{"id":248146,"date":"2026-05-18T05:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/dragos-uae-cyber-security-council-launch-ot-cybersecurity-centre-of-excellence-to-strengthen-industrial-resilience\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T05:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:50:08","slug":"dragos-uae-cyber-security-council-launch-ot-cybersecurity-centre-of-excellence-to-strengthen-industrial-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/18\/dragos-uae-cyber-security-council-launch-ot-cybersecurity-centre-of-excellence-to-strengthen-industrial-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragos, UAE Cyber Security Council launch OT cybersecurity Centre of Excellence to strengthen industrial resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dragos, UAE Cyber Security Council launch OT cybersecurity Centre of Excellence to strengthen industrial resilience<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-18 05:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: industrialcyber.co<\/a><\/p>\n

Industrial cybersecurity vendor Dragos announced a public\u2013private partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) to establish OT Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the UAE, under the nation\u2019s \u2018Make it in Emirates\u2019 Forum, representing a milestone in advancing the UAE\u2019s national cyber resilience and digital sovereignty.<\/p>\n

The Centre of Excellence will support the UAE\u2019s ambition to localize advanced cybersecurity capabilities, accelerate homegrown innovation, and build a world-class cyber workforce, positioning the country as a regional and global hub for cybersecurity excellence.<\/p>\n

This announcement reflects Dragos\u2019s deep commitment to the UAE\u2019s national strategies and its vision of \u201cShared Ownership. Trusted Capability. Sustainable Cyber Value.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through the partnership, Dragos will provide an operational technology environment where practitioners can run through real-world attack and defense scenarios and build skills in OT\/ICS security.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndustrial and critical infrastructure in the UAE and the broader Gulf region faces real and growing threats, and the same threat groups we track globally are active here,\u201d Robert M. Lee, CEO and co-founder at Dragos, said in a media statement. This Centre of Excellence gives operators in the region a place to see exactly how OT environments are monitored, how threats are detected, and what effective defense looks like in practice. Building that local understanding and capability is an important starting point, and we are proud to invest in talent, innovation, and long-term shared value with the Cyber Security Council.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Council\u2019s ongoing efforts, in collaboration with international partners, to establish Cybersecurity Centers of Excellence come amid an unprecedented surge in cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure,\u201d Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity for the UAE Government, said. \u201cThese serve as advanced, specialized platforms that enable the…<\/p>\n

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