Thursday 30 January 2025, 9.30am – 5pm (GMT)
In person – City of London
In association with
Much changed (and much did not) between our previous Financial SASIG and our latest one. The UK has a new government with a significant mandate. Donald Trump, against the odds, was elected for a second presidential term in the United States. Meanwhile, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East continue to rage and political crises stalk Germany and France. In the business world, emerging technology continues to pose risks as well as present opportunities. Generative AI is firmly established as a business driver but presents its unique challenges. Cybercrime remains a growing problem, with fraud arguably replacing ransomware as its most damaging manifestation.
The requirement for organisations to improve their resilience against external shocks has never been greater. AI is making threats more complex and enabling bad actors to spot vulnerabilities more quickly. Data integrity is even more critical now that it underpins the decisions AI makes, and on which we are increasingly reliant. We understand that resilience is underpinned by preparedness and collaboration, but both of these present their own challenges to many organisations. In all these areas, the financial sector leads others. We were delighted to host this Financial SASIG with Evelyn Partners and to learn from the sector’s experience so that we can manage change while continuing to keep ourselves resilient and our clients secure.
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Presentations on the day included:
Welcome and introductions
Martin Smith MBE (info), Chairman and Founder, The SASIG
Mark Hendry (info), Partner, Evelyn Partners
Fireside chat: Cyber resilience in 2025 and beyond – the CISO and the advisor
Mark Hendry (info), Partner, Evelyn Partners
Steve Hill (info), Former CISO, Credit Suisse
From risk to resilience: Safeguarding the financial services industry
Dominic Carroll (info), Director of Portfolio, e2e-assure
Fireside Chat: The Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales’ Story – using SIEM for SOC-cess
Kev Eley (info), VP UKI, Exabeam
David Graves (info), Security Architect, Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ICAEW)
Panel session: How is technological innovation impacting the financial sector?
Facilitated by Martin Smith MBE (info), Chairman and Founder, The SASIG
Florian Pouchet (info), Associate Partner, Wavestone
Sofia Ylén-Buxton (info), Associate Director, Cybersecurity Awareness and Training, FactSet UK Limited
Kulwinder Johal (info), Head of Technology GRC, Coventry Building Society
Communicating risk and securing your data
Nick Palmer (info), Technical Director, Censys
Enabling cybersecurity automation
Peter Hughes (info), Technical Director, Skybox Security
Panel session: Protecting the integrity of your data
Facilitated by Martin Smith MBE (info), Chairman and Founder, The SASIG
Haydn Brooks (info), CEO, Risk Ledger
Simon Mair (info), Independent CISO
Mark Hamill (info), VP Product, MetaCompliance
Delivering cloud (public and private) security with real-time compliance for financial organisations
Ronnen Brunner (info), SVP Global Sales, Uptycs
The cyberattack playbook: Malware, credential theft and social engineering
Derek Pillar (info), Regional Security – Manager, Mastercard
Attackers don’t hack in, they log in: The evolution of identity attacks
Luke Jennings (info), Vice President, Research & Development, Push Security
Panel session: Threat discovery is more than threat intelligence
Facilitated by Lesley Charteris (info), Cyber Human Factors Manager, Canopius Group
Stuart Wiggins (info), Specialist Sales Manager, CAO, CrowdStrike
Nick Palmer (info), Technical Director, Censys
Tom Garnett, CEO & Co-founder, Refute
All SASIG events operate under the Chatham House Rule and there is no charge to attend. Refreshments and lunch were kindly provided by our hosts.
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