Channel 4, Fox and US Homeland Security experts to deliver keynotes at IBC2018

Leading executives will convene to discuss and explore the challenges and opportunities presented by cyber security for the broadcast, media and entertainment industry.

The one-day Forum will centre around how to anticipate the next cyber threat, how to manage a breach and ways businesses can future-proof its organisational strategy to protect against cyber attacks. 

Channel 4’s CISO Brian Brackenborough will discuss the ways to collaborate on cyber security, while 21st Century Fox’s CISO Melody Hildebrandt will explore risk, resilience and reputation for organisations to become cyber secure across the entire supply chain.

Rob Silvers, Paul Hastings Partner Litigation and Former Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy at the US Department of Homeland Security will explore the relationship between risk and ROI, focusing on how to effectively manage cyber concerns. 

Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers and Chief Digital Officers will gain insight on the need to drive a comprehensive cyber plan that integrates people, capital and technology risks across the entire organisation.

The sessions will explore how various business components - including IT security, human resources, compliance and fraud prevention - can be brought together to create a single cyber resilient organisation.

“The cyber threat is very real, and developing an awareness, knowledge and strategy around this is key” - Michael Crimp, IBC

IBC Chief Executive Michael Crimp said: “The cyber threat is very real, and developing an awareness, knowledge and strategy around this is key.

”The Cyber Security Forum reflects this, bringing together those leading the defence in cyber security from around the world to discuss, debate and shape future strategy.”

Cyber attacks are increasingly a common threat for organisations and the requirement to develop a proactive strategy to mitigate and manage cyber-based crises has never been more prominent. 

At the heart of this transition are the business leaders that are expected to design, manage and implement a robust cyber security strategy for their organisation. 

The invitation-only event will form the Executive Forum programme alongside the Telco and Media Innovation Forum and the Leaders’ Forum, a new initiative designed to attract 450 C-level experts to debate the industry’s biggest challenges and opportunities.