Mohammad Dahman Alshehri

Senior Advisor and Chief Information Security Officer

Mohammad Dahman Alshehri is Senior Advisor and Chief Information Security Officer at a Saudi government entity whose name the organiser does not disclose. His position combines two tracks that rarely sit together: strategic counsel to the entity’s leadership on cyber risk, and executive responsibility for protecting its systems. Holders of a doctorate in this field in the Kingdom are relatively few, and combining academic research with operational security management inside a government body places him among those who translate the literature of the field into applicable controls. His remit covers cybersecurity governance, compliance with national controls, risk management, and building monitoring and response capability.