6th Annual Cyber Security for Business Conference

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 24/25th March 2021 

Virtual Event - delivered online

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The national Scot-Secure Summit is the largest annual Cyber Security event in Scotland: the event brings together senior IT leaders and Information Security personnel, providing a unique forum for knowledge exchange, discussion and high-level networking. 

The conference programme is focussed on promoting best-practice cyber security; looking at the current trends, the key threats - and offering practical advice on improving resilience and implementing effective security measures.

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The conference is free* to attend for InfoSec & IT personnel

The Conference

About DIGIT

DIGIT has rapidly grown into the largest independent business technology community in Scotland. We run an extensive series of conferences focused on core areas of emerging Technology, Digital and IT. We also run Scotland's leading IT & Digital News Platform with over 100,000 page views per month.

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The events provide a unique platform for knowledge exchange, drawing stakeholders together to explore best practice, technological innovation and business outcomes. Our conferences attract a senior delegate following and have become renowned as an important forum for high-level networking.

Participants

350

Topics

12

Sessions

8

Speakers

24

2020 Speakers

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Agenda 2020

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Day 1 - Wednesday 19th February

8:30               Registration & Networking

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SESSION 1

The opening session will consider some of the key security challenges that organisations and InfoSec practitioners are facing. Specific areas of focus will include: business alignment and speed of delivery, the insider threat, and the security landscape for 2020.

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09:20     Welcome and Introduction from the conference Chair

Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland

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09:30     Security at the Speed of Business: Delivering Security in an Agile World

Kevin Fielder, CISO, Just Eat

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09:50     Insider Threats: Looking After Number One

Lisa Forte, Partner & Insider Threat Specialist, Red Goat Cyber

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10.10     The Threat Landscape for 2020

Mark Mitchell, Security Engineer, Check Point

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10:30     Q&A

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11:05     Refreshments & Networking  

SESSION 2

This session will explore key aspects of cyber security in a smaller group environment. Four breakout sessions will be run in parallel and then repeated, providing delegates an opportunity to attend two of the options on offer.

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11:40     First Breakout

12:10     Transition

12:15     Second Breakout

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Delegates will select two of the below Breakouts to attend

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A. Third-Party Risk Management: Overcoming Today’s Most Common Security & Privacy Challenges

• Review the drivers and challenges organizations face when managing third-party vendor risk 

• Identify priorities before, during and after vendor procurement

• Takeaway a six-step approach for automating the third-party vendor risk lifecycle 

• Hear real case studies from privacy experts on how to practically tackle the third-party vendor risk

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Chris Paterson, Enterprise Solutions Engineer, OneTrust
 

B. Automate or Die

• Learn how to remediate open source vulnerabilities

• Over 12% open source is vulnerable, how do you compare

• What did Equifax do when they got hacked and how could they have prevented it?

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Ryan Sheldrake, International Principle Architect, Sonatype
 

C. The New Era of Cyber Threats: The Shift to Self-Learning, Self-Defending Networks

• Leveraging machine learning and AI algorithms to defend against advanced, never-seen-before, cyber-threats

• How new immune system technologies enable you to pre-empt emerging threats and reduce incident response time

• How to achieve 100% visibility of your entire business including cloud, network and IoT environments

• Why automation and autonomous response is enabling security teams to neutralize in-progress attacks, prioritise resources, and tangibly lower risk

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Stuart King, Account Executive, Darktrace
Georgia Terry, Account Executive, Darktrace
 

D. Why Understanding Your Attack Surface Matters

• What does it mean to obtain and use ‘cyber intelligence’ in a manner that effectively prioritises scarce resources

• Threats arise for two main reasons; weakness in IT infrastructure and an interest taken by an attacker

• Ensuring an organisation has the skills, agility, platforms and processes to understand, detect and manage cyber-threats

• What should the priority be for an organisation that wants to improve its cyber security posture?

Wicus Ross, Senior Research Lead, SecureData

12:45     Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

SESSION 3

This session will provide an opportunity to attend a longer presentation on a specific area of interest. These will cover three distinct areas: security architecture, security awareness and cloud forensics.

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Delegates will select one of the streams below to attend.

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13:35     Stream 1. Proactive Security Architecture: Changing the Game & Securing the Future

• How to build a forward looking security architecture capability

• Embedding strategic threat intelligence in product development

• Choosing security standards and moving the bar

• Managing security change in an impatient world

• Agile? DevOps? No problemo!

