Emerging trends in cybersecurity

Malware has been the top threat across the cyber-threat landscape for the last few years, constantly evolving and changing; 2018 will be no different. Malware constantly evolves from new ransomware variants to fileless malware, to advanced modular IoT botnets and crypto mining strains. BSI will outline recent developments and provide an overview of the most common countermeasures, which provide effective malware defence.

Consultant: Michael Romain, Managing Consultant, BSI Cybersecurity and Information Resilience

With cloud migration on the rise and cloud-first strategies being implemented, the process of moving data, applications or other business elements from an organization's onsite computers to the cloud can come under serious threat from the cyber threat landscape. BSI will take you through some best practice guides and security measures to protect your organization by discussing identity access management, cloud access security, web security and endpoint backup.

Consultant: Stephen Bowes, Head of IT and Service Delivery, BSI

Every 40 seconds a business falls victim to a ransomware attack, and this is expected to rise to every 14 seconds by 2019. With such a threat, organizations need to ensure they are protected by employing measures that will keep them secure. Prevention is better than cure and here is what you can do to stay safe. If an organization does have a data breach, under article 33 of GDPR, it has 72 hours to notify its supervisory authority. Has your data been compromised? 

Consultants: Ray Thorpe, Qualified Security Assessor, and Conor Gavin, Technical Team Lead, BSI Cybersecurity and Information Resilience

2018 has seen organizations needing to prepare for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (NIS Directive) and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 3.2.1. These regulations will affect many organizations across the globe, not just those within the European Union. We outline the current state of play as seen on the ground.

Consultant: John Hetherton, Qualified Security Assessor, BSI Cybersecurity and Information Resilience

Global spending on security awareness training for employees is predicted to reach $10 billion by 2027, up from around $1 billion in 2014. 91% of cyberattacks start with a phishing email. Making your staff and personnel aware of the threat and employing the necessary protocols to ensure you safeguard your organization and your people is one of the most important aspects to consider – your strongest asset is often the weakest link.

Consultant: Richard Lambe, Senior Security Awareness Consultant, BSI