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2-4 December 2025

Meet COGNNA Experts

You're at Blackhat for a reason. Cut through the noise and get dedicated 1-on-1 time with a COGNNA expert.

We'll See You at Booth 50, Hall 1


COGNNA is at Blackhat MEA 2025 to advance the conversation on Agentic Agentic defense.

Visit us to see live demos of the Agentic SOC Platform and have your 1-on-1 strategy session with our experts.

Date: 2–4 December 2025
Location: RECC, Riyadh

Get 1-on-1 Time with the Minds Behind COGNNA

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Ibrahim Alshamrani

Building Effective and Large Operation Centers

A roadmap for organizations aiming to establish or modernize robust, scalable operation centers.

CEO of COGNNA, is a leading cybersecurity expert with over two decades of experience in national security, threat intelligence, and fintech security. A former executive at the National Cyber Security Centre, he has led major cyber-defense initiatives across MENA. He is known for shaping modern SOC strategies and guiding organizations toward intelligent, resilient security.

30 min
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Abdulaziz Alsuhaim

Threat Detection Engineering Deep Dive

A deep dive into the life cycle of modern threat detection, and a walkthrough of how to create, validate, and run high-quality threat detections across your SOC.

With over seven years of experience in cybersecurity, Abdulaziz Alsuhaim is a seasoned leader specializing in building scalable Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and mature threat detection engineering programs. Throughout his career, he has designed and implemented end-to-end detection strategies, established high-performing SOC teams, and introduced operational frameworks that elevate detection accuracy, response speed, and security posture across organizations.

30 min
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Zohaib Memon

Incident Response & Digital Forensics

Highlight how AI-driven SOC accelerates detection and containment.

Zohaib Memon is a seasoned cybersecurity professional, he currently leads security operations at COGNNA, he comes with a diverse background in Cybersecurity with experience in threat hunting, Incident response, adversary emulation and detection engineering.

30 min
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Waleed Ayman

Building a Cybersecurity Product in MENA

A practical deep dive into the real challenges, lessons, and frameworks behind building a modern cybersecurity product in the MENA region—shaped by regional threat landscapes, compliance realities, SOC needs, and the rise of AI-driven defense.

Waleed Ayman Fakhry is a seasoned cybersecurity product manager with over 10 years of experience building mission-critical software for high-growth startups. At COGNNA, he leads the product vision...

30 min
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Bassem Aziz

The Hidden Side Doors in Multi Tenant Platforms

Guidance for companies that need clear steps to identify and close cross tenant weaknesses in their cloud platform.

Bassem Aziz is an engineering leader with over 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performance tech teams and platforms. He has led cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale systems...

30 min
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Tausif Shareff

AI-driven Threat Detection in Action

Traditional security tools miss today's advanced attacks. Our AI-driven threat detection service moves you from a reactive to a predictive posture. We leverage custom machine learning models, trained on your unique data...

Tausif Shareff is an AI/ML Leader who specializes advanced AI for cybersecurity. He currently leads AI at COGNNA, where he architected the Agentic AI SecOps platform that improves malicious detection...

30 min
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Rohit Das

How to think of Implementing Cybersecurity

Strategic guide on how to implement security at your company.

Seasoned cybersecurity leader with 11+ years of global management and engineering expertise, in building and managing Security Operations, Incident Response, Security Engineering & Architecture, Threat Intelligence & Vulnerability Management in a Fortune 500 company and SaaS companies. I innovate solutions to help organizations secure themselves, their partners/vendors and their customers.

30 min
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Please note: 1‑on‑1 consultations are reserved for individuals representing a company or organization.