As Jeremy Fleming, Director, GCHQ recently announced a doubling of ransomware attacks over the last 12 months, this techUK Cyber Security Programme briefing will explore the most recent trends across the ransomware landscape. Attendees will assess the growing threats including the threats from state actor, cyber-criminals, and the grey areas in between.
Ransomware as a service business model, in which malware tools and targets are sold online will also be explored. Attendees will hear from speakers on the methods used by threat actors and how we can recognise them. They will also detail the various tools which can help combat these threats from demonstrating how organisations can develop malware analysis in-house, building more security conscious cultures across the business and ensuring that cyber professional are able to effectively respond to inevitable breaches.
Agenda to follow.
Speakers include
Syam Thommandru, Associate Vice President - Strategic Partnerships, Product Management, HCL Technologies
David Emm, Principal Security Researcher, Kaspersky
Andrew Yeates, Solutions Architect, Reversing Labs
Dan Patefield
Dan Patefield
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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Jill Broom
Jill Broom
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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Annie Collings
Annie Collings
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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