Speaking exclusively with Lana at GITEX Global Dubai 2025, Maher Jadallah, Tenable’s Vice President for Middle East and North Africa discussed the risks organisations face when migrating to cloud infrastructure without security measures.
During the conversation, he addressed the control gap that organisations experience when moving assets to the cloud, noting that misconfiguration protection and identity management are essential to managing risks and achieving business continuity. He also highlighted the communication barrier between technical security teams and executives when discussing vulnerabilities with board members.
Jadallah stressed that visibility is a cornerstone of asset protection decisions. “It’s like using the ATM cards to withdraw money while having a vault to keep the money in the bank,” Jadallah said. “Everybody’s moving towards the cloud, but without security it’s a very risky journey.”
He highlighted findings from Tenable’s 2025 cloud and AI research on hybrid setups and AI workloads. “The minute the asset goes to the cloud, you lost control,” Jadallah said. “You need to make sure that when you put your assets to the cloud or you access cloud, you want it to make sure that those assets are safe.”
On identity management, he said: “You want it to make sure that the identities in the cloud, they have limited privilege in order to access that specific asset, because you don’t see it, it’s outside your control.”
He also explored how organisations prioritising visibility, identity management, and recovery speed are positioned to navigate cloud security risks through understanding business impact and continuous monitoring.
