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Join Cyber Security and ICT professionals from across central government, local government, law enforcement and wider public sector, to tackle key issues at the heart of UK public sector.

The cyber threat is greater than ever, affecting more and more organisations. Recognising the severity of the UK position Ciaran Martin, first CEO, NCSC has said “..It is a matter of when, not if” the UK is hit by a Category-1 attack.

Discover, determine and deliberate the latest developments, strategies and technologies available to successfully defend your organisation online.

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This event is free-to-attend for the public sector.

Confirmed speakers:

Amie Alekna, Senior Security Advisor and Head of Security and Privacy, Ministry of Justice
Commander Karen Baxter, NPCC Coordinator for Economic Crime, City of London Police
Professor Liz Bacon, Deputy Principal & Deputy Vice Chancellor, Abertay University
Amo Kalar, Head of Strategic Influence (Cyber), Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom, Chairman of the Information Security Advisory Council
Shelton Newsham, Manager, Yorkshire and Humber Regional Cyber Crime Unit
Carl Miller, Research Director Centre for the Analysis of Social Media, Demos
Mahbubul Islam, Director, The Security Institute
Rebecca Chapman, Director, North East Business Resilience Centre
Prof. Awais Rashid, Professor of Cyber Security, University of Bristol
Dan Patefield, Cyber Security Programme Manager, techUK
Mike Hulett, Head of Technology & Capabilities, NCA
Dr. David Gioe, Director of Studies, Cambridge Security Initiative
Sam Trendall, Editor, PublicTechnology.net

Key topics include:

Applying cyber security beyond IT: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Finance
Understanding & mitigating the latest cyber threats to the public sector
Addressing the latest government strategies to counter cyber threats
Boosting & diversifying the UK cyber security workforce
Scaling-up public sector efforts to attract new talent
Successfully tackling cybercrime & online fraud
Boosting cyber expertise in law enforcement
Securing the UK's National Infrastructure
Mitigating human error in cyber security
How to become a cyber security leader

Who should attend?

Audit Managers - Data Guardians - Digital and Innovation Leads - Directors of Information Security - Directors of Risk and Audit - Directors of Security - Directors of IT - Directors of Transformation - Head of Business Crime - Heads of Corporate Security - Heads of Cyber Security - Heads of IT - Heads of Security Solutions - Information Security Managers - Security Advisors - Security Architects - Security Engineers