Thursday 20th April, 2023

Cybersecurity and Cyber Insurance Essentials for the Ransomware Era

11:00 - 12:30 BST | UKI

Event Overview

As ransomware-wielding attackers continue to amass victims across every sector, cybersecurity teams are scrambling to hone their defense and response capabilities. So it’s no surprise they’re increasingly embracing practices and approaches to help them better lock down their networks to minimize the impact of a successful attack. Cyber insurance is also part of many organizations’ risk-mitigation strategy. But the continuing success of ransomware as a criminal business model has led to a surge in premiums and insurers demanding more robust defenses from prospective policyholders. Accordingly, how can CISOs ensure they employ the right defenses? What “must have” capabilities are cyber insurers demanding? What is the role of multi-factor authentication, microsegmentation, secure web gateways and zero trust network access?

This invitation-only roundtable on Cybersecurity and Cyber Insurance Essentials for the Ransomware Era will provide answers to these and other critical questions. Guided by insights from Richard Meeus, Akamai’s Director of Security Technology and Strategy for EMEA, the roundtable will also draw on the experiences of the attendees, who will discuss best practices for defending against ransomware and other top cyber threats.

DISCUSSION POINTS

  • How are cybersecurity risks changing in the ransomware era?
  • What are essential cybersecurity defenses?
  • What is the role of cyber insurance in prevention as well as response?

Moderator

Mathew Schwartz

Executive Editor

ISMG

Richard Meeus

Director of Security Technology and Strategy, EMEA

Akamai

Speakers

Join Akamai’s Director of Security Technology and Strategy, EMEA to discuss cybersecurity risk quantification along with a handful of senior executives in an informal, virtual setting, from which you will emerge with new strategies and solutions you can immediately put to work.

This 90-minute session will be:
  • Chatham house rules
  • Peer driven
  • Pitch free

Watch brief video of the topic

Underwritten by

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about Akamai’s cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Rules of Engagement

By taking part in this discussion you agree that:

  • These events follow Chatham House Rule. Nothing shared will be recorded or distributed anywhere online.
  • If for any reason you need to cancel your reservation, we ask you to let us know 48 hours prior to the event commencing so we can open your seat up to someone else.
  • These are interactive discussions, so we ask that all attendees participate in the discussion. If this is a virtual event, we ask all attendees to join via video.

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