Microsoft, the UAE Cyber Security Council (CSC) and Core42, a G42 company, plan to deploy MDASH across UAE government entities.

MDASH is Microsoft’s AI-powered cybersecurity tool, and the company is also making it available to eligible customers in the UAE.

The tool uses AI models and automated analysis to find software vulnerabilities and prioritise risks.

According to the three partners, the goal is to strengthen national cyber resilience and help government security teams respond faster to new threats.

Each party will play a different role under the proposed collaboration.

The CSC will support government adoption and responsible use of AI for cybersecurity through the UAE’s National AI Test and Validation Lab.

Core42 will handle onboarding, implementation and capacity building through its Sovereign Public Cloud, which it runs with Microsoft.

It will also connect MDASH to its sovereign controls platform.

For its part, Microsoft will offer technical expertise and implementation guidance to participating entities.

“Bringing MDASH capabilities to the UAE is a major catalyst for wider adoption of AI-powered code security across government and our national digital ecosystem,”

said H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the UAE Government.

“Together with the UAE Cyber Security Council and Core42, we will help government organisations strengthen resilience, improve cyber readiness and build capacity for emerging threats,”

said Hayete Gallot, Executive Vice President, Security and Emerging Technologies at Microsoft.

The partners plan a phased rollout that will start with awareness sessions, pilots, technical workshops and onboarding for government entities.

Featured image: Edited by Fintech News UAE, based on image by Microsoft via its Press Release.