Scott Barnett, Deputy CISO, TSB

13:35     Stream 2. Security Awareness in Practice

• Identifying the challenges to overcome when introducing a security awareness program

• An overview of real-life attacks on the organisation; making the abstract concrete, helping to shape our thinking on awareness training

• Suggested solutions using the current awareness program at The University of Edinburgh as an example

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Garry Scobie, Deputy CISO, The University of Edinburgh

13:35     Stream 3. Cloud Forensics: Opportunities and Challenges

• Facets of cloud forensics: in-cloud, on-cloud and cloud storage forensics

• Technical, Organisational and Legal dimensions

• Artefacts and Methods: What’s special about cloud forensics and IR in the cloud?

• Client-side and server-side, and the role of the CSP

• Common challenges and opportunities

• Forensic readiness: what we should do to prepare

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Dr Petra Leimich, Lecturer in Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics, Edinburgh Napier University

14:10     Transition

SESSION 4

Session 4 will explore the offensive tools and techniques used by attackers; examining past security incidents, illustrating how systems were compromised, and considering how breaches could have been prevented. The session will then explore the psychology, tactics and motivations behind hackers, examining how methods have evolved and what the future of cybercrime might look like.

14:10     Incident Analysis: Learning From Past Security Breaches

Holly Grace Williams, Technical Director, Secarma

14:30     Journey from Blackhat to Whitehat: the Psychology, the Tactics and the Future of Cybercrime

Mike Jones, Security Researcher & Former Hacker with Anonymous

14:50     Q&A

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15:35     Closing Remarks

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15:40     Networking Drinks Reception

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17:00     Close of Day 1

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Day 2 - Thursday 20th February

SESSION 1

Day two of the conference will focus on practical steps to improve your organisational resilience and response. The opening session will explore how we think about security strategy within the business; how we set objectives, communicate to the board, measure success and respond to crisis situations.

09:20     Welcome from the conference Chair

Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland

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09:25     Rethinking Information Security for Maximum Effectiveness

Greg van der Gaast, Head of Information Security, University of Salford

09:45     The A,B,C Don’ts of Incident Response and Crisis Management

Sarah Armstrong-Smith, Non-Executive Director, Decipher Cyber

10:05     Threat Modelling at Board Level

Federico Charosky, Managing Director, Quorum Cyber

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10:25     Q&A

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10:55     Refreshments & Networking     

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SESSION 2

Continuing the theme of improving organisational resilience, the main hall session will look at key challenges of securing the estate; examining the main threat factors, exploring practical advice for safeguarding security within complex organisations, and looking at supplier assurance and vulnerabilities from third parties.

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In addition to the main hall session, four parallel streams will be run in a smaller group environment, giving delegates the choice to attend a live demo session or participate in an interactive workshop run by a moderator from Cyber Scotland Connect.

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11:30     Delegates will choose one of the Session 2 streams to attend

Stream 1. Main Hall

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11:30     The Five Threat Factors Testing Organisational Resilience

Freha Arshad, Senior Manager, Accenture

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11:50     Securing a Complex Enterprise

Ian Chisholm, Director, Information Security, Charles River

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12:10     Supplier Assurance – Why Bother?

Val Mann, Senior Manager, CSO Supplier Assurance, Lloyds

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12:30     Q&A

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Stream 2. Security Toolbox: Live Tool Demonstrations

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11:30     Prep Your Organisation to Face 2020’s Most Advanced Cyber Threats

• Findings of the SonicWall 2020 Cyber Threat Report

• Overview of Security Industry Advancements & Cybercriminal Trends

• Blueprints and guidance for 2020 and beyond

Colin Gracie, Enterprise Security Specialist, SonicWall

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12:00     Q&A

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12:10     A More Secure Everywhere

• Cloud visibility, alerting, security & compliance reporting

• Network monitoring and analytics

• User entity & behaviour analytics

• Cloud configuration drifts/monitoring

• Incident response management and threat investigation

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Phil Taylor, Systems Engineer, Palo Alto Networks

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12:40     Q&A

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Stream 3. (Interactive Workshop) Mental Health and Burnout

• What are the causes of Burnout, stress and mental health issues within workplaces?

• What are businesses currently doing to tackle the problem?

• What can the Cyber industry do to help?

• What tangible outcomes can we produce, as a group, to share with the wider community?

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Richard Grey, Head of Information Security, FreeAgent

Stream 4. (Interactive Workshop) Implementing the Basics

• What are the top 5 things a business should focus on with regards to security?

