Agenda

• Exploring the current guidance: National Cyber strategy, Government Cyber Security Strategy and Online Safety Bill.  
• Measuring the Impact of the National Cyber Strategy 2022: Will it achieve all five objectives? 
• How do the proposals outlined in the Government Cyber Security Strategy help us build cyber resilience in the public sector.  
• Updates on the Online Safety bill: Key considerations in promoting user safety, and updates on the progress of the Bill.  

• Should the UK shift its focus from cyber security to cyber resilience? And how can we achieve this? 
• Changes in the Geopolitical landscape have escalated the importance of cyber security: Is the UK secure enough on the international stage and what steps need to be taken to ensure we are world leading? 
• GDPR and UK GDPR: What factors have impacted on the implementation of UK GDPR guidance and what does the future of the UK GDPR post 2025 look like? 
• International data sharing: Updates on data sharing between the EU, European Economic Areas (EEA) and third countries  

The political landscape in Europe has escalated the need for cyber security and resilience in the UK. In this session we will explore the importance of international collaboration within cyber governance, understand how the government is keeping the public sector safe, as well as updates in UK wide strategy. 

The online safety bill will deliver on the Government’s commitment to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online while defending free expression. The bill will help the public to navigate the internet and limit harmful user generated content, this includes children and vulnerable users. Whilst the bill will have a positive impact on tackling hate speech and blocking harmful content online, we should consider the concerns which have been raised. 

• The term ‘online harm’ is being considered by some as too vague to control, how and when will we develop a unique definition or list of users generated harmful content? 
• Has the bill considered all online harms posed to women and girls such as online subcultures and harms posed through dating apps?  
• How are we ensuring the bill will not impact on journalism and freedom of speech online?  
• How are we ensuring that users are unable to find ways to overcome safety measures? And should we place more responsibility on users to moderate their own content? 

• Have cyber-crimes evolved over the past two years? What are the key pressures exacerbating this threat?    
• The top-down vs bottom-up approach to cyber training – Which method is best? 
• How to ensure all employees are trained in data protection procedures? 
• How are we ensuring that user data is protected, Is IAM enough on its own? 
• Internal threats – How to recognise if employees are committing fraud. 
• How to establish if your organisation has an effective incident response and disaster recovery plan.  

• Why is it important to attract younger people to the cyber profession?  
• What new perspectives can younger people bring to the profession? 
• How can organisations support and attract the next generation of cyber professionals 
• How can we develop and maintain a pipeline of cyber professionals to keep up with the national security demands of the future? 
• Should we incorporate DDaT and cyber education into the national curriculum? Or do you believe that apprenticeships offered by organisations are enough to cope with the demand?