Every year, as hostile nation states and cybercriminals become bolder and better organised, the threat to our security from cyberattacks continues to grow.

Over the last year alone, we have seen new world records set for the largest single interruption to services, the single largest ransomware payment in history, and a simple user error that nearly destroyed a $125 Billion pension fund.

In this session, our presenter will take you on a tour of the key cyber-events so far in 2024. He will share what we have learned from these incidents, and how we as business analysts can lead a mindset shift towards building processes and services that are secure and resilient by design.

As the services that we build become more interconnected, and the threats from bad actors become more present, the security and resilience of solutions that we deliver has never been more essential. In this workshop, the speaker will take you on a world tour of incidents that he has been involved with remediating. You will hear about hacks, human error and natural disasters as he shares important lessons from these experiences and demonstrates how we as business analysts can play our part in the protection of our essential institutions and their customers.

Innovations such as modern ways of working, cloud technologies and process automation have created considerable value, accelerated the pace of change, and empowered organisations. At the same time, these advancements raise serious concerns. Valuable information can be lost or stolen, productivity impacted and, in some cases, personal health and safety can be at risk. 

In this interactive session, we will explore how business analysts can embed a ‘secure-by-design’ mindset in the development process to ensure that projects deliver secure and resilient solutions efficiently.