Wednesday, 1st April 2026
Achieving Data Security in a World of Distributed Hybrid Networks
10:30- 1:00PM GST | Abu Dhabi, UAE
Event Overview
Data is now widely distributed, located in workloads held on premise, in public and private clouds, containerized workloads such as kubernetes, as well as Apps, including SaaS.
Unfortunately we lack visibility into these workloads, leaving us unable to prioritize according to risk level or apply consistent policy enforcement. We don’t know what data we have, where it is located, what workload it relates to, or who has access to it, and operational complexity blurs our vision even further.
In this closed-door roundtable we will explore how you can build and operate security architectures fit for today’s distributed reality. We’ll explain the role of hybrid mesh firewalls and how they can be used to turn theoretical micro-segmentation into practical controls, aligning security policy across hybrid environments and legacy systems without adding friction. In fact this approach will enable a single console to provide a unified view, with controls at the workload level across diverse locations.
Discussion topics will include:
- Barriers to visibility across hybrid and containerized workloads and how we overcome them;
- Operationalizing hybrid mesh firewalls, addressing legacy systems and tool fragmentation;
- Macro to micro-segmentation, what’s appropriate for you on your maturity journey;
- Tackling evolving attack surfaces including AI infrastructure.
- How to secure AI use at the application layer
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Moderator
Tony Morbin
Executive Editor
ISMG
Vasily Tomilin
Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer
Cisco
Speakers
In this moderated discussion by Tony Morbin, attendees will gain insights from Vasily Tomilin on rethinking your security architecture to protect what matters most, wherever it resides.
This session will be:
- Chatham house rule
- Peer driven
- Pitch free
Subject matter expert
Ant Ducker
Global Security Technologist
Cisco
With over 20 years of hands-on experience in network security engineering and implementation And has developed network security platforms for some of the biggest names from the service provider, finance, advertising, government, and education verticals. In addition to network security engineering, Ant spends a great deal of time thinking about proactive and reactive cyber defence, leveraging both manual, automated and AI Augmented threat hunting workflows to enhance security posture, and how to manage hyper distributed environments with an integrated security platform.
Subject matter expert
Dennen Monks
Field Tech Strategist
CrowdStrike
Monks has 20 years of cybersecurity experience across network, data, cloud and applications. He helps
companies achieve streamlined operational states across people, process and technology. Monks
previously spent 10 years in professional services, five years at Skyhigh Networks in sales engineering,
and served as lead solution architect at Bionic.
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Venue
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Venue to be announced
Underwritten by
Founded in 1984, the company is a global leader in connecting people and things securely and provides solutions in areas such as AI infrastructure, security, collaboration, and observability. Cisco’s technology enables businesses to operate, and its products include routers, switches, and collaboration tools. Cisco delivers the critical infrastructure to help organizations thrive in the AI era, by fusing networking, security, observability, and collaboration, they power how people and technology work together.
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