Tuesday 1 October 2024, 9.30am – 4.30pm (BST)
In person – Aldgate, London
and live stream via Zoom
In association with
As technology continues to evolve at breakneck speed, one aspect of cybersecurity remains constant: people.
Developing our teams’ awareness to identify threats and respond appropriately has never been more critical or more challenging. Generative AI’s emergence has transformed bad actors’ ability to hoodwink us through much more sophisticated social engineering campaigns, as has the emergence of sophisticated deepfake technology that can fool even the most situationally aware.
How, then, do organisations defend themselves against the new capabilities that bad actors exploit?
Our speakers explored how threat intelligence can increase our understanding of emerging TTPs and help counter them, how threat intelligence enhances security awareness, how engaging the whole team through awareness campaigns remains crucial, why a strategic view of awareness is essential, and whether accountability should still influence behaviour. We also explored leadership’s role in shaping and developing organisational culture, which is needed to provide the foundation for a successful awareness campaign, and discussed the impact of deepfakes and the technological innovations that can help us manage risk in a fast-moving environment.
Presentations on the day included:
Welcome and introductions
Tarquin Folliss OBE (info), Vice Chairman, The SASIG
Vic Djondo (info), Senior Manager, Engagement & Transformation, BT Group
Keynote presentation: Evolution of threat-led cyber ops in Protect BT Group
Rich Eyre (info), Director of Cyber Security Operations and Intelligence, BT Group
Engaging your team in cyber awareness campaigns: Strategies and challenges
Luke Noonan (info), Director of Enterprise Accounts, MetaCompliance
Understanding the deepfake threat
Florian Pouchet (info), Head of Cybersecurity & Operational Resilience UK, Wavestone
Hannah Bennett, Senior Consultant, Wavestone
Watch your mouth! The importance of wording when designing nudges
Tim Ward (info), CEO & Co-founder, Think Cyber
Beyond awareness: The strategic and tactical considerations for developing a human risk management program
Oz Alashe MBE (info), CEO and Founder, CybSafe
ROI or ROFL? A first look at research into the value of security training*
John Scott (info), Lead Security Researcher, CultureAI
*Due to its content, this session will not be live-streamed
Panel session: A strategic view of awareness
Facilitated by Caroline Palmer (info), Security Engagement Manager – Awareness, BT Group
Michael Kneebone (info), Business Partner – Security, Nationwide Building Society
Jake Anthony (info), Principal Sales Engineer, Exabeam
Haydn Brooks (info), CEO and Co-Founder, Risk Ledger
Panel session: Setting the tone – leadership and the development of culture
Facilitated by Tarquin Folliss OBE (info), Vice Chairman, The SASIG
Susanne Bitter (info), Head of Regional Strategic Alliances, Cyber Security Forum Initiative
John Scott (info), Lead Security Researcher, CultureAI
Panel session: Does accountability have a role in reinforcing behaviour?
Facilitated by Tarquin Folliss OBE (info), Vice Chairman, The SASIG
Vic Djondo (info), Senior Manager, Engagement & Transformation, BT Group
Mark Brown (info), Global Managing Director, Digital Trust Consulting, BSI
Philippa Hale (info), Senior Consultant, Independent
Stuart Walton (info), Deputy Director of Digital and IT, Birmingham Newman University
Fireside chat: Navigating insider threats and human vulnerability in a shifting geopolitical landscape
Vic Djondo (info), Senior Manager, Engagement & Transformation, BT Group
John Taylor (info), Strategic Advisor and Co-Author of The Psychology of Spies and Spying
