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The African organisation must embed security into its culture in
order to thrive. This fact is recognised by security and management
professionals on the continent as highlighted by the Forrester Consulting study
entitled The Rise of Security Culture. The study found that 94% of respondents
felt a security culture is essential for business success. It’s also critical
for reputation, process, governance, risk and compliance. A security culture is
also the final moment that determines whether or not a hack will succeed, or
fail.
The question is, how can your organisation embed and measure its security
culture.
The answer is the Africa Cyber Security Culture Conference 2020. (www.AfricaCyberSeCCon.com)
At this event, to be held on 11 June 2020, industry experts from across Africa
will convene to discuss key trends and topics relevant to cybersecurity on the
continent. The half-day online event will play host to an impressive array of
speakers and panelists that include: Charl Van Der Walk, Head of Security
Research at Orange Cyberdefence; Kai Roer, Managing Director at CLTrRE, Perry
Carpenter, Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer at KnowBe4 (www.knowBe4.com) as
well as CIOs and decision makers from across some of the continent’s most
prominent brands.
“This conference is all about the human element with an African focus,”
explains Anna Collard, Managing Director of KnowBe4 Africa. “There are
differences in the way that people in Africa respond to cybersecurity awareness
campaigns and how much they know about cybersecurity risk.”
The business with the weakest link will always be the most attractive target.
This makes employee education and a security-driven culture so important. If
people understand the risks and recognise the signs, they are the
organisation’s best defence.
“Cybercriminals are attracted to companies with a low level of awareness or
that lack any clearly visible security strategy,” says Collard. “This has
inspired the development of the Africa Cyber Security Culture Conference 2020 –
it’s completely focused on how organisations can define, measure and enhance
their security culture.”
Local experts from leading African organisations will be presenting their
security strategies, techniques and KPIs at the event. The advice will include
insights from different cultures and countries, allowing for a richly varied
and dynamic approach to developing a truly diverse and relevant cybersecurity
culture within the organisation.
“The event will be running for half a day and will be entirely virtual,” adds
Collard. “Panelists and speakers will be offering pointed insights into this
topic. We wanted this event to be as relevant and practical as possible.”
The event includes presentations across the following topics:
- What every company needs to warn its people about
- What a security culture is and how to measure it
- How to get executive buy-in for security awareness programmes
- How to run security awareness across the African continent
- Two panel discussions on security during and after Covid-19 and the security culture in Africa
For more information about the event visit https://www.AfricaCyberSeCCon.com/ and to
reserve your space visit https://bit.ly/2Z47lF8
The Africa Cyber Security Culture Conference 2020 will play host to more than
15 distinguished panelists and speakers and will provide attendees with
practical and proactive takeaways that they can implement in their
organisation.
SOURCE: KnowBe4
