Aerospace Agenda: Cybersecurity

Until early 2020, the aerospace sector was building towards unprecedented growth. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has had industry-changing impacts on the global aerospace economy, bringing seismic changes to the sector.

Safety and security have always been of paramount importance for aerospace, and the sector has built a good reputation in these areas. However, with the continuing growth, pace and complexity of digitization, comes the potential for significant cybersecurity risks, increasing the likelihood of cybercrime and the inevitability of critical safety and cybersecurity breaches.

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Global Head of Aerospace, BSI

With over 40 years’ experience in aerospace and engineering Brendon leads the strategic direction of BSI’s aerospace sector. Brendon collaborates with industry bodies to drive innovation and is an international speaker, leading the way for a safe, secure future for the sector. Previous experience includes 26 years as a British Army Officer and Aircraft Engineer, both writing and implementing the quality management system and providing technical support to British Army aviation. He has worked at a senior level in manufacturing in aerospace and other high-risk sectors.

Brendon supports global organizations by helping them to understand and implement the concept of organizational resilience in every aspect of their business. Building business assurance into their strategy, aligned to the expectations of their clients and indirect customers, regulators and stakeholders.

Global MD, Digital Trust, BSI

Mark is an internationally recognized thought leader in Cybersecurity and Information Resilience and has held a number of global international leadership roles across multiple sectors, including Fortune 500 CIO, CTO and
CISO roles. With almost 30 years’ industry experience, Mark brings a wealth of practical industry and professional services knowledge including extensive proficiency on the Internet of Things (IoT) and the expanding cybersecurity
marketplace as organizations grapple with digital transformation and addressing new technology that brings new business risks. In his role at BSI, Mark is responsible for driving BSI’s global digital trust strategy including a focus on expanding current services and bringing a new global focus on emerging technologies and risks such as IoT and Operational Technology (OT), increased cloud adoption, RPA Security, 5G security, and the CISO desire to achieve central management over the new converged digital arena, positioning cybersecurity as a true business enabler.

Global Head of Information Security and Business Continuity (Assurance), BSI

Willy shapes BSI’s global assurance strategy for a secure, connected world. From digital information security threats to the evolving privacy and continuity landscapes, Willy brings over 30 years’ industry experience and works with organizations in more than 193 countries to futureproof their information security agendas. Fluent in English and German, with international work experience in Europe, South Africa, North America and Asia, as the Global Head of Information Security, Privacy and Business Continuity (Assurance) he leads BSI’s business development strategy for the
Information Security and Business Continuity Management assurance portfolio. Championing the business benefits of developing trust
within organizations and ensuring that organizations have robust InfoSec, Privacy and Business Continuity assurance programs.