# ‘Sanitize the Unseen’: OPSWAT Targets Hidden Threats that Traditional Cybersecurity Solutions Miss at GISEC Global 2026 > Source: > Published: 2026-09-06 18:00:00+00:00 DUBAI – 07 September 2026 – [__OPSWAT__](https://opswat.com/), a global leader in critical infrastructure protection (CIP) cybersecurity solutions, today announced its participation at GISEC Global 2026 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre. Under the theme “Sanitize the Unseen”, the company will illustrate why critical infrastructure protection requires content inspection and neutralizing of threats at every file entry point, extending beyond traditional detection methods and including those powered by AI. That approach is on display in OPSWAT’s newly-launched [__AI Content Inspector__](https://www.opswat.com/technologies/ai-content-inspector), a proprietary engine for content authenticity and document fraud detection. The engine integrates with the MetaDefender® platform for cloud and on-premises deployments, using specialised classifiers to detect AI-generated images, manipulated documents and other fraud indicators. Verdicts and confidence scores inform a policy decision to allow, flag or block content, or route it for further review. AI Content Inspector strengthens defenses against a new class of file-borne risk: content that is safe from a malware perspective but fraudulent in meaning.  OPSWAT will also bring its [__interactive mobile CIP lab__](https://www.opswat.com/blog/opswat-launches-worlds-first-interactive-mobile-lab-for-critical-infrastructure-organizations) to GISEC to show how its technologies secure the different points at which files, devices and data enter critical environments. Through interactive demonstrations, attendees will be able to explore practical approaches to storage security, secure data transfer, removable media protection, IT and OT security, and cross-domain protection. The booth will also include dedicated areas for OPSWAT’s Micro Lab and AI-powered technologies, where visitors can examine capabilities relevant to government, manufacturing, energy, banking and telecommunications organisations. A highlight this year is OPSWAT’s Nuclear Plant Model Reactor, which will demonstrate how coordinated IT and OT protections help to maintain the availability and integrity of critical infrastructure systems. AI-powered detection can strengthen cybersecurity, but for critical infrastructure it cannot be the only line of defence. Threats adapt faster than detection models can track, and seemingly legitimate files can conceal risks that neither conventional nor AI-based detection identifies with certainty. Sanitising the unseen means inspecting content thoroughly and removing potential threats before they can execute. That principle runs through everything we're bringing to GISEC, so visitors can see prevention, segmentation and control applied across the environments that matter most. Hussam SidaniVice President of META at OPSWAT Additionally, OPSWAT Academy will offer every attendee who visits the company’s booth a complimentary CIP certification bundle, complete with continuing professional education (CPE) credits. The bundle includes five associate-level certifications covering file security, secure storage, email security, web traffic protection and data transfer security. Visitors to OPSWAT’s booth can also receive a complimentary copy of Founder and CEO Benny Czarny’s book, [__Cybersecurity Upside Down__](https://www.opswat.com/cybersecurity-upside-down), which advocates for a prevention-first security model in the age of AI. ## About OPSWAT Since 2002, OPSWAT has protected the world’s critical infrastructure by preventing known, unknown, and AI-generated threats before they disrupt operations. The MetaDefender™ Platform is OPSWAT’s AI-powered cybersecurity platform for IT, OT, and cross-domain environments, securing files, devices, and data transfers across cloud, on-premises, and air-gapped environments. By combining AI, machine learning, advanced threat prevention, and purpose-built hardware, OPSWAT protects critical operations through file security, peripheral media protection, managed file transfer, optical firewall technology, data diodes, and specialized training. Trusted worldwide, OPSWAT safeguards the systems modern society depends on. Learn more at [www.opswat.com](/).