Cyber Security CEO Forum today at Cinnamon Grand

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The influential Cyber Security CEO Forum organised by the Daily FT and CICRA Consultancies will be held today at 6.30 p.m. to highlight that boardrooms need to remember ‘prevention is better than investigation’.

The much-anticipated CEO Forum is the last of three back-to-back events this week, to create awareness on the importance of cyber security and showcase latest threats and solutions.

Yesterday, the full day Cyber Security Summit was held at the Cinnamon Grand, with over 350 participants from public and private sectors, whilst on Monday, the Youth Cyber Security Summit was held at the BMICH, with nearly 500 students from all corners of the country.

Today, at the CEO Forum, a select group of global experts will share key insights.

At yesterday’s Summit, four keynote speakers, four guest speakers, and 10 panellists spoke at dedicated sessions, focusing on digital intelligence for making the world a safer place, IOT security for financial services, digital forensic investigation dynamics, and tuning-up security in plural social networks. The Summit included a unique Night Hack featuring live demos of ethical hacking and vulnerabilities.

The strategic partners of 2019 Cyber Security Summit are Cisco and Visa, and the Co-Sponsor is Cellebrite. Other partners include official payment network, LankaPay; insurance partner Sri Lanka Insurance; official printing partner, Lake House Printers and Publishers; hospitality partner, Cinnamon Grand; creative partner, Triad; and electronic media partner, TV Derana.