EC News DeskCyber-threats are everywhere. In today’s online landscape, they’re not only more prevalent but also more sophisticated. No company wants to be the next cyber-attack news headline. Hosted on November 4 and brought to you by Global CIO Forum, in association with RNS Technology and Akamai, the RNS Cyber Defence Conference – Series 2, Security in the Cloud VirtualSummit offered actionable insights that can help you improve your organisation’s cloud security to protect against cyber-attacks.
Whether you sell to customers over the web, operate data centres around the world or in the cloud, or support employees on the road, you rely on the internet to keep your business connected. Protecting those connections can be critical in a world of evolving security threats and changing business requirements. Mobile, cloud, DevOps, Akamai and RNS can help. These organisations understand the internet and how you use it to drive your business forward.
Topics covered
The RNS Cyber Defence Conference – Series 2, Security in the Cloud VirtualSummit focused on improving your organisation’s digital transformation and cloud security posture, and helping protect against credential abuse and fraud. Topics covered included:
- What security looks like in the cloud
- Impact of DDoS attacks to site owners
- Be prepared and know what to do in the event of an attack.
- Block malicious activity before it adversely impacts your business
- Protect your customer’s personal data
- Detect anomalous script behaviour in real-time
The session
The keynote speakers for the RNS Cyber Defence Conference – Series 2, Security in the Cloud VirtualSummit included Samir Chopra, Founder and CEO at RNS Technology Services; Siddharth Deshpande, Security Technology and Strategy Director at Akamai’s EMEA; and Faizal Babu Kavungal, IT Governance and ERM Specialist at Gulf Drilling International, Qatar.
The opening note was handled by Samir Chopra. He handed the mic over to Richard Meeus, Director Security Technology and Strategy Akamai’s EMEA, who spoke on the topic of DDoS Still Here, Still Effective and Still Making Money? Meeus also later dwelt on the topic of How to be Resilient to Data Theft. The session included a panel discussion on the topic of Strategy Around Cloud Security, and concluded with a Q&A round.
About GCF Unite VirtualSummit
Global CIO Forum’s GCF Unite VirtualSummit is an online webinar that is aimed towards creating a global technology leaders’ community whose ultimate goal is to Integrate, Influence, Impact CIOs and tech leaders. The GCF Unite VirtualSummit will host a series of events in multiple chapters and 30+ countries featuring successful local Tech leaders, CIOs, IT Directors, innovators, educators and investors who share business leadership best practices, and lessons learned on the road to building great future with help of technocrat & technology.
About Global CIO Forum
The role of a CIO is one of the most critical one in today’s business and industry. Today, CIOs hold the future of innovation, productivity and competitiveness in their hands. At the Global CIO Forum, we not only provide our members with an exchange forum for best IT leadership strategies and practices to enhance business results, but we are also developing a strong voice to ensure that CIOs are represented at key industry and government decision tables. In other words: Integrate. Influence. Impact.
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