Qatar’s cybersecurity market is projected to grow from USD 143 million in 2025 to nearly USD 196 million by 2030, driven by government initiatives, cloud-first strategies, 5G expansion, and rising cyber risk awareness. In Qatar, national leadership led by the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is strengthening cyber resilience through regulatory frameworks, critical infrastructure protection, and alignment with Qatar National Vision 2030. Supported by smart infrastructure development, cloud adoption, and 5G expansion, the country’s cybersecurity ecosystem is evolving toward AI-driven, resilience-focused security models. As organizations shift toward AI-driven resilience models, they face growing challenges including advanced AI threats, OT/ICS vulnerabilities, skills shortages, regulatory complexity, and business continuity demands.
Across the region, the Middle East remains one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity markets, with investments expected to nearly double from USD 20.55 billion in 2025 to around USD 41 billion by 2030, fueled by rapid digital transformation and AI security adoption.
Against this backdrop, CyberX Qatar 2026 convenes global cybersecurity leaders in Doha for the 31st Global Edition and 6th Annual CyberX Summit & Awards on 1st April 2026, featuring high-impact keynotes, expert panels, fireside chats, and spotlight sessions focused on strengthening cyber resilience and enabling secure digital growth.
Khalid Al-Hashemi is the Director of National Cyber Security Enablement & Excellence Affairs at National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA). He is responsible to enable national level cyber security initiatives and projects, he is responsible for national level cyber security innovation, research, development, enablement, training and awareness programs, he also provides co-ordination between NCSA and external stakeholders and creating partnerships with related local entities to enhance national cyber security.
Khalid started his career within Industrial sector in Information Technology, then moved to cyber security domain and for the last decade he was in leadership roles in national cyber security.
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