All the content from CyberSync 2024

Interview, Ryan Khaliz, Vendor Manager, Exertis

As headline sponsor, Exertis had big expectations from CyberSync and their 3 vendors. Ryan Khaliz, Exertis Vendor Manager, joined us for both days to support his vendors and ensure they got what they expected. It certainly seems that he thinks they did.

Interview, Jason O’Hare, CISO, L'Oreal

Listen to Jason describe the unexpected benefits he got by attending CyberSync, especially from one particular guest speaker. Our focus on supply chain really resonated with Jason – he’s responsible for over 16,000 hair salons – and learning how CRC programmes assist small businesses with greater cyber resilience got his attention.

Interview, Steve Shepherd, CEO, SWCRC

Steve’s not like the crime prevention officers of old, but then cyber crime presents a far greater risk to UK Limited. Steve was delighted to share his experiences with our group of senior security professional, but was not expecting the reception he got.

Interview Matt Adcock, VP Cyber Security Engineering NIQ

Attending trade shows can be a double edged sword and Matt believes events like CyberSync make add significant value. Networking with peers is essential, he believes, and he found loads of them to network with at CyberSync. Let him tell you how he benefited.

Interview, Lee Whatford, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate

Lee wasn’t drinking his own Betty’s tea when he attended CyberSync, but he wasn’t complaining. Listen to why he believes events like CyberSync are essential to shows like InfoSec and why so many CISO’s joined us over the 2 days. See you next year, Lee.

Interview, Oliver Roskill, Hacking Games

We wanted to challenge industry norms at CyberSync and Hacking Games certainly met the brief. With cyber crime set to cost the global economy $ xxxx by 20xx, Oliver talks about how children are the unsuspecting foot soldiers in this ever growing crime and how, as a society, we’ve reached an ‘ethical fork in the road’.

Presentation, Steve Shepherd, South West CRC.

The importance of the Supply Chain has been amplified by the introduction of DORA to the financial services sector and the strongly held belief that the fundamentals and principles that underpin DORA will inevitably by adopted by all sectors.

While the supply chain goes both ways, it's recognised that smaller participants - the micro businesses that make up 86% of UK business - introduce a more significant risk than the better prepared larger enterprises.

DORA makes clear that, however prepared you are, those in the supply chain less prepared put all your good intent at risk. Steve Shepherd impresses upon us all to embrace this risk and help smaller, less capable businesses to take the necessary steps.

Presentation Highlights, Ash Hunt, CISO, Apax Group.

With DORA enforcing more regulatory control of the supply chain for financial institutions, it’s important to understand the drivers behind it and to focus on what really matters. Ash Hunt believes that, in terms of regulation and compliance, DORA is the 'Tip of the Iceberg'.

Ash speaks about the role of the CISO and why shareholder value is central to it, how to prioritise risk based on business value, evaluation of the impact of attacks and how to ensure you stay on the right side of the regulators.

Presentation Highlights, Oliver Roskill, Hacking Games.

While the vast majority of cyber crime is perpertrated by criminal gangs and state actors, the 'Infantry' are children and young adults who's ethical values don't extend to the digital space. Are we turning out a generation of cyber criminals, or can we change perceptions to instill ethics in our youth in this digital age.