Scotland SASIG: Preparing for the future in cyberspace | SASIG
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Wednesday 3 September 2025, 9.30am – 3.30pm (BST)

In person – Edinburgh, Scotland

In association with

All businesses are knowledge enterprises. Data is the lifeblood that provides insights into markets, product development, customer engagement, efficiency, and much more. We understand the importance of data and its fundamental role in shaping our knowledge and decision-making. Yet how often do we view data as a key tool for improving our preparedness against future threats and challenges? And how often do we ignore what the data is telling us, simply because it’s inconvenient to acknowledge?

All organisations face challenges in cyberspace, both now and in the future. Preparing for those challenges is essential to building greater resilience. Some of tomorrow’s challenges are already present today. The threat landscape will continue to evolve as bad actors develop new tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and adopt emerging technologies. Effectively managing threat intelligence will become increasingly critical. Compliance will remain the foundation on which we build robust policies to defend ourselves and support our understanding of organisational resilience. Skills will also remain a significant challenge, particularly if we fail to invest in an education strategy that is both flexible and forward-looking.

We are delighted to host our second Scotland SASIG of 2025, in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group. Join us to explore how we can better prepare for the future, and to connect with your peers across the security community.

This event is open to front-line, end-user cybersecurity professionals, as well as SASIG members. Please use the form below to apply if you are not a member.


Presentations on the day include:

Welcome and introductions
Martin Smith MBE (info), Chairman and Founder, The SASIG
Brian Nagle (info), Third Party Continuous Assurance Manager for Threat Lab and Group COO, Lloyds Banking Group

Opening remarks: How is emerging technology shaping the future of cyber in finance?
Derek Whigham (info), Chief Security Office Business Platform Lead, Lloyds Banking Group

Keynote presentation: Navigating agentic AI – Strategies to safeguard against cyber risks
Kev Eley (info), VP UKI, Exabeam

How attack surface management protects critical systems and the digital frontline
Nick Palmer (info), Technical Director, Censys

From chaos to compliance: A case study on the benefits of choice
Craig Smith (info), Senior Manager of Education Sales, Jamf
Chris McBride (info), Service Lead for MyMac, University of Glasgow

Panel session: Know your enemy – How threat intelligence enables resilience
Facilitated by Martin Smith MBE (info), Chairman and Founder, The SASIG
Derek Whigham (info), Chief Security Office Business Platform Lead, Lloyds Banking Group
Kostandino Kustas (info), Sales Engineer, CrowdStrike
Senior representatives from the Scottish Cyber Coordination Centre (info) and the Home Office (info)

Panel session: Meeting the skills needs of tomorrow
Facilitated by Martin Smith MBE (info), Chairman and Founder, The SASIG
Findlay Whitelaw (info), Security Practitioner, Researcher, and Strategist, Exabeam
Dr Heather Anderson (info), Operations Director for the Security and Resilience Research Centre, University of Strathclyde
Paul Hamilton, Senior Security Strategy & Consultancy Manager, Lloyds Banking Group

The challenges facing the energy sector in cyberspace
Speaker to be announced

We look forward to welcoming you to this event.

All SASIG events operate under the Chatham House Rule and there is no charge to attend. Refreshments and lunch will be kindly provided by our hosts.

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