• How do we develop and recruit great talent?

• What frameworks can businesses use and how good are they?

• What are the ‘crown jewels’ for a business and how do we capture and define them?

• How do ‘the basics’ differ from business to business? What factors are at play?

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David Stubley, CEO, 7 Elements

Stream 5. (Interactive Workshop) Security Training and Awareness

• What are businesses currently lacking when it comes to awareness?

• What are some of the tried and tested approaches that a business could leverage?

• How do businesses measure awareness? Can it be measured effectively?

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Maggie de Jager, Cyber Security Manager, Scott Moncrieff

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13:00     Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

SESSION 3

The final session will consider the future of security, it will explore the evolution of current cyber trends, the rise of new and emerging technologies, and the challenges and opportunities these will present for business, society and law enforcement. Specific areas of focus within the session will be IoT Security, Artificial Intelligence, DLT and ethical issues.

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In addition to the main hall session, three parallel streams will be run in a smaller group environment, giving delegates the choice to attend an interactive workshop run by a moderator from Cyber Scotland Connect.

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13:50     Delegates will choose one of the Session 3 streams to attend

Stream 6. Main Hall

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13:50     IoT Security: Vulnerabilities and Future Challenges

Paul Patras, Associate Professor, The School of Informatics, The University of Edinburgh

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14:10     Improving Cyberbreach Reporting with Trust and Security Enabled by DLT

Hannah Rudman, Strategic Transformation Director, Wallet.Services

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14:30     Ethical Dilemmas of Policing in the Digital Age

Malcolm Graham, Deputy Chief Constable, Police Scotland

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14:50     Q&A

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Stream 7. (Interactive Workshop) Incident and Breach Response

• Outlining some types of common incidents and the most appropriate responses

• Examples of where incident and breach response fell short

• What are some good examples of incident management from your experience?

• What do the bad guys want and how does understanding their motives help?

• What makes up a good incident playbook (response plan)?

• How might a business respond to a ransomware attack or data breach?

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Harry McLaren, Product Lead, Adarma & Co-Founder, CSC

Stream 8. (Interactive Workshop) Supply Chain & Third Party Security

• Large vs small business - dedicated department vs an individual

• Categorising 3rd parties based on your risk profile

• Certifications - are these enough?

• Right to Audit - how easy is this in practice?

• A consistent approach across all providers

• What tools can help

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Sean Wright, Software Security Engineer

Stream 9. (Interactive Workshop) Cloud Security

• What frameworks are available for cloud risk? Are they any good?

• What might a business need from a third party when looking to move into the Cloud? Is the Shared Responsibility Model understood?

• How does Cloud security differ from on-prem security?

• How important is automation and what should be automated?

• How might business increase its Cloud Security knowledge?

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Stu Hirst, Principal Cloud Security Engineer, Just Eat & Co-founder, CSC

15:20     Networking & Drinks Reception

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16:30     Close of Conference

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*The conference agenda is provisional and subject to change and revision

 Registration

Delegate Terms and Conditions (2020)
 The online booking form constitutes a legally binding agreement. We cannot be held responsible for the non-arrival of registration information.

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Cancellations must confirmed in writing by 5pm 17th February 2020 to hannah@digit.fyi

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Substitutions will be accepted if notified in writing before the event.  It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to alter the content and the timing of the programme or the identity of the speakers. Where conferences are free to attend, a £99 + VAT charge will be levied should the delegate fail to attend on the day and not notify the organisers before the specified time & date.
 
Data Protection
The personal information provided by you will be held on a database by DIGIT and will be shared with exhibitors, sponsors and supporting organisations of the conference.
 
If you do not wish your details to be used for this purpose, please do not check the box on the registration form. For more information and any further enquiries, please contact by email hannah@digit.fyi
 
For sponsorship enquiries, please contact Ray Bugg - ray@digit.fyi or 0131 553 9381.

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THE 2020 CONFERENCE HAS NOW FINISHED. THE 2021 EVENT DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON, WITH REGISTRATION OPENING IN NOVEMBER 2020. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, EXHIBIT OR SPONSOR IN 2020 PLEASE CONTACT RAY BUGG ON  OR 0131 553 9381. 

Scot-Secure is an end-user event which is free to attend for Security/IT Personnel and Business Leaders working in the Security/IT sector.

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​If you are outwith this criteria, or sell technology, security, professional services, consulting & recruitment, a £299 + VAT delegate fee will apply (both days) or £199 + VAT (one day).

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