Discover a major area of growth within the UK economy – financial technology. Fintech is creating new companies with exciting new products and services which transform the user experience and the services they use, but also taking advantage of banks’ data and pushing boundaries. Join us as we explore why cybersecurity is fundamental to modern economies and how attackers are leveraging these new technologies.

Wednesday 28th September 2022

When it comes to information operations, we traditionally focus on Russian interference in electoral processes. But today's landscape demonstrates a much greater variety of players, victims, aims and objectives. Join us as we explore how the landscape has evolved and how it links to cybersecurity.

Wednesday 5th October 2022

Join us for an inside look at evolving trends and insights into how attackers think, plus practical advice on building and evolving your security program. We’ll also cover how collaboration and data-sharing tools have changed how we think about rapidly evolving ransomware threats and cybersecurity in general.

Friday 14th October 2022

We explore the rise of the metaverse in the wake of a global pandemic, as well as the numerous challenges and benefits it brings to the cybersecurity of organisations. We will discuss identity protection, the security threats we may face, and advice on how the human element can stay safe in the metaverse.

Wednesday 26th October 2022

Threat intelligence can often seem daunting, but it’s critical that every organisation, no matter its size, understands the threats they face and adapts their security accordingly. We look at how organisations can stay up to date with current threats and create and rehearse effective incident response plans.

Thursday 27th October 2022

We are delighted to be organising this important workshop in our Charities Sector workstream. Many SASIG members are responsible for security within charitable organisations, so we thought that such sector-specific meetings would be helpful. With a combination of presentations and panel discussions, we will explore the importance of cybersecurity across charities and provide information on the wealth of resources and support available (often for free!).

Tuesday 1st November 2022

Cybersecurity is often an afterthought in the boardroom, and it's easy to overlook security when everything is working. So we explore the best ways to communicate effectively with those on the board. and look at a common, core suite of meaningful metrics that can be adopted by any organisation to help you prove you're doing your job - even when you're not battling incidents.

Thursday 3rd November 2022

Despite the vast sums of money spent, IT systems and networks at all levels and within most organisations remain inherently vulnerable to even the most basic of security weaknesses and vulnerabilities. This is because for so long now we have focused almost entirely on the technical firewall. But rarely have we attended in any meaningful way to the human firewall. At this SASIG workshop, we will showcase successful ways in which large organisations have engaged with their workforce and extended enterprise, raised awareness amongst their employees, customers and suppliers, and successfully influenced behaviour for the better.

Tuesday 8th November 2022