DCMS Backed Cyber Security Events Conclude Next Week
March signals finale in trio of partnered events with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport RANT events ltd, sister company to Acumin Consulting is hosting the event in London on the 28th.
The events have brought together an average room size of 100 senior infosec professionals including CISO’s to discuss government’s responsibility in reducing cyber risk across the private sector.
Government’s role in assessing the cyber security risk on organisations will only become more important if the trend in large scale criminal cyber activity continues.
Andy Walker, Assistant Director Cyber Security DCMS said
“As the Department for Digital, DMCS is keen to ensure that organisations from all sectors have the tools and information they need to protect themselves from cyber threats. An important part of this process is ensuring that organisations and their stakeholders have the right level of assurance regarding their cyber security and that this information is readily available in an accessible format.
The Government already provides a range of advice, including Cyber Essentials, the Ten Steps, and the Small Business guide, and works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure all organisations can access the information they need.
Along with this, DCMS have been partnering with RANT events, to work with their wide network of cyber security professionals to gather further information on what additional steps Government can take to help organisations measure cyber risk, and reduce barriers to action.”
Acumin have supported the events through sponsorship and through generating reports on the outcomes of the sessions that will be used to support central government public cyber security policy. The partnership with RANT events signifies a win in becoming strategically aligned with central government to support information sharing between the public and private sectors.
The final event will be focussed on the topic “What drives business’ investment decisions around cyber security, and what is the role of Government in both driving action and reducing barriers?”
RANT are bringing together speakers including Dr Mike Lloyd (CTO, RedSeal Networks), Charlie Timblin (Senior Director, Europe and APAC Cyber and Technology Risk, Royal Bank of Canada), Simon Gilbert (Managing Director, Elmore Insurance Brokers) and a representative from DCMS.
For those looking to claim a free ticket and attend the event on Wednesday 28th March and the Tokenhouse, you can do so here.
For those unable to attend but would like to contribute ideas DCMS are still welcoming feedback post events which is handled by RANT directly. You can email RANT at contact@rantevents.com.