Two new Guest Keynote Speakers announced for Infosecurity Europe 2017
Europe’s no.1 information security event, Infosecurity Europe, is delighted to announce Dame Stella Rimington, former Director General of MI5, and Jeremy Paxman, journalist and broadcaster, will deliver opening keynote presentations at this year’s event, which takes place at Olympia, London, 6-8 June.
Dame Stella Rimington will draw upon her experience as MI5’s first female Director General, a position she held until 1996. In a session titled ‘Open Secret’, Dame Stella will discuss her fascinating career in the security service and her work in counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism, to provide a unique perspective on the evolution of security in the UK and around the world.
Dame Stella Rimington said:
“This fast-moving industry faces new challenges every day to keep pace with today’s cybercriminal. I am delighted to be presenting Infosecurity Europe’s Opening Keynote, and sharing my experience of working in all the main fields of the Service with the information security professionals attending Infosecurity Europe next month.”
At a time when there are stories abound in the media about fake news, the hacking of democratic elections, government surveillance and the leaking of personal information when businesses are breached, Jeremy Paxman’s presentation, ‘Governments, Businesses & Other Scoundrels: Why Trust Anyone?’ will draw on his expertise in current affairs, politics and history – and share his perspective on the notion of trust in the modern world.
Victoria Windsor, Content Manager, Infosecurity Europe, said:
“In her role as Director General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington was a trailblazer, not only in being the first woman to hold the role, but also in instituting a policy of greater public openness. I am very much looking forward to hearing her discuss some of the challenges she faced in her career. Jeremy Paxman is one of the UK’s most experienced journalists and his presentation will provide a unique insight on who, if anyone, can be trusted in today’s world. We are very excited to be welcoming both speakers to Infosecurity Europe this year, as they present very different perspectives on some of the key challenges facing the industry.”
Infosecurity Europe’s theme for this year is Cybersecurity at the Speed of Business, set against a backdrop of global economic and political uncertainty. The Keynote Stage programme will analyse the challenge of developing an agile security strategy that can keep pace with business transformation and the evolving threat landscape, providing strategic and tactical advice on how to address these challenges.
The industry’s leading thought-leaders, practitioners, policy-makers and analysts will address key themes including managing the human risk, building an agile security team, securing critical information assets and achieving compliance, disruptive technologies and building a cyber-resilient enterprise.
Selected highlights of the Infosecurity Europe 2017 Keynote Stage seminar programme include:
TUESDAY 6 JUNE
10:00 – 10:50 – Opening Keynote Presentation – Open Secret with Dame Stella Rimington, Former Director General of MI5
Drawing on her experience as the first female Director General of MI5, a position she held until 1996, Dame Stella will discuss her fascinating career in the security service and her work in counter-subversion, counter-espionage and counter-terrorism.
12:15 – 13:40 – Understanding User Behaviour & Motivations (Psychologist Insight) and Practical Tactics to Change User Behaviour & Create a Secure Culture
This specially extended session will get to grips with the challenges of driving security culture within an organisation, analysing the behaviour of users and their motivations, presented by Professor Angela Sasse, Director at the UK Research Institute in Science of Cyber Security (RISCS), UCL. Angela will be joined by Dr Jessica Barker, Cybersecurity Consultant, and Jonathan Kidd, CISO, Hargreaves Lansdown for a panel discussion.
13:55 – 15:25 – Risks, Threats & Adversaries: What (or Who) Should You Be Worried About?
Comprised of three presentations, guests will hear speeches from esteemed speakers on Getting to Know the Cyber Adversary, Attack Vectors: Latest Trends & Implications for Cyber Defence Strategies and Countering Ransomware – When Should You Pay the Ransom? Each speaker will delve into the threat landscape and provide a different perspective on some of the latest threats and challenges and how to overcome them.
15.40 – 16.20 – How Microsoft Secures Data & Protects User Privacy
Talk from Bret Arsenault, CISO, Microsoft.
WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE
10:00 – 10:50 – Opening Keynote Presentation – Governments, Businesses and Other Scoundrels: Why Trust Anyone?
Jeremy Paxman will draw on his expertise in current affairs, politics and history and share his perspective on the notion of trust in the modern world; looking at fake news, the hacking of democratic elections, government surveillance and the leaking of personal information when businesses are breached.
11:05 – 11:45 – Spotlight on Disruptive Technologies: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Cybersecurity Risk vs Opportunity?
Bruce Schneier, Security Technologist and Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame Alumnus will take an in-depth look at AI technology, how to secure it and whether it offers a new opportunity for cybersecurity or a new attack vector for cyber-adversaries.
12:00 – 12:40 – Spotlight on Disruptive Technologies: What Does Blockchain Mean for Cybersecurity?
Jaya Baloo, CISO at KPN Telecom will cut through the hype and take a detailed look at Blockchain technologies, tackling the all-important question – is Blockchain the next frontier in cybersecurity or does it pose more security challenges than it solves?
14:10 – 15:30 – EU GDPR Benchmark – Where Should Your Organisation be Now?
With the EU GDPR due to be implemented in 2018, Peter Brown, Senior Technology Officer at ICO will analyse the measures you should be taking to be compliant, providing you with a benchmark of where you should be in your preparations, if you’re not there yet and provide practical advice on what your next steps should be. The briefing will be followed by a panel discussion on Privacy, Security and EU GDPR: Practitioners’ Guide to Compliance from speakers at Costa Coffee, HSBC and ICO.
THURSDAY 9 JUNE
12.00 – 13.30 – Cyber Attack Survival Guide: Fostering Cyber Resilience within the Organisation (Live Incident Response Scenario)
Stakeholders from information security, legal, communications and law enforcement form an incident management team to respond to a cyber-attack scenario. Panellists from Camelot, the Metropolitan, Police Service, Centrica and Edelman will share their perspective on how to respond as the scenario unfolds.
The full Keynote Stage seminar programme can be viewed here:
http://www.infosecurityeurope.com/en/Conference/Sessions/Keynote/
Infosecurity Europe takes place at Olympia, London 6-8 June 2017. This year’s theme is Cybersecurity at the Speed of Business.
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