weTHINK. Cyber Security Conference: Forecasting Near Future Threats and Possible Mitigation Strategies
Events 2021 overview
Go BackTarget Audience
- municipalities
- critical infrastructure companies
- IT security companies
- government cyber security actors
Event structure
- 12.00 – 12.30 – General panel – all participants (35 min).
- 12.00 – 12.05 – Welcome and introduction
- Ingo Mayr-Knoch, CEO – weTHINK (2 min)
- Matthias Grabner, Director of Technology – WKO Advantage Austria (2 min).
- 12.05 – 12.25 – Keynote speaker, presentation and Q&A (20 min).
- Future threat actors and attack vectors
- Speaker:
- Colonel Walter Unger, Head of Division – Cyber Defence Centre, Federal Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Austria.
- 12.25 – 12.30 – Introducing working groups and moderators (5 min).
- 12.30 – 13.20 – Working groups (55 min).
- 12.30 – 12.45 Kick Off presentation by moderator.
- 12.45 – 13.30 Brainstorming questions posed by moderator using sticky notes moderated by moderator.
- Working groups
- Group 1:
- Topic: The future of cyber incident response.
- Moderator: Lieutenant Colonel Franz Lantenhammer, Chief of Staff – NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE).
- Group 1:
- Group 2:
- Topic: Legislative and strategic frameworks for cybersecurity governance for critical infrastructure providers.
- Moderator: Adel Abusara, Manager Cybersecurity policies – PwC Serbia
- Group 2:
- Group 3:
- Topic: The future of AI in cybercrime.
- Moderator: Tero Muurman, Detective Superintendent – POLIISI National Bureau of Investigation, Finland
- Group 3:
- Group 4:
- Topic: The future of IT risk management using Machine Learning
- Moderator: Stefan Rass, Associate Professor – Alpe Adria University Klagenfurt
- Group 4:
- Colonel Walter Unger, Head of Division, Cyber Defence Centre, Federal Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Austria.
- Future threat actors and attack vectors
- Lieutenant Colonel Franz Lantenhammer, Chief of Staff, CCDCOE – NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.
- The future of cyber incidence response.
- Detective Superintendent Tero Muurman, POLIISI National Bureau of Investigation, Finland
- The future of AI in cybercrime.
- Adel Abusara,- Manager, Cybersecurity policies, PwC Serbia
- Legislative and strategic frameworks for cybersecurity governance for critical infrastructure providers.
What is the weTHINK.eu European Cyber Security Network?
Who do we bring together?
- weTHINK.eu European Cyber Security Network brings together all key cyber security actors (government agencies, critical infrastructure providers, companies, banks, ministries, industry associations, cyber security companies, NGOs) from Europe.
How do we bring them together?
- Through closed groups on the online crowd knowledge platform – weTHINK.eu.
- Through online meetings and a yearly online conference.
Why do we bring them together?
- To regularly exchange information and best practices on cyber threats and mitigation strategies and tactic.
- To analyse and forecast future cyber threats.
- To develop mitigation strategies and tactics.
- To simulate threat strategies and tactics and mitigation strategies using online cyber ranges.
- To facilitate cooperation between all key actors in Europe to develop joint projects to improve cybersecurity.
- To help companies and municipalities to prepare for near future cyber threats.
- To strengthen the position of European societies and companies.
