Cyber threat – reducing the risk in retail

Event information

Cyber-attacks are indiscriminate and in the retail sector they are often highly publicised. The impact of a successful cyber-attack can have devastating consequences which include:

• Ransom demands running into millions.
• Downtime for weeks or months.
• Supply chain interruption.
• Serious reputational damage.

The session will include:

• Where do companies go wrong? - The cyber security pitfalls.
• Who are Cyber Criminals? - Insight into their ecosystem.
• What do they do? Real-life case studies bring the impact of their attacks to life.
• What can you do? Invaluable takeaways on reducing your cyber risk.

Key benefits

• Understand the difference between IT and proper cyber risk management.
• Develop your understanding of the potential weak points in your retail business.
• Gain takeaways to immediately begin taking the steps to get to grips with managing cyber risk appropriately.

About the speakers

Kerrie Machin, Partner, Mitigo Cyber Security Kerrie believes that the challenges of cyber security, business resilience and legal & regulatory compliance, needn’t keep business leaders awake at night. It’s just a matter of matching the right solution to the problem. He has spent the last two decades helping businesses identify their exposure to risk, and his keen eye for detail has enabled him to deliver solutions that provide real protection – allowing them to get on with doing what they do best.!

Simon Gray, Head of Business, ICAEW After many years volunteering for ICAEW and representing members in industry, from December 2021, Simon was delighted to join ICAEW as Head of Business. Moving from advisory to delivery he works with colleagues across ICAEW to identify and address business issues important to members, both nationally and internationally. Having started and run his own companies, he is passionate about business and understand the challenges and opportunities first-hand.

CPD hours

ICAEW's revised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Regulations bring in new CPD requirements. This includes a minimum number of hours and an ethics requirement. Attending this webinar could contribute up to one hour of verifiable CPD, providing you can demonstrate that the content is relevant to your role.

A copy of the webinar booking confirmation email is accepted as evidence of verifiable CPD. You will need to save the email as a JPEG or PDF before uploading it to your record. Click here to use ICAEW’s self-assessment tool to help you work out how much CPD you will need to fulfil each year.

Costs

ICAEW members and non-members are welcome to join. This event is organised by the Retail Community. Please click here to join online.