The Qatar Information Security Forum (QISF) is an information security gathering for IT / IT security professionals and academics for open discussion of current trends and issues related to information security. The forum will target strategic, managerial, operational, and technical issues, and it will provide an environment to share and discuss topics with leading national, regional, and world experts in the field.
The forum provides its members with access to the latest thinking on information security trends and issues, as well providing a platform for networking and discussing issues with peers from different industries. Vendor independence and objectivity ensure that discussion can be open and constructive with no commercial bias.
QISF is a non-profit initiative, sponsored by Q-CERT and managed in collaboration with the following organizations:
The objective of QISF is to promote the awareness of information security and to raise the level of practice in the nation and in the region.
Presenter: Roger Halbheer, Chief Security Advisor for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
On November 24, 2008, Q-CERT and Microsoft will be issuing a press release on the Security Intelligence Report for the first half of 2008. For the first time, this report contains data about Qatar and the Gulf Region. Following the release, Q-CERT will host a QISF event with Roger Halbheer.
Marriott Hotel, Doha
Riwaq / Salon 3
It is the vision of QISF to ensure that the information technology infrastructure regionally, is not affected by the risk of disclosure, modification or interruption by providing the knowledge, skills and experience through education and collaborative discussion, to the people responsible for its management and development.
QISF's mission is to ensure that professionals, researchers, and academics have a suitable collaborative platform from which to understand and discuss the latest trends and threats and to solve their issues in the field of information security.
It is our intent to build a self-sustaining collaborative forum that provides its members the opportunity to learn from others, to discuss common problems and approaches, and to contribute to the common good.