Solving Issues Related to Instrumentation and Monitoring of Critical Systems

In this panel session, our government leaders discuss how we can most effectively collaborate to close the cyber security skills gaps, what opportunities the latest iteration of Data Loss Prevention tools offer organisations, and how valuable as a proactive protection strategy against preventing leaks is the gathering of user data and filtering potentially offensive actions to unveil fraud or data exfiltration attempts. Hear insights from Jay Nowitz, Senior Information Security Advisor, Oranga Tamariki, Derek Robson, Chief Information Security Officer, New Zealand Parliament, Peter Booth, Group Manager - Security Services & Performance, Te Whatu Ora.

Designing a Roadmap for Achieving Agile & Resilient Network Security

In this Panel Discussion, our government leaders discuss how to identify your organisation's risk profile to determine the most critical data for your agency and its key client-users, how to ensure programs and investments in technologies reduce risks to acceptable levels. Our government executives go on to discuss the best means of embedding zero-trust framework in a network security strategy, and how we should design and implement cybersecurity awareness training programs to educate employees about their critical role in cyber defence as well as how to identify gaps and priorities to address these within budgetary and personnel constraints. Hear insights …

Building Capability to Manage Supply Chain Risk & Improve Organisational Cyber Resilience

In this Government Keynote session, we hear insights from Jonathan Wilkins, Chief Information Security Officer, Ministry for Primary Industries, on identifying supply chain entities and supplier management processes, assessing the cyber threat landscape and determining which suppliers are most critical, and establishing processes to effectively manage supply chain risk and improve cyber resilience.

How CX Innovation is Transforming the Department of Inland Revenue's Security Strategy

In this Government Keynote session, Jay Harris, Chief Information Security Officer, Inland Revenue Department, discusses the digitization process for the IRD and their future plans for transformation, key implications and most critical challenges for safely securing business operating in the new digital ecosystem, driving secure network capability to enable individuals and businesses to use a common digital identity across a range of services.

Government Update on the Current Cyber Thread Landscape

In this Keynote session, we hear insights from Jamie Knight, Director, Cyber Defence Operations, National Cyber Security Centre, on the current threats facing organisations globally, NCSC's insights into building cyber security resilience, and setting out how the NCSC can provide support when things go wrong.

Why Social Engineering Continues to be an Enduring Security Risk

In this Partner session, James Anderson, Consulting Manager, Mandiant, discusses how gaps in the system give criminals opportunities to attack and access sensitive resources, his learnings gained from breaking into dozens of systems and key insights into the cunning new methods used in successful social engineering attacks.

Practical Mitigation Strategies for Getting Infront of Advanced Persistent Threats

In this Partner session, Adam Rice, Cybersecurity Advisory, Cisco gives us a broad overview of APTs, the relationship between good threat intelligence, threat attribution and the basic steps to see and stop the threat.

Get the Basics Right and Don't Panic: Planning Your Security Strategy

In this Government Keynote session, Derek Robson, Chief Information Security Officer, New Zealand Parliament, discusses evolving security threats, identifying cyber-smart investments in emerging tech to future-proof your organisation, why solid privacy is something you should already have in place and the major threat of ransomware where application control and adequate offsite backups will give you good protection.