7th Annual Cyber Security for Business Conference
Wed 24th & Thurs 25th March 2021 | 08:00 - 16:30 | Virtual Event
The must-attend online conference for the cyber security community with keynote talks, breakouts and an exhibition hall - all hosted live on a virtual platform. Free to attend for end users working in IT/ Security - join us from anywhere in the world.
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The national Scot-Secure Summit is the largest annual Cyber Security event in Scotland: however is now open to the world. The virtual 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.
The conference is free* to attend for InfoSec & IT personnel.
The Summit
2021 Sponsors
Co-sponsors
Exhibitors
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Participants
350
Topics
12
Sessions
8
Speakers
24
About DIGIT
DIGIT has rapidly grown into the largest independent business technology community in Scotland. We run an extensive series of virtual conferences and online events 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.
The virtual 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.
We are delighted to announce that DIGIT will be running our conference programme in a virtual environment. Not only will you be able to enjoy our full events line-up, but you’ll be able to log-in remotely and join us from anywhere in the world.
2021 Speakers
Bob Carver
Principal Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence, VerizonLisa Ventura
CEO, UK Cyber Security AssociationEd Tucker
Snr Director of Cyber Security and former European CISO of the YearAndy Grayland
CISO, Digital Office, Scottish Local GovernmentEliza May Austin
CEO, th4ts3cur1ty.company & Founder, Ladies of London Hacking SocietyLeo Cunningham
CISO, Flo HealthCristina Costache
EMEA Privacy Lead, Strauss CoffeeProf. Bill Buchanan OBE
Professor, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier UniversityJude McCorry
CEO, SBRCMohamed Khamis
Lecturer, School of Computing Science, University of GlasgowStu Hirst
CISO, TrustPilotDeshini Newman
Managing Director, (ISC)²Sophie Lanc
Chief Creative Technology Officer, IonburstCiaran Martin
Ciaran Martin, Board Member, SBRC & Former CEO, NCSCHarry McLaren
Product Lead, AdarmaRichard Grey
Head of Information Security, FreeAgentFederico Charosky
Managing Director, Quorum CyberMaxine Holt
Senior Research Director, OmdiaMark Stephen
Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC ScotlandClaire Gillespie
Digital Technologies Sector Skills Manager, SDSAgenda 2021
Day 1, Wednesday 24th March
SESSION 1 - The Security Landscape
09:15 Welcome from the Conference Chair
Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
09:20 Building Sustainable Security in Reset Normality
Maxine Holt, Senior Research Director, Omdia
09:40 Protecting Today's Hyper-Distributed Digital Workspace
Ady Ringrose, Threat Prevention Specialist, Check Point
10:00 Dot to Dot: The Dangers of Siloed Solutions to Security
Ed Tucker, Snr Director of Cyber Security & Former European CISO of the Year
10:20 Combined Q&A
10:45 Break
SESSION 2 - Practical Security Breakouts
11:00 Understanding Threat Actors
Leo Cunningham, CISO, Flo Health
11:30 Purple Teaming for Budget Analysis
Eliza May Austin, CEO, th4ts3cur1ty.company
12:00 Implementing a Voluntary Security Assessment Scheme for Suppliers
Andy Grayland, CISO, Digital Office
12:30 Lunch Break: Exhibition & Networking
SESSION 3 - Staying Ahead of the Threat
13:30 Fireside Chat with Ciaran Martin
Ciaran Martin, Former CEO, NCSC & Jude McCorry, CEO, SBRC
14:00 Cybersecurity Now and in the Future...Are we Ready?
Bob Carver, Principal Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence, Verizon
14:30 Q&A Panel: Future Security – Trends, Threats & Collaborative Opportunity
• Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
• Jude McCorry, CEO, SBRC
• Bob Carver, Principal Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence, Verizon
15:00 Close of Session
Day 2, Thursday 25th March
SESSION 1 - Building Effective Internal Process & Security Engagement
09:15 Welcome from the Conference Chair
Mark Stephen, Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
09:20 Security Never Just ‘Happens’: Building a Resilient Security Programme That Can Scale
Jordan Schroeder, Managing CISO
09:40 DevSecOps: Keep Calm and Secure Your CI/CD Pipeline
Sonya Moisset, Lead Security Engineer, Photobox
10:00 Humanising Security Language for Effective Security Buy-In
Lisa Ventura, CEO, UKCSA
10:20 Q&A
10:45 Break
SESSION 2 - Security and Privacy in the Data Age
11:00 Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing
Mohamed Khamis, Lecturer, School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow
11:20 Cyber Security in Privacy Frameworks
Cristina Costache, Privacy Lead, Strauss Coffee
11:40 Promoting Privacy-Centric Technologies, Policy & Culture
Heather Burns, Policy Manager, ORG
12:00 Combined Q&A
12:30 Lunch Break: Exhibition & Networking
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11:00 CSC Interactive Workshops (11:00 – 12:30)
In addition to the main hall session, two interactive workshops will be run in separate parallel streams, giving delegates the choice to break into a smaller group and participate in a practical discussion. The interactive workshops will be run by a moderator from Cyber Scotland Connect.
SESSION 3 - Preparing for the Future
13:30 The Cyber Security Workforce: Key Trends, Challenges and Opportunity
Deshini Newman, Managing Director EMEA, (ISC)²
13:50 Q&A Panel - Skills & Development: Preparing for the Future of Cyber Security
• Deshini Newman, Managing Director EMEA, (ISC)²
• Prof. Bill Buchanan OBE, Professor, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University
• Claire Gillespie, Digital Technologies Sector Skills Manager, SDS
• Mahbubul Islam, CISO, HM Courts & Tribunal Services & Director, The Security Institute
14:25 Closing Keynote: Encryption and Cryptography: Saviours or Destroyers of Our Society
Prof. Bill Buchanan OBE, Professor, School of Computing, Edinburgh Napier University
14:55 Closing Remarks
15:00 Close of Session
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13:30 CSC Interactive Workshops (13:30 – 15:00)
In addition to the main hall session, two interactive workshops will be run in separate parallel streams, giving delegates the choice to break into a smaller group and participate in a practical discussion. The interactive workshops will be run by a moderator from Cyber Scotland Connect.
15:30 Exercise in a Box (15:30 – 16:30)
Organised by SBRC
End of event.
*The conference agenda is provisional and subject to revision