3 July - Cyber and Assurance Conference 2024 Lineup Confirmed

We are pleased to announce the final lineup for the Cyber and Assurance Conference this Wednesday.

13:00: Arrivals, registration and light lunch (Main Entrance Hall)

13:45: Welcome and Introduction from Interim CISO (Lecture Theatre 4)

13:55: Plenary 1: Thomas Farrand, Head of Digital Experience, Nottingham Trent University: Creating a data foundation for Microsoft 365 Copilot (Lecture Theatre 4)

14:45: Breakout session:

• Kashif Mohammad, Head of Information Security Operations: The Infosec Asset Discovery Project (Tanium) update (Lecture Theatre 5)
• James Bristow, Head of Information Compliance and Data Protection Officer: Data Protection and Cyber Security – data breach and harm prevention (Edmond Safra Lecture Theatre)
• James Preston, Security Consultant - AN Security: How to avoid zero-day exploits (Lecture Theatre 4)

15:30: Tea/Coffee (Main Entrance Hall)

16:00: Breakout session:

• Dr Isabelle Coy-Dibley CBCI, Risk & Resilience Support Officer: Business Continuity tips in Cyber Incidents  (Lecture Theatre 5)
• Michael Pinhorn, Head of Governance Risk and Compliance: Increasing Supply Chain Security Risks: Building a Robust Response (Edmond Safra Lecture Theatre)
• Paul Jacobs, Incident Response Team Lead - Sophos & Lee Kirkpatrick, Sophos: The Bare Essentials – Ransomware Survival (Lecture Theatre 4)

16:45: Plenary 2: Henry Hughes, Chief Technology Officer – Cyber Security, JISC: Current threats and hints and tips for non-central IT Staff (Lecture Theatre 4)

17:30: Closing comments (Lecture Theatre 4)

17:40: Drinks, nibbles, and networking (Main Entrance Hall)