If you want to protect your data and reputation from cyber-attack – you need to attend!
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When:
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Thursday 17 July 2014, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm (Registration from 9:00 am)
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Where:
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Dexter House, No.2 Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill, London EC3N 4QN
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Price:
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£75+VAT per delegate (including buffet lunch)
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This event has now sold out. To express your interest in the next Cyber Essentials event, please email events@itgovernance.co.uk.
A high-profile list of government and industry figures will discuss the scheme, what you will need to do to qualify for Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification and the need for businesses to develop cyber resilience.
Speakers at this exclusive event will include:
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Richard Bach – Assistant Director, Cyber Security, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
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Alan Calder – Chairman of IT Governance & world leading authority on cyber security
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David Clarke – Board member at Today Advisory Services, London, and founder of the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau
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Kevin Olver – ISO27001 Auditor, SGS
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Sarb Sembhi – Chair of the ISACA Government and Regulatory Advocacy Committee, and a member of the ISACA Relations Board
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Geraint Williams – Senior Consultant and Trainer, IT Governance
View full biographies of each of the speakers.
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Why should you attend this event?
Hear leading cyber security guru, Alan Calder, speaking about the best strategies for being cyber resilient, taking full account of the role played by people, processes and technology.
Learn first-hand from the UK Government (BIS) what you will need to do to qualify for Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus certification and how this will help your organisation to improve IT security and in doing so, help to assure your supply chain.
“Cyber Essentials is an easy-to-use, cost-effective way to help businesses and the public sector protect themselves against the risks of operating online. Organisations will now be able to easily demonstrate they are cyber safe - reassuring their clients, boosting confidence and profitability. I encourage all organisations to adopt it.”
David Willets, Science Minister
If you are looking to gain or maintain a commercial advantage through a Standards-based approach, you need to attend this first important event of its kind in 2014. Early booking is strongly advised!
Attendees will benefit from an opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and ask experts for advice and guidance on cyber security management and ISO27001-compliance.
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Click here to view the agenda for the Cyber Essentials event on 17 July.
Is Cyber Crime really a major threat? – And what can you do about it?
The potential impact of cyber risks to business includes:
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Financial loss from theft or fraud
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Loss of invaluable customer information or Intellectual Property
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Possible fines from legal and regulatory bodies (e.g. FCA, ICO)
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Fines levied and charges increased by the Payment Card Industry (PCI)
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Loss of reputation through ‘word of mouth’ and adverse Media coverage.
For a generation or more, the threats to IT infrastructure have sat squarely on the shoulders of IT Managers, but the nature of the risk is changing. The consequences of data breaches are evident in the Media every day. Massive data thefts and malicious activities have led to major disruption. Board-levels managers have lost their jobs. Reputations are tumbling due to inadequate provision.
Can you really afford to let this happen on your watch?
Protection through security and resilience are not luxuries!
What is ‘Cyber Essentials’?
A primary objective of the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy is to make the UK a safer place to conduct business online. However, determining the benefits of cyber security and knowing where to start are a significant challenge for many organisations.
This Cyber Essentials Requirements document presents important guidance on the most basic technical controls an organisation needs to have in place. Deploying these controls will assist every UK organisation in defending against the most common forms of cyber-attacks which emanate from the internet using widely accessible tools which require little skill from the attackers. Organisations implementing these controls can benefit by gaining confidence that basic technical security measures are in place and that important steps are being taken to protect its information and the information of its customers.
IT Governance is hosting this important event to assist C-suite managers and information security managers/officers to properly employ Cyber Essentials and assess their risks in relation to tried and trusted methods.
Cyber Essentials is really ‘Cyber Security Lite’. We will show you how to go beyond the basics to protect your data and achieve compliance with the globally accepted standard: ISO27001:2013.
Who should attend?
Directors, senior managers and project leaders responsible for planning and implementing cyber security and/or applying for Cyber Essentials.
