All quiet on the Cyber Front?! Hell No!

Veterans from the front share their war stories - learn from others mistakes so your organisation doesn't suffer.

 

CURRENT CYBERTHREATS AND COMPLIANCE

Small and Medium Businesses are the core of the New Zealand economy, and employ the vast majority of people.

The modern economy uses cyberspace in nearly every aspect of Business and is effectively exposed to every Cybercriminal, hacktivist, script kiddie and nation state bad actor globally. Hackers have become quite creative in their way of sneak attack. This has ultimately robbed many businesses of great potential for growth through direct financial loss, reputational damage or at least seen their strategic plans delayed by months or years.

Lucky for you, there are some who have come before you and we've extracted the lessons to share with you so you can consciously avoid the same fate.

We have put together this seminar for Business owners to learn from those who have experienced the ever growing threats, how to move past it and rise up and how to make the kind of business decisions that set you up for success.

• Are you worried that you Cyber Risk might be greater than your protection and insurance cover?
• Have you had a Security incident in the past and you have a nagging feeling that not much has changed to prevent it happening again?
• Do regulatory compliance and keeping up with privacy requirements of your clients keep you up at night?

 

• The Current Threat Battlespace
• The Future of Cybersecurity
• Cybersecurity Frameworks - more than widgets & flashing lights
• Moving from Security Management to Security Operation
• Privacy difficulties & The Law
• Why firms like yours really need Cyber Risk insurance cover
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery - (hint it's more than having a backup!)
• How adherence to recognised Security Frameworks can reduce your exposure by 75%, save you big on Insurance Premiums and may soon become a permission to play in international markets.

 

Meet your Speakers

Tony Cosma 

Sophos 

LinkedIn 

Topic: The Future of Cybersecurity

  Tony Cosma joined Sophos in late 2019, as Technical Sales Engineer based in Auckland.  Prior Sophos, Tony worked for a large group of New Zealand companies part of the IT security team. There he was charged with improving cybersecurity posture by creating robust IT architecture and policies,  ready to stand against the most advanced cyber threats. Before New Zealand became home for Tony and his family, his origins are from Romania, where he worked as a network engineer for the largest ISP in Eastern Europe. He lives by the mantra that “Personal Privacy & Security is a right that everyone must fight for” Outside of work, Tony enjoys spending time with his family.  He has a keen interest in reading non-fiction, enjoying a good whiskey and occasionally a cigar. He also loves challenging the status quo.

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Jeff Stagg 

Casualty & Professional Services Ltd. 

LinkedIn 

Topic: What happens at a Cyber event from an Incident Manager perspective

 

Jeff is a Major & Complex Claims specialist with 39 years’ experience in dealing with complex liability claims including, Public Liability, Products, Environmental Loss, Statutory Liability, Fidelity and Professional Indemnity.

​His main aim is to manage the claim to the lowest possible spend level whether through negotiating a correct level of quantum; an adequately presented repudiation or an early consideration to a compromise settlement.

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Jae Vincent

Datto  

LinkedIn 

 

Topic: Cybersecurity Frameworks, Business continuity ad Disaster Recovery

As the world’s leading provider of IT solutions delivered by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Datto believes there is no limit to what small and medium businesses can achieve with the right technology. Datto offers business continuity and disaster recovery, networking, business management, and file backup and sync solutions, and has created a one-of-a-kind ecosystem of partners that provide Datto solutions to half a million businesses across more than 130 countries. Jae forms part of the Senior Management team at Datto and will be sahring the stage with Balu to provide information on Cybersecurity frameworks, Business continuity and disaster recovery.  

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Balu Amargalinggam

Datto  

LinkedIn 

   

Topic: Cybersecurity Frameworks, Business continuity ad Disaster Recovery

Balu is a Channel Account Manager at Datto and has worked with technology/NSPs for over ten years in Account Management roles. Before Datto, he worked with Dahua Technologies as New Zealand Channel Manager, DXC Red Rock as Service Delivery Manager and Telesmart LTD as Account Director. Balu is also a keen fisherman, badminton player, and proud father of 2.

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Mark Anderson

Rahiri Chambers

LinkedIn 

Topic: Privacy Breaches, Your Legal obligations and Organisational responsibilities

Mark is a disputes and risk management lawyer who advises domestic and international organisations on professional liability, cyber risks and breach responses, technology liability, security & governance, competition and regulatory investigations. He is a recognised leader in cyber incident response, which involves coordinating multi-disciplinary professionals (forensic, IT & media), managing regulatory investigations, and advising on business interruption issues following a cyber incident.  Mark established New Zealand’s first and leading team of specialist responders, advising on over 500 cyber incidents in recent years, including some of New Zealand’s most high profile and complex incidents. Mark is a panel provider to many New Zealand and international insurers, including AIG, CHUBB, QBE and Lloyds of London underwriting agencies and works closely with small to large business in New Zealand.

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