Intelligent CISO Issue 08 | Page 7

news First Cyber Security Connect UK takes place eading experts from the world of cybersecurity attended the inaugural Cyber Security Connect UK, which took place in Monaco in November. Representatives from the Ministry of Defence, the National Police Chief’s Council, the Home Office and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) were among those who shared their insights with delegates. Covering a range of topics including the insider threat, equality and diversity, and tackling cybercrime in the 21st century, the event was designed to reflect the real-world issues encompassing strategic and technical challenges faced by security decision makers. L Cyber Security Connect UK was the first event of its kind for UK CISOs, representing a significant step change from the traditional exhibition experience, with the focus on providing opportunities for networking with peers and one-on- one interactions with senior executives from the vendor community. It was organised by DG Consultants, co- ordinators of France’s highly prestigious security event, Les Assises, working in conjunction with SASIG. The forum’s programme was masterminded by a steering committee of CISOs from leading UK businesses and academics and included high level content delivered through expert-led presentations, keynotes and partner workshops, designed to focus on strategic cybersecurity issues that are of concern to CISOs today.   KASPERSKY LAB STARTS DATA PROCESSING FOR EUROPEAN USERS IN ZURICH alicious and suspicious files shared by users of Kaspersky Lab products in Europe will now start to be processed in data centres in Zurich, initiating the first part of a relocation commitment made by the company in late 2017 under its Global Transparency Initiative. The move reflects Kaspersky Lab’s determination to assure the integrity and trustworthiness of its products and is accompanied by the opening of the company’s first Transparency Centre, also in Zurich. M The relocation of data processing is part of a major infrastructure move designed to increase the resilience of the company’s IT infrastructure to risks of data breaches and supply-chain attacks, and to further prove the trustworthiness of its products, services and internal processes. As www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 08 Eugene Kaspersky, CEO Kaspersky Lab of November 13, threat-related data coming from European users started to be processed in two data centres. These provide world-class facilities in compliance with industry standards to ensure the highest levels of security. Commenting on the start of data processing in Europe and the opening of the first Transparency Centre, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO Kaspersky Lab, said: “Transparency is becoming the new normal for the IT industry – and for the cybersecurity industry in particular. We are proud to be on the front line of this process.” 7