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Chief Executive Officers / Managing Directors
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Chief Operating Officers
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Chief Information Officers
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Chief Information Security Officers
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IT Directors
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IT Managers
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IS Managers
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PCI DSS Compliance / Project Managers
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ICT Security Teams
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Risk and Resilience Teams
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Infrastructure and Architecture Teams
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ICT Technology Teams
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Business Continuity
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Anyone concerned about what their organisation is doing to manage/mitigate cyber risk!
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Let us help you to be fully-compliant – and be among the first in your sector to rise to the challenge!
Improve cyber security to drive business performance
Where should businesses look to assure themselves that their cyber risk is being managed effectively? How can they navigate this complex landscape and meet Government requirements?
Cyber Security – particularly if it is based on a cyber/information security standard like ISO27001 – can improve your business performance in many important ways. It can help your organisation to:
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Comply with business, legal, contractual and regulatory requirements
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Adopt a risk-based approach that informs senior-level decision-making
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Win new business opportunities / retain your existing customer-base
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Differentiate your organisation in the market as Standards-Compliant
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Avoid large financial penalties – both regulatory fines and contractual
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Remove the need for completion of detailed security questionnaires
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Safeguard your own / your client’s valuable intellectual property rights
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Build trust & confidence that encourages your business partners & customers to entrust confidential data with the company (i.e. beyond self-declaration)
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Motivate leaders to maintain focus and impetus on management systems
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Support a continuous process of improvement throughout the organisation
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Reduce/remove the need for 2nd party audits and the associated overhead
UK Government and industry have worked together to identify and promote a ‘profile’ for cyber security to protect against low level cyber security threats. The need has never been greater!
Can your organisation afford to ignore or play down the significance of the emerging threats?
Attend our event, and make sure that you are ready with the right answers when the time comes!
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Speakers biographies:
Richard Bach, Assistant Director – Cyber Security, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, will bring news about the UK Government Cyber Essentials Scheme. Following on from the BIS Call for Evidence on a preferred organisational standard for cyber security conducted last year, industry representatives and BIS have collaborated on the development of a scheme for basic technical protection from cyber-attacks. The Scheme comprises a set of requirements for technical controls, and a draft assurance framework on which BIS are seeking feedback. Richard will outline how the Cyber Essentials Scheme identifies the security controls that organisations must have in place within their IT system in order to have confidence that they are beginning to mitigate the risk from internet-based threats. He will answer your questions and be available to speak to delegates over lunch.
Alan Calder is a leading authority on cyber security Alan is an acknowledged international author on information security and IT governance issues. He is also chief executive of IT Governance Limited, the single-source provider of products and services in the IT governance, risk management and compliance sector.
Alan was quoted in Information Age following his talk at the Churchill Rooms (8 May 2014):
“Alan Calder, Executive Chairman of IT Governance and conference chair, told delegates: 'Cyber security is no longer sufficient to ensure business sustainability. Yes, organisations need to defend themselves against potential attack, but they must accept that some attacks will inevitably succeed. Therefore, an organisation’s cyber resilience is now the critical survival factor – its ability to recover quickly once an attack has taken place.”
David Clarke is a former senior police detective with the City of London Police and is government vetted to DV level security clearance. He now works as an adviser on multilingual risk management, counter-fraud and translation security assurance for Today Translations. David is a Trustee of the UK Fraud Advisory Panel charity. As a member of the UK Government's Fraud Review, he was responsible for designing and delivering the UK’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and Lead Force for Fraud.
Sarb Sembhi is Chair of the ISACA’s Government and Regulatory Advocacy Committee, and a member of the ISACA Relations Board. Sarb is a regular speaker at information security conferences around the world, including EuroCACS, RSA Europe, InfoSec, HITB, BCS, ISACA, ISSA, ASIS, IPSec, IFSec, Gartner, Richmond Events Security Summit and Econique CxO Dialogue.
IT Governance has an impressive track record providing ISO27001 consultancy with 150+ of its clients over the years successfully gaining the coveted ISO27001 certificate, proving their compliance with one of the most demanding of management system standards.
Bookings:
Book your place online today or call 0845 070 1750.
Our previous event sold out quickly – so book today to ensure your place!
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