UK & Ireland CISO Virtual Executive Summit

As security shifts to the cloud, legacy systems are facing consolidation and reworking in order to reduce complexity and improve agility across the business. The old siloed approach is starting to become obsolete, as the gaps in today’s security stack are being closed in order to secure the new network architecture. CISOs are contending with an entirely new type of network and security needs, therefore they must understand where the security landscape is heading and how they can prepare for it.

In this session CISOs will explore:

• The future of the security landscape and steps to keep organisations safe and secure 
• How to streamline network and security operations in the cloud 
• Reducing complexity through a unified network and security service

Some of the biggest threats to organisations are on the inside. Insider threat is recognised as a major security risk by CISOs. Security leaders need to know who is at risk, what the source of the risk is and what the triggers are that can activate risky behavior. Join this session to discover:

• The benefits of a SASE network in a rapidly changing network landscape
• Building better profiles and personas to help identify unusual behaviour for users
• Examining past insider threats to better test and refine your incident response preparation

Many third-party risks are identified after initial onboarding and due diligence, suggesting traditional methods in risk management policy fail to capture new and evolving risks. As these external partnerships become increasingly complex, the need for a new vendor risk management approach is clear.

Join this conversation to discuss:

• Establishing business-driven methods for ongoing risk management analysis

• Partnering across the C-Suite to establish organisational buy-in

• Strategies to employ an iterative approach to ongoing relationship management

“Left Shifting” is upon us and CISOs are struggling to find relevancy is this brave new world. Join this lively discussion to talk through some of the challenges your peers are facing in the agile DevOps environment, and what successes have been seen. The discussion will also cover those areas of “insertion” that CISOs would like to be effective in this new world. 

Join this session as CISOs will address:

• Understanding how organisations define DevSecOps
• Best practices for integrating security into DevOps using automation and orchestration as enhancers
• How effective has your organisation's "Shift Left" development process been?

Are you challenged with uncontrolled costs and unknown risks from your adoption of cloud services? Concerned with whether your IaaS investments are endangering your security or compliance? Or perhaps you’re just watching your budget disappear seemingly on its own. You are not alone.

Join your peers for a discussion around:

• Optimising the cost of the cloud
• Improving security, compliance and governance in cloud architectures
• Leveraging the resources and controls you already have

Advanced attacks are no longer only a concern for large enterprise and government organisations. The ease and ready access to sophisticated for-rent attacks has resulted in highly sophisticated attacks being used on organisations of all sizes. In this session we will review the research findings from the Enterprise Strategy Group on the impact of XDR in the SOC.

You will learn:

• What XDR adds to your security program that SIEM does not
• Considerations beyond XDR for improved security controls
• What if you don’t have a SOC?

What would it mean for the world of business if an organization could fully and effortlessly manage the access of its users? Every enterprise requires safeguards to ensure that the right people are accessing the right systems and information and finding that balance between agility and security is a unique challenge for any CISO. After so many years spent tackling this issue, has a new way forward revealed itself?

Join this session to discuss:

• Prudent approaches to right-size the balance of security controls and agile access
• Ways your peers discuss strategy for trust and access with other senior leaders
• Align IAM initiatives with the organisation’s security, applications, data and digital business strategies

In today’s connected world, CISOs are tasked to reinvent themselves to address the influx of devices and technologies accessing their networks. Yesterday’s view of cybersecurity is becoming obsolete as organizations and their boards are demanding real-time measurement of risk and prompt enforcement of risk mitigation policies.

In this boardroom CISOs will address:

• Optimising data processes to facilitate agile production
• Reviewing existing operating models
• Evaluating the risks, gaps and vulnerabilities in the OT security journey

In 2020, the multi-decade process of turning the digital enterprise inside out accelerated instantly. We’ve now passed an inflection point – most cyber assets live outside the old “walls” of the organisation and cybersecurity controls must be scalable, flexible and reliable. How are CISOs establishing a security strategy that is an enabler for digital business rather than an obstacle?

In this interactive session, you’ll discuss:

• Redesigning cybersecurity protocols to enable the work-from-anywhere culture
• Foundational technologies to support a global cybersecurity mesh
• Reconceptualising traditional ideas of how to approach security within the enterprise and shifting the business mindset

While it may be hard to imagine in today’s digital world, the CISO didn’t always exist. Born of necessity amid a growing cyberthreat landscape, this leadership role has matured to a core member of a strong enterprise C-suite. Yet in a fast-evolving global economy where all norms are challenged, what will it take to move the CISO to the next level?

Join this session to learn: 

• Leadership lessons from the past years of enterprise cybersecurity
• Variations in reporting structure and scope of responsibility for security executives
• The CISO of 2030, 2040 and beyond – what’s next?"

Meet virtually for in-depth conversations with your colleagues

Don't miss this opportunity to meet with CISO practitioners and industry thought leaders who shared their insights on the agenda. Come with questions and get ready to meet new friends in this casual session designed to foster peer connections and collaboration in the UK & Ireland community.