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AGENDA: Cyber4Good Day One

30/09/20

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Have cyber criminals taken advantage of Covid-19? And if so, how has this impacted the public sector's ability to deliver services to our citizens?

With thanks to our Partners Mimecast and Proofpoint for supporting this UKAuthority event

DAY 1 - Wednesday 30th September, 11:00 to 13:15 Host and moderator: Helen Olsen Bedford, UKAuthority

	Stephen Baker, chief executive, East Suffolk Council and Solace representative Cyber security for non cyber leaders: Stephen will talk about why cyber security is important for leaders and why leadership is important for cyber security
	Carl Wearn, head of risk and resilience, Mimecast Covid-19 and the Evolving Threat Landscape for Public Sector: Carl will share the latest threat intelligence insights, along with further information on the specific threats facing public sector - looking at how attacks through traditional entry points are evolving, as well as his predictions on the nature of future attacks. Protecting citizen data and ensuring continuity of services has never been more critical, so join this session to gain further insight on: the type and scale of attacks impacting public sector during Covid-19 UK and global cyber threats public sector organisations need to consider future cyber threat intelligence
	Nick Riley, product specialist, Mimecast Where’s the risk, a look at changing trends in the last 9 months: Nick's session will cover how things have changed within public sector and what organisations can start to do to combat those changes
	Peter Stephens, head of secure by design, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Cyber Security for consumer connected devices: What the UK government has been doing.... How can devices be made more secure? How can organisations involved in their production and distribution ensure they are taking security seriously?
Panel discussion	Cyber leadership and resilience in a world of ever increasing risk
	Geoff Connell, director of IMT & chief digital officer, Norfolk County Council Top Tips to Improve Your Cyber Security & Resilience: Hear from Geoff Connell, chair of the local CIO council and cyber technical advisory group (C-TAG) about practical ways that you can improve your local public sector organisations cyber security and resilience
	Ben Cheetham, cyber and tech lead, MHCLG local digital collaboration unit
	Jamie Cross, advisor - cyber security, Local Government Association The future for Local Government Cyber Security: This session will cover who the LGA is, what’s been achieved so far, and what their role is in the future local government cyber security
Panel discussion	Are local authorities on the cyber front line?

Cyber4Good partners
Support from our event partners enables UKAuthority to produce free events for the public sector to share success stories and experience with each other - you can learn more about them below, and request contact below if you would like further information about their solutions and services Mimecast is a cybersecurity provider that helps thousands of organizations worldwide make email safer, restore trust and bolster cyber resilience. Known for safeguarding customers against dangerous email, Mimecast’s expanded cloud suite enables organizations to implement a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy. From email and web security, archive and data protection, to awareness training, uptime assurance and more, Mimecast helps organizations stand strong in the face of cyberattacks, human error and technical failure. Our customer engagement teams and Security Operations Center help organizations of all sizes with proactive support and actionable intelligence. Our easy to use and deploy cybersecurity platform with open APIs makes customers’ existing investments more valuable and teams smarter. The collective intelligence gathered across our global customer base and strong partner network provides a community defense that helps make the world a more resilient place. www.mimecast.com REQUEST CONTACT Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company that protects organisations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: their people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, we help companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks. Leading organisations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on us for people-centric security and compliance solutions that mitigate their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web. www.proofpoint.com/uk REQUEST CONTACT