On September 25 and 26, we attended the International CyberExpo 2023 event in London, held at Olympia London – National Hall. In this edition, we made our presence felt with our stand where we introduced our services to the UK public.
The event was buoyed by hundreds of companies, divided by the sectors of physical security and cybersecurity, highlighting the organizations belonging to the British government. The days were marked by live demonstrations and networking moments, although they were not the main protagonists. The focus was on the different talks and lectures on cybersecurity, which we were able to attend, highlighting the following:
- “NIS 2 Directive: How the EU Security Regulations Affect your Business”, where Aleksander Gorkowienko, senior consultant at SecurityLabs, spoke about the news and latest applications of the NIS.
- “DNS and the XDR Framework“: Trish Crompton, Senior Solution Strategist Manager of EMEA, elaborated for half an hour talking about how DNS applies to XDR and NIS2 environments, as well as increases SOC efficiency among other interesting points.
- “Towards Cyber Security Communities of Support for SMEs“: Professor Steven Furnell from the University of Nottingham, specialized in cybersecurity, explained the need for cybersecurity in small businesses, which tend to be too confident and do not pay too much attention to shielding their digital resources.
- “Cyber Power: What’s Trade Got To Do With It?“: In this panel, a colloquium was held between several participants where Rashik Parmar, CEO of BCS, Saritha Arunkumar, from IBM, James Davenport, professor at the University of Bath, and Lisa Ventura, MBE of Cyber Security Unity, discussed the best strategies that a CIO should carry out in the face of the risks that AIs pose to companies’ cybersecurity.
- “Future Applications of Decentralized Identity Technology“: In this presentation, Chris Eckl, Chief Trust Architect at Condatis, delved into the decentralization of ID, both in the customer journey and the potential benefits of owning a hybrid identity across various critical industries.
- “Spain, Land of Cybersecurity“: Victoria Valbuena, Head of Internationalization at INCIBE, explained, during her thirty-minute intervention, how Spain has developed a robust sector in Cybersecurity, the opportunities in investing in small businesses in the sector in the country, and detailed the different public and private alliances that we can find in Spain regarding the cybersecurity sector.
- “Cybersecurity for Mission Critical Networks“: Lastly, Nils Ahrlich, Global Head of Security Consulting, answered questions about Security Assessment for mission-critical network missions among other issues related to threats, incidents, and security measures in sensitive data networks.
Regarding our activity at the event, we participated alongside INCIBE in their presentation, as well as deepening the relationship with other companies in the sector, both nationally and internationally, exchanging experiences, something that was helped by the ICE Connect+ application, where we were also able to present ourselves as exhibitors on their website and talk about the company’s journey and services.
On the other hand, thanks to our presence as a stand, we were able to contact known clients, partners and even former students whom we trained in cybersecurity and who now develop their activity within the industry.
In short, although International CyberExpo did not focus on cybersecurity in its entirety, it did have significant weight. However, it was not directly related to ERP services (like SAP). Of course, it was still positive in terms of establishing relationships with other companies. We were able to meet and connect with new interlocutors in the cybersecurity sector, exchange experiences based on the UK market, and also cement our international presence.
