ISS World Middle East and Africa 2026

ISS World Middle East and Africa 2026 is a premier event held from October 6 to 8, 2026, at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai in Business Bay. Organized by TeleStrategies, a U.S.-based company specializing in telecommunications and security conferences, this gathering serves as the region's largest annual assembly for law enforcement officers, government intelligence and homeland security officials, and telecommunications and financial-crime investigators. The event focuses on reviewing the latest tools for cybercrime investigation, electronic surveillance, and intelligence gathering.

The program spans seven specialized tracks, including lawful interception and criminal investigation training, product presentations for law enforcement, defense, and intelligence analysts, social media intelligence, AI and analytics, cybersecurity threat detection and mitigation, dark web and cryptocurrency transaction investigation, mobile signal intercept and electronic surveillance, and 5G lawful interception. Additionally, dedicated training seminars are led by law enforcement officers and Ph.D. scientists, covering open-source intelligence, the dark web, artificial intelligence, and 5G/6G intercept technologies.

Attendance is by invitation only and is limited to telecommunications operators, government officials, law enforcement officers, defense and intelligence personnel, and vendors of lawful-interception, security, and investigative products. Several training tracks are further restricted to sworn law enforcement officers or military, intelligence, and government employees, who must present government-issued photo identification and register by September 25, 2026, to verify eligibility. The event excludes any individual or company from Iran, Syria, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba, or any party subject to U.S. sanctions, with registrations screened against the U.S. Treasury's OFAC list.

This event is ideal for professionals in law enforcement, intelligence, and cybersecurity sectors seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in the latest technologies and methodologies for combating cybercrime and ensuring national security.