Tackling weaknesses in a bank’s digital security structure means implementing a cohesive strategy that considers removable media, the internet, email, fixed network connections and cyber awareness across the internal and external value chain. With Open Banking ushering in a new era for financial services, the pressure has never been greater to optimise  information/ data for competitive whilst never losing sight of compliance obligations and customer needs.

The opening session benchmarks the banking sector today, highlighting ideas for improving strategy and end-to-end processes across your business and hearing some pointers as to where to look for solutions to the shared challenges banks face in a rapidly changing sector.

9:10 am

The Cyber Security Landscape for the Banking Sector – Data Governance as a Critical Success Factor

• The role of data and information governance
• Interplay between the data CxO roles
• Embedding data governance into the cyber life-cycle

Hany Choueiri

Chief Data Officer, Aldermore Bank

9:30 am

Understanding the Threats to the Banking Sector

• What threats are especially pertinent to banks?
• Some real life examples of such threats in the wild
• How have these evolved over time?
• What can banks do to mitigate such threats?

Nour Fateen

Senior Threat Intelligence Consultant, Recorded Future

9:50 am

Welcome to the Empathy Economy

• The societal changes that the IoT brings, showcasing the challenges and opportunities
• Setting the landscape in the context of Brexit
• Outline the new approach to cyber security
• Three practical takeaways for banks to consider implementing immediately

Dr. Jacqui Taylor

, Top Ten Global IoT Innovator and Futurist

10:10 am

Q&A and Interactive Panel Discussion:

• What is the biggest threat to the security of banks in 2019?
• What does a strong data infrastructure look like? And what should banks be aiming for by 2025 and beyond?
• How can leaders avoid ‘ivory tower’ implementations that neglect stakeholders’ needs?
• How can banks utilise compliance experience to stay ahead of new entrants? Or how could collaboration with newer entrants benefit everyone?

Mohsin Choudhury

UK Information Security Lead, Bank of Ireland

Hany Choueiri

Chief Data Officer, Aldermore Bank

Nour Fateen

Senior Threat Intelligence Consultant, Recorded Future

Dr. Jacqui Taylor

, Top Ten Global IoT Innovator and Futurist

The centrepiece of the day brings delegates together to discuss key challenges. Each table features a ‘pain point’ shared by fellow banking executives. So grab the chance to have your say on data, information or web security challenges, share insights with others, and learn from their experience when it comes to building robust strategy.

Key topics:

• What’s the best strategy for working with TPPs in the value chain to ensure that security culture and conduct goes beyond the ‘walls’ of the bank?
• What does an acceptable level of cyber security risk look like?
• What are the best tools and strategies for educating employees about their own approach to security and data management?
• How can banks drive more synergy between AML, Cyber Security and other Business Units?
• How to leverage cyber security analytics for fraud detection

Employee threat awareness, penetration testing and ethical hacking all play a part in the battle against cyber-attacks and unintentional data breaches. But how can you prepare for threats that you don’t know exist? And if hackers are using AI to attack your systems, can the same technology be trusted to defend you? This session examines the current approach to threat awareness and addresses whether an entirely new approach to data and web security is needed – and the part that AI is expected to play.

1:50 pm

Navigating Cyber Threats in the Financial Service Sector

• What are the biggest threats to an organisation?
• How do you go about identifying these threats  ?
• What role can technology play?

Rupert Lee-Browne

Chairman and CEO, Caxton FX

2:10 pm

Convincing Lizards and Fallible Mortals: the Role of AI in Cyber Security

• As the PSD2 fintech revolution gathers pace, the need for robust cyber security has never been higher and all eyes are on AI technology to provide the answers.  But in a hype-driven rush to embrace AI we run the risk of failing to deliver on unachievable promises and overlooking the human side of the equation
• The potential for smart AI detection
• Pragmatic deployment of AI
• Balancing AI against human fallibility

David Porter

Senior Advisor, Cyber Security and Infrastructure, Bank of England

2:30 pm

Tackling Advanced Threats Against the Growing Threat of Hackers, Aggressive Competitors and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs)

• A definition of cyber intelligence and the role it plays in remediating threats
• An understanding of the phases of cyber intelligence and how to embed intelligence-driven security within an organisation’s environment
• How organisations can use predictive analytics to generate actionable intelligence
• What are the security metrics that allow an organisation to understand if its security is working – and how to use this insight to adapt

Azeem Aleem

VP Consulting & Head of UK Business, NTT Security

2:50 pm

Q&A and Interactive Panel Discussion: Can AI be the Answer to Tackling Cyber Threats when it is also, increasingly the Cause?

• What are the key steps to improving threat awareness across the organisation and can technology help?
• How can banks use technology to learn from each malicious encounter?
• Why should banks be deploying AI to predict new threats? Or should they?
• Can AI be the answer to tackling cyber threats when it is also increasingly the cause?

Azeem Aleem

VP Consulting & Head of UK Business, NTT Security

Rupert Lee-Browne

Chairman and CEO, Caxton FX

David Porter

Senior Advisor, Cyber Security and Infrastructure, Bank of England

Dr. Jacqui Taylor

, Top Ten Global IoT Innovator and Futurist

With growing regulatory pressure on banks to share data more widely to increase the variety of digital services, what’s the best strategy for assuring customers that joining the Open Banking Initiative and sharing their data is safe. According to research conducted by Forrester, 82% of those customers surveyed held back the sharing of their financial data through the Open Banking scheme and 68% of businesses share similar concerns. How can Open Banking be delivered for maximum benefit for all concerned in a compliance, efficient, economic and secure manner?

4:05 pm

Addressing the PSD2 challenges impacting the Security Organisation

• Identification of the Cyber Threat Intelligence relating to the PSD2 landscape.
• High impact Detect and Protect considerations for Cyber Security controls related to PSD2.
• Preparation for Responding and Recovering from PSD2 related security events.
• Security Governance considerations for Information Security Risk management.

David Edwards

Head of InfoSec, Coventry Building Society

4:25 pm

The Challenges of Implementing Open Banking

• Understanding that open banking is a movement and not a product
• Ensuring that we keep the consumer at the centre of this initiative
• Challenges that banks face through unstoppable innovation

Carlos Figueredo

Co-author of the Open Banking Initiative UK

4:45 pm

Q&A and Panel Discussion: How can Banks and Fintechs Deliver Open Banking Safely?

• What does Open Banking mean for security risks and compliance? Can banks increase digital services without compromising customer privacy?
• How could RegTech help manage the risk of working with APIs and FinTech?
• How can banks collaborate to create a standard approach to privacy and deliver better service to customers?

David Edwards

Head of InfoSec, Coventry Building Society

Carlos Figueredo

Co-author of the Open Banking Initiative UK