DarkMatter governance expert to highlight smart city cyber security as part of Dubai Future Accelerators programme

Harshul Joshi to join other technology firm panellists in Innovation Series discussion 

Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 12, 2016:  DarkMatter, an international cyber security firm headquartered in the UAE, announces that its cyber governance and risk expert, Harshul Joshi, will participate in a Dubai Future Accelerators panel discussion entitled, “Cybersecurity in a Smart City”.

The session will take place from 7-8pm on October 12, 2016 at the Dubai Future Accelerators auditorium in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers offices.

Joshi, DarkMatter’s Senior Vice President for Cyber Governance, Risk and Compliance, will speak as part of the Dubai Future Accelerators’ Innovation Series. DarkMatter was one of only 30 technology companies from around the world recently selected to participate in the Accelerators programme.

Drawing on DarkMatter’s expertise in cyber risk mitigation and advisory, Joshi will also reference his own experience having consulted to governments on matters such as the development of critical regulations and standards in areas such as data security, authentication, encryption and secure protocols. 

As an architect of a cutting-edge assessment model that aggregates smart city risks through a key performance indicator-based approach, he also will discuss how risk mitigation can be used as a lever to enhance smart city deployments.

A thought leader and participant in several smart city and cyber security working groups in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Joshi also will address key technologies to enable smart cities. Public key infrastructure (PKI), blockchain and cryptography have the potential to help deliver the security required to unlock the full benefits that smart cities offer. DarkMatter has deep domain expertise in all three technologies.

Commenting on the company’s participation in the Innovation Series, Faisal Al Bannai, Chief Executive Officer of DarkMatter said, “We have recruited some of the most experienced, talented and innovative experts in cyber security globally. We are committed to bringing our knowledge and forward-looking vision to our clients and to collaborative local platforms such as the Dubai Future Accelerators programme.”

“Building on DarkMatter’s inclusion in the Dubai Future Accelerators programme, we are pleased that Harshul will contribute to the exchange of information and ideas on such an important topic, alongside such esteemed panellists.”

Dubai Future Accelerators is the world's largest government-supported accelerator, launched by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Future Foundation. The programme is in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and identifies ground breaking companies from around the world, offering them the opportunity to find and test new solutions to real-life challenges.

Pegasus, a DarkMatter company, is demonstrating big data analytics as a tool to Dubai Police to help solve crime. Dubai Police is looking to integrate behavioural, genetic and biological systems to identify, track and share information on criminals more accurately and efficiently.

Harshul Joshi commented, “There is arguably no better place in the world than Dubai to be addressing the requirements for the creation of a resilient smart city. The nation’s and city’s leadership must be commended for their vision for building connected, intelligent environments, and as private sector partners, it is our responsibility to add our expertise in ensuring the digital eco-system thrives.”