavior and infrastructure can be used to identify emerging threats earlier, support preemptive defense and improve readiness before attacks materialize. Capacity building will be another focus, with