29 - 31 January, 2019 | Hilton London Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom

Conference Day Two - Jan 31 2019

8:00 am - 8:50 am COFFEE AND REGISTRATION

8:50 am - 9:00 am CHAIRMAN'S OPENING REMARKS

·  Establishment and organization of the Spanish Joint Cyberdefence Command (MCCD)
· Understanding the specific role that the MCCD plays in the national cyber defence effort
· Overview of how the MCCD is aligning its cyber capabilities to support the challenges of the contemporary operating environment
  • Establishment of a collaborative approach to threat intelligence to identify diverse threats to information security and system functionality
Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Marin Gutierrez, Head of Operations EMAD - Command of Cyber Defence at Spanish MoD

Lieutenant Colonel Francisco Marin Gutierrez

Head of Operations EMAD - Command of Cyber Defence
Spanish MoD

9:40 am - 10:20 am CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS A TARGET: CAPABILITY AND INTENT IN A HOME CONTEXT

·          How vulnerable is critical infrastructure to cyber attack? Is this still a major threat to national security?
·          Understanding the threat from state and non-state actors. Are different agencies responsible for defence?
·          Demonstrations of known opposition capabilities and intent in attacking infrastructure
  •  Modelling the implications of critical infrastructure attack
Senior Officer, Cyber Operations Chief at French Cyber Command

Senior Officer

Cyber Operations Chief
French Cyber Command

10:20 am - 11:00 am MORNING COFFEE AND NETWORKING

11:00 am - 11:40 am CIS CRITICAL SECURITY CONTROLS AND SECURITY BENCHMARKS

·          Outlining the steps to critical security control – what are the most important defensive steps, and how to prioritize?
·          In it together? How different are the military and CNI challenges? Building cybersecurity through collaboration
·          Case studies from the DoD, USG and private sector on defensive practices
  •        Looking ahead beyond cyber2020
Tony Sager, Chief Evangelist at Centre for Internet Security

Tony Sager

Chief Evangelist
Centre for Internet Security

11:40 am - 12:20 pm MAINTAINING CYBER INTEGRITY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

·          Keys to understanding the cyber threat beyond your area of control
·          Balancing requirement and outsourcing requirement with security
·          Maintaining  cyber influence outside your immediate your organisation
  • Solving the new third party problem for suppliers
Mr Phil Blunden, Cyber Industry Communications Lead at UK Ministry of Defence

Mr Phil Blunden

Cyber Industry Communications Lead
UK Ministry of Defence

12:20 pm - 1:20 pm NETWORKING LUNCH

1:20 pm - 2:00 pm PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT DOES THE CYBER COMMAND OF THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE?

·          How will the threat likely evolve beyond 2020?
·          Will the expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the connected world fundamentally change how cyber   deploy and operate?
·          Is a joint civilian-military cyber command a possibility?
  •           How will the cyber threat evolve against remote platforms? 
·          Outlining the consequences to the military of the new connected world
·          Normalising the cyber domain
·          Utilising cyber denial to control the battlespace
  • Are cyber operations hindered by a generational gap in understanding?
Mr Richard Crowell, Associate Professor, Information Operations & Cyberspace Operations Joint Military Operations Department at U.S. Naval War College

Mr Richard Crowell

Associate Professor, Information Operations & Cyberspace Operations Joint Military Operations Department
U.S. Naval War College

2:40 pm - 3:10 pm AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING

3:10 pm - 3:50 pm STATE, NON-STATE AND PROXY: KEY PLAYERS IN CYBER OFFENSE

·          The development of state, non-state and proxy actors in the cyber domain
·          Motivators, methods and vulnerabilities of the three types of cyber attacker
·          Identifiers of the threat groups: SOP’s and attack methods
·          Distinguishing between attack method and appropriate response to each group
Dr Jamie Shea, Assistant Secretary General Emerging Security Challenges at NATO

Dr Jamie Shea

Assistant Secretary General Emerging Security Challenges
NATO

·          Challenges to building cohesion across the entire European command structure
·          Should cyber operations be combined, or does this present additional risks if compromised?
·          Is there a need to a combined cyber command across Europe?
  • Looking ahead to the new cyber space beyond 2020
Mr Mario Blokken, Head Permanent Secretariat at European Land Force Interoperability Center (Finabel)

Mr Mario Blokken

Head Permanent Secretariat
European Land Force Interoperability Center (Finabel)

4:30 pm - 4:40 pm END OF CONFERENCE