CyFrica 2023 - Kenya

With over 50 inspirational speakers and over 1,000 industry experts across Africa, the Conference is the perfect platform to engage with the industry to make the virtual connections you need to drive business growth and stay ahead of the curve. Join the industry’s most progressive professionals to discuss the impact and opportunities of innovative regulation on the financial industry.

The Global Cyber Conference (GCC) is a leading international cybersecurity and privacy event gathering an audience of senior cybersecurity stakeholders, decision-makers, public authorities, and academia. It provides key decision-makers a networking and learning platform to gain a shared understanding of what needs to be done to strengthen cyber resilience. What is the significance behind the gathering hundreds of the security and business community at GCC23? Here are four compelling reasons why this is not an ordinary conference but a two-day premium event focused on pure knowledge transfer, devoid of sales pitches and marketing. Attendees can expect top international speakers, unmatched networking experience. We take pride in our carefully curated program and the prestigious venue, the Dolder Grand, in Zurich. Mark your calendars for September 2023 and join us to experience it firsthand.

The endlessly expanding digital footprint of modern organizations is introducing new security challenges. The pandemic response has accelerated hybrid work and the digitalization of business processes in the cloud. Concurrently, last year experienced sustained big game ransomware attacks, multiple attacks on the digital supply chain, deeply embedded vulnerabilities, and increasing attacks on identity systems. These accumulated security challenges are compounded by a shortage of skilled security staff at all levels. These factors are impacting how security and risk management leaders:

Spending on cyber security in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) is expected to grow 16.7 percent to reach $36 billion in 2023. The importance of cyber security for government and critical infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region cannot be overstated. Cybercrime is on the rise in Australia, and the new Risk Management Protocol signed off by Minister for Home Affairs and Cybersecurity Clare O’Neil in February makes it clear – being prepared to respond to a cyber incident is not enough. Ongoing risk management and operational resilience is now a regulatory expectation, not to mention a business imperative. Governments are increasingly reliant on digital technology to deliver services and safeguard their citizens’ data, and cyberattacks have the potential to cause severe disruption, financial losses, and reputational damage.