The rate of cyber attacks has increased since the beginning of the pandemic affecting businesses across all sectors.
This podcast, featuring Lori Baker, Vice President of Legal and Director of Data Protection in the DIFC, introduces effective strategies to combat cyber attacks, mitigate and manage risks, as well as best practices when it comes to investigating cyber attacks. Freshfields’ global investigations lawyer Zara Merali in Dubai is joined by Lori Baker, Kevin Wong, cybersecurity consultant in Dubai, and Shiraz Sethi, Regional Head of Employment at Dentons in Dubai.
In the United Arab Emirates, there is no general duty for employees to disclose wrongdoing in a company, but as the podcast participants highlight, introducing effective speak up programs and whistleblowing protections are essential to well-functioning compliance programs and to mitigate risks.
Freshfields’ global investigations lawyer Zara Merali in Dubai is joined by Patrick Meaney, Head of Enforcement at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), Anjam Jalal, Associate Director, Enforcement at the DFSA, and Shiraz Sethi, Regional Head of Employment at Dentons to discuss the challenges, laws, best practices and future directions of whistleblowing in the UAE and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), with Patrick and Anjam providing a regulatory point of view.
