Exceptional peer-to-peer learning and networking for UK Security professionals
In its 5th year, The CSO Security Summit, co-located with the CSO Awards, is the premier gathering for UK Security and IT professionals looking to exchange insights, learn from peers, and stay ahead of the curve.
Join CISOs, CSOs, CTOs, and senior IT leaders for a day of thought-provoking talks, peer-led discussions, and impactful networking as they come together to benchmark, soundboard, ask questions and collaborate as a collective, through closed-door, intimate discussions under Chatham House Rule.
Explore successful Cybersecurity strategies, gain exclusive perspectives from top industry analysts and visionary guest speakers, and discuss the complexities of the evolving threat landscape and new ways to combat cyber threats.
Why attend CSO Security Summit UK?
Discover breakthrough ideas during informative talks led by CSOs and CISOs.
Benchmark your plans against the most innovative Cybersecurity strategies and initiatives in the UK.
Connect with fellow leaders and expand your professional network.
2025 theme: Security at the Speed of Business in the Age of AI
CISOs and CSOs are increasingly recognized as pivotal drivers of business transformation, moving beyond traditional IT Cybersecurity management.
With this year’s theme ‘Security at the Speed of Business in the Age of AI‘, the summit agenda is split into two unique conference tracks. Track one: Protecting the Enterprise: Threats, Risk and AI, will explore the global society’s influence on rising cybersecurity challenges and the urgent need for improved security practices to address the emerging threat of AI system poisoning. Track two: Empowering Cyber Culture, will explore past experiences, current trends, and the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.
Join this CSO Security Summit to gain insights and ideas on these 9 key themes:
Geopolitical Strife and Rising Global Cybersecurity Threats – What are the Trends from the Attacks Coming into the UK?
The world order is evolving at an unprecedented pace, where the risk landscape can dramatically shift for an organisation due to geopolitics. Cut through the noise and hear the latest updates on the current UK cybersecurity landscape, including disruptions and innovations. A unique opportunity for cybersecurity leaders to gain a valuable perspective on understanding an increasingly critical risk driver.
Limiting the Blast Radius and Building Resilience – Learnings from Withstanding, Absorbing and Recovering from Real-World Breaches
We all know the theory but what are the learnings from real- world breaches, with the appreciation of the complexities that most organisations face? Hear candid insight and learnings from case studies by CISOs who have withstood attacks, absorbed attacks or recovered from breaches – to apply in your own scenarios and see where you might have gaps to learn from.
How Can We Manage the Security Aspect of Increased AI Adoption and Get Ahead of the Game on the EU AI Act?
As enterprises seek business value from AI and adopt it at pace, how can security teams ensure that their controls and technology keep pace with the rate of adoption? Many in the security sector are asking how we can build safe systems when using this technology. Explore the potential these technologies have on radically changing the cybersecurity threat landscape and hear cross-industry perspectives from security heads who are securing their systems that use AI.
Security by Design – Futureproofing Cyber from the Next Wave of Emerging Technologies
From cyber warfare to deepfakes, the security threat landscape is evolving at a rate never seen before, with attacks becoming more enhanced and sophisticated. What is the impact of the rising threat levels and how do we address them? Evaluate how to strengthen security and navigate the threat landscape from the next wave of emerging technologies.
The Evolving Tactics of Supply Chain Attacks and Strategies to Counter Threats for Resilient Global Supply Chains
As a source of many high-profile attacks, securing the vulnerabilities within vendor supply chains is paramount to ensuring resilience. How do we effectively counter these risks? Hear how to navigate the risk terrain, improve supply chain visibility, and allow better monitoring, real-time threat detection, and a comprehensive understanding of data flow and potential vulnerabilities.
New Cloud Environments, New Threats – CIO Strategies to Fortify Cloud Defences
Today, a secure cloud is mission-critical. Although not new, it challenges most organisations to adapt and learn new processes and approaches to new cloud environments. So how can you cut through the complexity and have a foundational approach that’s resilient to ongoing platform changes and novel technologies? Hear how CISOs safeguard their organisations amidst the dynamic landscape of cloud computing.
Cyber Resilience is Not Just a Technology Challenge – Best Practice to Build Resilience Through People and Culture
CISOs play a critical role in shaping a culture of security within an organisation. So what are best practice strategies to influence and drive secure behaviour and culture across the organisation? Discuss how to position security as a business enabler and explore strategies to influence secure behaviour.
Navigating Stress & Burnout in Cybersecurity
According to CSO, half of UK cybersecurity professionals could quit in the next 12 months due to burnout. With teams at a breaking point, what is happening to the cybersecurity workforce across the UK? We will look at the high levels of alert fatigue, the negative impact of work/life balance, and how leaders are seeking innovative ways to better recognize and address burnout and stress in their teams.
Security ROI – Where Should You be Spending Your Budget?
According to IDC, global cybersecurity spend will grow to nearly $300 billion in 2026. How is spend being allocated and what priorities are security leaders leaning towards? Hear from top security professionals as we navigate the cybersecurity spend landscape, hear how they secure the budget and what their key spending priorities are.
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