State-sponsored threat actors, financially motivated cyber criminals, and amateur hackers will continue to be enticed by the massive impact that can result from an attack on a nation’s critical infrastructure. The risk of a successful attack could be severe—damaged power grids could leave cities in the dark, or even put lives at risk.

A recent study shows that attacks against energy utilities are among the top three most targeted sectors for cyberattacks in the United States. In addition, Europe, Australia, and Japan have reported an increase in threats against critical infrastructure. The threat is global and the risk alarming. This exclusive Tech Monitor webinar, in association with Fortinet, will dissect the strategies security leaders can adopt to thwart these malicious attacks and stay ahead of the hackers, as well as the suite of integrated and automated technologies available to them.

Questions for discussion include:

• What are the main cybersecurity challenges facing the power and utilities sector right now? What is the current threat landscape?
• How is the ongoing modernisation of Critical Infrastructures impacting on the threat landscape?
• What strategies are security leaders adopting to effectively combat cyber-attacks? What innovative technologies are available to them?
• To what extent must technology be paired with business strategy? What must be considered to ensure you receive buy-in from the board?

Speakers:

Claudia Glover, Senior Reporter, Tech Monitor (Chair)

Agustin Valencia, OT/IoT/ICS Security Business Development Iberia, Fortinet

Swantje Westpfahl, Director (CEO) of the Institute for Security and Safety

Technology and digital services are increasingly held up as a key component of any solution to the global climate crisis and public sector organisations are under growing pressure to operate in a way that protects resources, makes good business sense and mitigates environmental impact.

Adopting sustainable IT practices not only lowers costs by reducing energy consumption and waste but also has significant potential to improve delivery, increase efficiency and develop public trust and engagement.

This exclusive New Statesman and Tech Monitor roundtable dinner will convene technology and sustainability leaders from across the UK public sector to discuss the initiatives driving meaningful action.

It will set out to identify shared challenges, potential solutions and inspire cross-sector collaboration to develop a more sustainable and digitally resilient state.

Moving to the cloud is never simple. Businesses looking to scale their operations by moving key services into the cloud are looking for a service that’s scalable, flexible and cost-effective. What they often encounter, however, is a migration exercise fraught with practical challenges and hidden costs.

The hybrid cloud offers a way for companies to avoid this quagmire. By outsourcing only a portion of its IT services off-site while building an optimised, on-premises solution to handle its most critical and sensitive functions, a business can – theoretically – have the best of both worlds. But how can organisations achieve this without compromising on security and functionality?

In a roundtable supported by Lenovo & Microsoft, Tech Monitor will convene senior IT leaders to discuss to the extent to which adopting hybrid cloud computing enables businesses to meet technical requirements while simultaneously benefiting from the flexibility of a scalable and transparent pay-as-you-go model.

Topics for discussion will include:

• Ensuring transparency in hybrid clouds
• Scaling at pace to meet evolving business requirements
• Utilising the cloud to drive sustainability
• The importance of effective cloud security
• Maintaining interoperability
• Striking correct balances in managed services agreements

Growing rapidly is no easy feat for businesses, but with a firm understanding on how to do so successfully and with strong technology partners, the journey can be smoother than expected. For Forecast, building a strong foundation for their finance team was essential on their growth journey.

Join Sage Intacct and Tech Monitor as we discuss how businesses have used technology to alleviate pain points and what unexpected benefits they have seen since implementing the right software to help them grow. We will be joined by Forecast who will share insights from their journey to improve their finance function who were struggling with inconsistent reporting and unnecessary time-consuming work in their finance team, with the help of technology.

In this exclusive Sage Intacct and Tech Monitor webinar we will:

• Hear from Forecast about their growth journey and how technology has helped them along the way
• Discuss the benefits of using best-in-class finance software instead of a best-in-breed finance software
• Look at how Sage Intacct supports their clients and helps to build a strong finance function foundation

The complexity of cyber security continues to evolve at breakneck speed.

It is now simply too big, too difficult, and changes too fast to be effectively managed by most organisations.

This is particularly true for SME’s, when the need to remain operable and financially resilient in the face of a cyber-attack is key to survival.

As cyber threats continue to grow in volume and impact, organisations are increasingly turning to Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services to neutralise attacks that technology alone cannot prevent.

This has given rise to many SME’s utilising Cybersecurity as a Service (CSaaS) as a key risk management tool. With no need to rip and replace, CSaaS works with the tools and processes businesses already have – making it more cost-effective and quicker to get up and running.

By integrating data and telemetry from third-party endpoint, cloud, identity, email, firewall and other security technologies, MDR systems are being deployed to better detect and remediate attacks with speed and precision across a multitude of diverse operating environments.

This exclusive Tech Monitor webinar, in partnership with Sophos, will convene a panel of cyber experts to unpack why businesses are turning to MDR and CSaaS, how it can benefit your IT strategy, as well as outline practical steps for adoption.

Webinar Synopsis: More and more the CFO and finance team are the instigators of digital transformation within financial services firms. Changing markets and shifting priorities are highlighting the hazards of a disparate and fragmented approach to finance operations. Will your current systems successfully scale as you manage ever-increasing complexities?

In this session, Gary Simon, CEO of the Modern Finance Forum sits down with Ben Collins, Senior Director of Financial Services at Sage, to discuss some practical tips that finance teams should consider when seeking to streamline their day-to-day operations.

In this session, our speakers will discuss:

• Making a convincing case for further technological investment
• Shifting responsibilities and scope of finance leadership in recent years
• Closing the books faster to reduce the “month end mountain”

Event overview

New Statesman Media Group is proud to once again be at the forefront of driving the conversation on climate action with the return of its Making Sense of Net Zero conference. This exclusive event will convene business leaders, policymakers, investors, sustainability officers and NGOs to explore how we can successfully transition to a green economy. ​

Drawing on the editorial expertise of The New Statesman and its sister publication Capital Monitor, Making Sense of Net Zero 2023 will equip attendees with practical insights and solutions designed to help them lead, innovate, collaborate and invest in the transition to a more sustainable society. ​

This free-to-attend event will facilitate a vital dialogue between UK policymakers and business leaders as they put together their collective expertise behind addressing some of the most immediate challenges that will shape the UK’s net zero strategy in the run up to COP28.

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Our Future Generations Conference will explore the most pressing issues facing young Britons today. Through panels, live interviews, speeches and debates, you will hear insights from experts, politicians and industry leaders. There will also be ample opportunities to network with fellow influential guests as we discover how to make a brighter future of the UK.  

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