Cybersecurity Unveiled – Why are we becoming more vulnerable and not more secure?

Today’s rapid development of the digital landscape underlines the need to have the capacity to manage cyber security in companies and organizations. It is crucial to adapt and strengthen defenses against a range of cyber threats. As our dependence on technology deepens, cybersecurity leaders must navigate a complex and ever-changing environment where cyberattacks can range from sophisticated state-sponsored intrusions to opportunistic malware.

Join us for an evening seminar on the topic “Cybersecurity — Why are we becoming more vulnerable and not more secure?” in Stockholm on 16 May 2024.

The event will feature David Jacoby, one of Sweden’s boldest hackers and IT security experts with over 25 years of experience in ethical hacking and numerous awards for his groundbreaking research in cybersecurity. Renowned for his bold approach, David has demonstrated his expertise on Swedish TV’s “Hackad,” where he and his team highlighted live hacks on national television. He also acted as an advisor to books such as David Lagercrantz’s sequel to The Millennium Trilogy.

Additionally, the event will host:

Valentin Zahnd, a Swiss cybersecurity expert with over fifteen years of experience in various domains, from offensive security engagements to building security management systems. Valentin’s unique ability to bridge the gap between technical aspects and business needs ensures that organizations are well-prepared for the challenges of today’s digital landscape.

Fredrik Börjesson is Security Strategist at Swedish Armed Forces and has over 25 years international experience in the IT industry with management roles covering Scandinavia, Europe, Australia and Asia Pacific. He has worked in private enterprises in the security space in technical, leadership and strategic roles since the middle of the 90s. He also acted as an expert recently in Sveriges Radios pod “Gräns”. Fredrik will bring to the agenda:

· Threat landscape and threat actors in the cyber security space
· Swedish government agencies cooperation through the National Cyber Security Centre
· A practical example on how private public cooperation results in stronger cyber security
· Joint Swedish government agencies advice on 11 key security measures to implement for increased security.

PROGRAMME

17:00 – 17:30 Registration
17:30 – 17:35 Welcome by Anne Brennwald, Managing Director Swiss Chamber of Commerce
17:35 – 19:00 Presentations, followed by Q&A
19:00 – 21:30 Networking and Apéro

David Jacoby, Founder/Hacker at Sprinkler Security Sweden AB & Unbreached AB

David Jacoby is one of Sweden’s boldest hackers and IT security experts. He has over 25 years of experience in professional hacking and has won several awards both as a speaker and for his unique research and dedicated work to stop digital crime. In addition to his own research, he has been a technical advisor to some of Sweden’s most successful IT security companies.
He acted as an advisor to books such as David Lagercrantz’s sequel to The Millennium Trilogy. He is also mentioned in the books “A Guide to Kernel Exploitation: Attacking the Core”, “Generation 500”, “Swedish Hackers”, and most recently “Cybersecurity ABCs”. In 2021, the Anti-Theft Association (Stöldskyddsföreningen) gave David his token of merit for his work to stop digital crime.
As part of his research, he has hacked his own home – and shown how to hack a country. He has also shown how he could get into a fully updated Mac without any hacking tools. In SVT’s success “HACKAD”, David Jacoby and three colleagues have hacked Swedish companies live on the TV screen, and shown the complexity and necessity in issues such as IT security.

Valentin Zahnd, Head of Security Research at Boltonshield AG

Valentin has been working in the cyber security field for over fifteen years and acquired experiences in a lot of different areas needed to protect and defend an IT landscape. Operation of infrastructure and developing applications, offensive security engagement and helping defenders to understand weaknesses and overcome them or building up security management systems for organizations. He has seen it all. Paired with a profound understanding of the business side, Valentin can bridge the gap between techies and management to ensure your organization is ready for today’s challenges in a digital world.

Fredrik Börjesson; Security Strategist at Swedish Armed Forces

Fredrik has worked in private enterprises in the security space in technical, leadership and strategic roles since the middle of the 90s. Fredrik has mostly worked in Sweden and the Nordics and also during 10 years in the Asia Pacific region based out of Sydney. Since 2021 Fredrik works in the military intelligence and security service, within the Swedish Armed Forces, where he holds the position as IT-security strategist in the military security service. Fredrik holds an MBA (exec) degree from UNSW, Sydney and also holds a CISSP security certification.

FEES

SEK 350 for SCC Members
SEK 650 for Non-Members

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Details

Start: 16 May 2024, 17:00 End: 16 Mar 2024, 21:30

Location

Volvo Studio, Jussi Björlings allé 5, 111 47 Stockholm

Cancellation Terms

For event registrations our general policy is that refunds will only be issued for cancellations occurring 3 days or more prior to the event start date. For cancellations 1-2 days before a refund of 50% will be issued. Cancellations the same day or no-shows will not receive a refund, the event will be charged at 100%.

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