The Future of Cybersecurity: CrowdStrike’s Yassin Watlal on AI, Threats & Innovation at GITEX 2025
As global cyber threats grow more complex, the question is no longer if an attack will happen — but when. At GITEX Global 2025, Yassin Watlal, Head of Systems Engineering and Solution Architecture at CrowdStrike, shared how artificial intelligence is transforming the fight against evolving digital threats.
In an exclusive conversation with Finance 360, Watlal discussed how the Middle East’s rapid digital transformation brings both opportunity and vulnerability — and why AI-powered systems are now essential for detecting, analyzing, and responding to cyberattacks in real time.
From safeguarding critical national infrastructure to protecting enterprise networks, CrowdStrike’s innovation is reshaping global cybersecurity strategies. Watlal emphasized the growing need for predictive intelligence and collaborative defense to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated threat actors.
As GITEX Global 2025 concluded, the event underscored how AI, cybersecurity, and digital resilience are converging to define the next decade of secure innovation.
