As cyber criminals become increasingly sophisticated, security leaders continue to innovate and leverage solutions such as automation to meet and exceed the complexity of the attacks from bad actors. But as we know, no organisation is completely secure and it is a matter of when and not if for many. It is crucial that response strategy is as robust as defence and that investment in these areas are scaled as such. 

The Cyber Security Summit 2023 will bring together thought leaders from across government, industry and academia to discuss cyber strategy and how to secure your organisation’s critical assets in an evolving cyber threat landscape and particularly in these turbulent geo-political times. Equipping yourself and your business with the correct cybersecurity knowledge and tools has never been more important.

We have added new separate streams of content to the 2023 agenda focusing on areas that have been identified as essential to securing your organisation’s critical assets:

• IT security: strengthening the systems that store and transmit your digital information.

• Cyber security in practice: protecting your electronic information from attack.

• Cyber security policy and regulation: managing risk through governance and compliance.

With new legislation from the European Union (EU) looking to address cyber and information and communications technology (ICT) risks, we will be discussing key pieces – the Network and Information Security Directive Revision 2 (NIS2); the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and the AI Act. What do they mean for your business, and what steps can you take now to get ready?

The Summit will act as a platform for leaders to share the latest insights, best practices and global trends including: IT investment, large language models (LLMs) and AI chatbots, defending our national infrastructure, lessons learnt from recent attacks, emerging threats and how collaboration and knowledge sharing between government and industry is crucial in preventing cybercrime and identifying threats. 

There will be case studies from companies across utilities, transport, finance, health, aviation, education, manufacturing, pharma and medical on tackling cyber challenges, how they have responded to attacks and importantly, how they recovered with confidence. Hear how you can safeguard your operation to deliver business value, advance your leadership skills and develop a security strategy to bolster your resilience in uncertain times.  

Attendees will hear about emerging technologies and innovations to reduce your exposure and implement a prevent first strategy in your company. Expert speakers will outline how to build a skilled cyber security workforce, foster a pipeline of cyber talent and how to attract a more diverse and inclusive workforce to bolster your company’s resilience to attacks. 

The Summit, brought to you by Business Post LIVE and iQuest, will be live and in-person in Croke Park Stadium. So if you are an IT/Cyber Security leader who wants to explore new strategies to protect your business join us on 19 October for insightful and stimulating discussions on how to navigate the risks and challenges of the evolving cyber threat landscape.