- VENUE | The Pulitzer Hotel
- LOCATION | Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- DATE | November 2024
- EVENT | Tech Intelligence Dinner
- TOPIC | From Initial Access to Ransomware Deployment
In today’s threat landscape, organisations must continue to enhance their ransomware defences and policies, recognising both the progress made and the need to stay ahead of evolving threats. This includes adapting to the emergence of AI and new threat actors, which signal potential future challenges.
During the roundtable at the fantastic Pulitzer Hotel, expert hosts shared their insights into how security leaders can become more forward-leaning in their defence strategy by examining the main cyber risks that organisations are facing on a day-to-day basis.
Key Take-Aways for attendees included –
- How criminals use ransomware to perform both opportunistic and targeted attacks against organisation
- Initial Access and Ransomware deployment techniques
- The tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that threat actors rely on to gain initial access and achieve intrusion actions
- How to stay ahead of evolving threats – includes adapting to the emergence of AI and new threat actors, which signal potential future challenges
- How to detect compromised user credentials, corporate sensitive data, and early indicators of potential cyber threats to protect their brand, executive team, and employees
- Recommendations on how their organisation can anticipate, withstand, and recover from the most sophisticated ransomware attacks
- Gained knowledge on the 2025 threat landscape outlook
The evening kicked off with a Champagne reception, followed by a lavish fine dining experience and roundtable discussion. It provided an opportunity to connect with fellow leaders and discuss strengthening their cybersecurity strategies.
With ransomware attacks become increasingly sophisticated, it was an evening of insight for all guests.
- Organisations attending included – LeasePlan / NIBC Bank / RTL / Brex / Stage Entertainment / Trustmoore / Picnic Technologies / Recharge and SRS amongst others
- Job Roles included – Head of Compliance & Risk Management Europe / Director Compliance / Risk & Control / Director & Head of Risk / Director Risk & Payments / CISOs / Business Information Security Officer / Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
