Although the threat of ransomware is not new, it has recently become a major challenge for European citizens, businesses and even states.
In the last few years, a number of advanced, targeted ransomware attacks have caused significant damage to European economies and societies, crippling critical institutions such as hospitals in the process. As a result, the problem has now entered the global political arena, and leaders of the European Union and other countries have expressed their commitment to work together to address the urgent and escalating threat of criminal ransomware networks that pose risks to citizens and companies.
While some well-established and successful projects to address ransomware – such as the global NoMoreRansom initiative – already exist, there is still room for improvement regarding greater coordination and cooperation between relevant actors in the wider cybersecurity ecosystem.
Presenting the perspectives of these actors, including law enforcement, the industry, the cyber security community and the public sector, the EU Cyberpolicy Forum will give an overview of the current changes in the ransomware threat landscape and will discuss how an effective joint strategy to tackle ransomware could look like.
The next edition of the Kaspersky EU Cyberpolicy Forum series aims to contribute to this discussion, gathering top-class speakers from different stakeholder groups and regions:
- Eugene Kaspersky, CEO, Kaspersky
- Dan Cîmpean, General Director, CERT-RO
- Philipp Amann, Head of Unit for Expertise and Stakeholder Management, Europol EC3
- Haya Shulman, Head of Cybersecurity Analytics and Defenses, Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT
Dan Patefield
Head of Cyber and National Security, techUK
Dan leads the techUK Cyber Security programme, having originally joined techUK in August 2017 as a Programme Manager working across the Cyber and Defence programmes. He is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security eco-system, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Dan also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and Governmnet conduit for supporting growth across the sector. A key focus of his work is to strengthen the public-private partnership across cyber security to support further development of UK cyber security policy.
Before joining techUK he worked as Forum Lead for the Westminster eForum. In this role he had a focus on the technology and telecoms space, on issues ranging from Broadband and Mobile Infrastructure, the Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Data and diversity in tech. Dan has a BA in History from the University of Liverpool.
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- 020 7331 2165
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Jill Broom
Programme Manager, Cyber Security, techUK
Jill is techUK’s Programme Manager for Cyber Security, working across the cyber eco-system to bring industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors.
Prior to focusing in on techUK's cyber security work, Jill was also part of techUK's Central Government programme team, representing the supplier community of technology products and services to Whitehall departments.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
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- [email protected]
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- @honeybroom
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- www.techuk.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824
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Annie Collings
Programme Manager, Cyber Security and Central Government, techUK
Annie joined techUK as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
Prior to joining techUK, Annie worked as an Account Manager at PLMR Healthcomms, a specialist healthcare agency providing public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. Annie also spent time as an Intern in an MPs constituency office and as an Intern at the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed.
Annie graduated from Nottingham Trent University, where she was an active member of the lacrosse society.
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- anniecollings24
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/
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Raya Tsolova
Programme Manager, techUK
Raya Tsolova is a Programme Manager at techUK.
Prior to joining techUK, Raya worked in Business Development for an expert network firm within the institutional investment space. Before this Raya spent a year in industry working for a tech start-up in London as part of their Growth team which included the formation and development of a 'Let's Talk Tech' podcast and involvement in London Tech Week.
Raya has a degree in Politics and International Relations (Bsc Hons) from the University of Bath where she focused primarily on national security and counter-terrorism policies, centreing research on female-led terrorism and specific approaches to justice there.
Outside of work, Raya's interests include baking, spin classes and true-crime Netflix shows!
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- 07712630603
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Tracy Modha
Team Assistant - Markets, techUK
Tracy supports several areas at techUK, including Cyber Exchange, Cyber Security, Defence, Health and Social Care, Local Public Services, Nations and Regions and National Security.
Tracy joined techUK in March 2022, having worked in the education sector for 19 years, covering administration, research project support, IT support and event/training support. My most outstanding achievement has been running three very successful international conferences and over 300 training courses booked all over the globe!
Tracy has a great interest in tech. Gaming and computing have been a big part of her life, and now electric cars are an exciting look at the future. She has warmed to Alexa, even though it can sometimes be sassy!
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- [email protected]
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- 02073312000
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- @TracyModha
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- www.techuk.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracymodha83
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