O konferenci
On 17th February, IDC held its 20th annual Security Forum for the Czech and Slovak markets, broadcast live from a studio in Prague.
Following an opening keynote from Mark Child of IDC's European security research team, speakers on the day included senior personnel from both Czech and Slovak national cybersecurity agencies, leading vendors of security software and hardware solutions, and security service providers. The program also included panel discussions with CISOs and security leads from organizations across multiple sectors: banking and finance, government, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, retail, and more.
Discussions highlighted the intense volume and variety of threats facing Czech and Slovak organizations. Ransomware attacks have been a major problem over the past few years, impacting companies across the spectrum, from manufacturers to hospitals. Supply chain attacks were also at the top of the list, as organizations grappled with the challenges around the Log4j, Kaseya, MS Exchange, Solarwinds, and WordPress vulnerabilities.
Regulation was also a key topic as panelists discussed the implications of cloud adoption, GDPR and the Schrems2 ruling, as well as forthcoming regulations like the Digital Operational Resiliency Act (DORA), which will come into force for the finance sector in Europe this year.
The human element was never far away, from the ongoing challenge of the security skills shortage to the necessity to foster security culture and awareness throughout the workforce
The Forum aimed not only to highlight the challenges but also share recommendations and best practices. There was a strong focus on zero trust as a strategic approach to managing risk through least-privilege access principles. Cyber resilience was also in focus as organizations assessed the challenges of remaining operational even in the face of cyberattacks. Risk management was a thread that ran through everything, from operational risk and compliance risk to IT risk management and third-party risk management. Security by design was highlighted as an imperative for all organizations.
Finally, trust, in its broadest definition, is still something that Czech and Slovak companies are still getting to grips with but covers everything from cybersecurity and risk management to data protection, privacy and compliance. In the long term, building towards being a trusted digital business can deliver business outcomes like enhanced brand reputation and employee, partner and customer loyalty.
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