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Security debt is a serious and common problem for that pervades businesses today, especially with the move to cloud computing and rise of IoT. While organisations might accept the risks they encounter, they often neglect to review them or plan for the future. That risk is compounded when patches are passed from passed from person-to-person through staff changes and/or employee churn. Managing our growing security debt is therefore of critical importance because ransomware is the debt collector, and it will come calling.

A big part of 2022 has been the triumphant return of in-person events. Here are some of our favourite memories from the year so far!

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It is said that the most efficient way to reduce insider risks is to prevent insider incidents. A prevention-first strategy must also prove effective at rapidly detecting and mitigating the effects of insider threats originating from both malicious and accidental insiders. What if you could secure and protect your users and devices, even BYOD laptops and smartphones, with a method that is focused on earning trust across any end point and continuously validating that trust at every event or transaction?

Every organisation today is concerned about security and the inevitability of a ransomware attack. With multi-generational sprawl increasing the attack surface, recovering from a malicious attack is becoming increasingly difficult.

Introducing our latest Rela8 Group Advisory Board member! We sat down with Douglas to hear why he chose to join our Advisory Board, how he hopes to help the Data industry overcomes the challenges of data innovation, and what advice he would give to other Data Executives in his industry.

With Wembley Stadium as the stage, we brought together a group of CISOs, CTOs, CIOs, and key industry heads and directors to discuss the responsibilities of being ‘women in tech’, industry double standards, and mentoring the next generation.

May 23rd

Human error is the most common portal for cyber security breaches. So, it stands to reason that human talent is the most valuable defence against attacks. How can organisations reduce risk by making humans the strongest link in the cyber defence line?

May 16th

The rapid and continuous adoption of Cloud applications has been pivotal for digital transformation initiatives and enabling global workforces. Their importance to an organisation, also makes Cloud applications primary targets of cyber criminals to gain illegitimate access to company data and networks. The challenge organisations are facing now – how do they secure a third party platform?

May 9th

End-user computing (EUC) approaches continue to evolve as organisations look to support the needs of a dynamic and changing workplace. Hybrid and multi-cloud approaches have become a more important variable in the context of work-from-home. Platform flexibility remains important but lowering the bar on complexity has become an increasingly key focus for EUC implementations.

May 3rd

Mobile applications are becoming an indispensable platform for organisations but if left unchecked they can provide an easy attack surface for malicious actors. So what steps can businesses take to ensure they don’t hit the news headlines?

25th April

In April we hosted our first TLC TV episode of 2022 and what a return it was! Partnering with Contrast Security, in this episode we looked at DevOps and accelerating the Developer-First security movement.

11th April

We sit down with cyber security leader, Lyzia Van Iterson, to discuss the mental health issues facing the IT industries today.

We caught up with James McKinlay - Cyber Security, one of our star moderators and Cyber Security expert, after a recent roundtable to get his thoughts on why modern Data Loss Prevention strategies are becoming more and more critical!

The security of our digital IDs has never been more important: from cloud services that have kept businesses functioning through the rapid shift to remote working, to providing access to essential consumer services. Yet businesses still put their users and customers through undue suffering, leaving themselves exposed to security compromises.

April 4th

It's time we started talking about corporate burnout.

Principal Cloud Solutions Architect and community member, Jeroen Mulder, gives his views on DevSecOps and being the best 'plumber' you can be.

We spoke to DocuSign's Gerrit van der Walt to hear his thoughts on staying competitive with the ideal document workflow, and how businesses might move towards it.

Coming back for our third year, Rela8 Group are thrilled to once again be sponsoring the White Hat Ball to help raise money for NSPCC Childline. Sitting down with Rela8 Group CEO & Founder, Paul Gibson, we ask why giving back is so important, and why the White Hat Ball makes a perfect partner for Rela8 Group.

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Identity and Access Management (IAM) gained notoriety as a business enabler 15-20 years ago. It is seeing a resurgence today because many people now understand that IAM can solve many of the emerging challenges facing businesses today.

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The Flexera 2021 State of the Cloud Report shows cloud computing trends. Although 80% of enterprise organisations choose hybrid for greater flexibility and adapting to change, it does add complexity.

February 8th

Cyber security is a field of constant change and evolution. As such, pinning down specific challenges is like chasing shadows! However, thanks to our incredible Technology Leaders Club community, we have access to the insight of some of the industry’s best on what challenges they are concerned about for the start of 2022.

We spoke to Milos Pesic, Global Head of Information and Cyber Security at Marken and our newest Advisory Board member, about joining the board and the challenges facing the cyber security industry today.

January 31st

January 24th

Here at the Technology Leaders Club, we pride ourselves on having our fingers on the pulse of the tech industry. Supported by our fantastic delegate community and vendor partners, we ensure that if something is on the minds of the industry’s best and brightest, we know about it and are already preparing a roundtable discussion to tackle it. With that said, here is a list of the top 10 challenges recently that have our community buzzing:

January 17th

January 10th

Looking back on our 2021 and wrapping up a year that will go down in history for all the right reasons.

For businesses around the world, the pandemic has shown that work is about what you do, not where you do it. The new workplace can now be anywhere, but with that freedom comes concerns for business security. We spoke to Fortinet’s Director of Information Security, Joe Robertson, to get his perspective on the “Anywhere Workplace” and how businesses should be approaching our new normal going forward.

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This month, we hosted our final TLC TV episode of the year, certain we would be ending 2021 with a bang. Partnering with Talend, we looked at data health and the impacts that healthy data can have on businesses, culture, and community.

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1st November

We spoke to Dan Overton, our newest Advisory Board Member, about joining the Rela8 Group Board and about what can be done to give back. With 16 years of experience in the IT industry, Dan has experienced the boom in cybersecurity first-hand. Dan is now the Deputy EMEA Information Security Officer at Lockheed Martin and is looking to do his part in developing the industry.

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I know you’re thinking ‘a roundtable doesn’t have sides,’ aren’t you? In this blog we are going to talk about the two sides to a roundtable. Not just any roundtable but a virtual roundtable.

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Choosing the right cybersecurity solutions is difficult in a constantly changing cyber-threat landscape. The goal is to stop cyber-attacks before they damage your business.

When the world shifted to working from home, companies saw on average a 71.9% increase in authentications due to remote access. Authentications to virtual private networks (VPN) and remote desktop protocol (RDP) grew by 60%.