Central European Cybersecurity Conference

The Benelux Cyber Summit is returning to Amsterdam on 14-15 November 2023! Over 2 days, we will be exploring the most important recent trends in the region’s cyber security, with the ultimate aim of protecting our organisations from malicious actors and cyber threats.

The global pandemic has changed the way we all live and work and now more than ever the IT/security department has become crucial in keeping businesses growing and employees connected. One of the unexpected, positive, changes for CIOs, CISOs and senior tech executives has been the rapid shift in digital technology to ensure businesses can stay ahead of their competitors and discover new opportunities to drive business growth whilst lowering costs, as we attempt to get back to normality. You've led your team through one of the hardest periods in our global history and overcome huge obstacles for not only your IT and security department but your entire business, but all of these challenges also bring many possibilities. This is why attending this CDM Media Summit will give you the chance to engage in peer-to-peer networking, whilst discussing the issues currently affecting senior executives from a variety of key industries.

Cybersecurity has always contended with evolving threats. As the internet has become more embedded into social and economic life and smart phones, tablets and other handheld devices become ubiquitous, bad actors have devised new attacks to capitalize on new vulnerabilities. And just as agencies are implementing zero trust architecture to help with this wave, other IT developments are threatening to upend cybersecurity even more. For instance, artificial intelligence is being incorporated into software, even as elected officials and regulatory agencies are trying to develop new rules of the road for its use. At the same time, historically-offline operations technology is beginning to be integrated with IT systems, opening up the OT to attacks that previously weren’t feasible.

The cyber security industry has reached a critical point. In 2021, 4 in 10 companies in the UK reported having cyber security breaches or attacks. The increasing sophistication of cyber criminals, coupled with the rapid shift to digital technologies brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, has emphasised cyber security’s importance for both individual organisations and wider society.