The IT security landscape has rapidly changed over the recent years. First, after the COVID-19 disruption necessitated work-from-anywhere norms, remote access to enterprise data had to be provisioned almost overnight. This brought infosec models like zero-trust security and multi-factor authentication into the mainstream. Infosec leaders had to burn gallons of midnight oil to make that happen.
The second change catalyst has been even more potent. It has been the maturing of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and their multi-pronged impact on the infosec landscape. True, AI helps infosec leaders gain better and quicker insights into the threat landscape and device better policies and frameworks to guard the fuzzy boundaries. However, at the same time, cyber threat actors are also able to lay their hands on AI with equal ease and weaponize it for launching more sophisticated attacks on enterprise information networks.
The threat actors are not individuals or small group anymore. Organized cybercrime syndicates are reportedly active round-the-clock in different parts of the world. Worse, some of them are even proxies of rouge states and are therefore backed by huge funds as well as human and technological resources. Even large multinationals and governments are not spared.
It is in such an arduously challenging environment that CISOs and their teams relentlessly work to defend their organizations from a barrage of onslaughts. In order to stay one-up against the attackers, infosec leaders also need to upskill and new skill themselves on a continuous basis. These backroom warriors leave no stone unturned to ensure safe access and business continuity for their enterprise and their customers.
For the last 13 years, it has been BitStream Mediaworks’ endeavour to hold an annual awards ceremony where the leading CISOs are felicitated by well-known industry luminaries. This year, come November, and we will be holding the award function in Delhi / NCR.
As always, the awards will be preceded by a multitude of knowledge-packed sessions (14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards & Confex 2024) to trigger thought-leading innovations to bring India's 150+ CISOs, CDOs, CTOs, CROs, CIOs, IT Heads, InfoSec leaders and managers from private, public and govt organizations and global security experts under one roof to discuss various information security threats and best-possible effective intelligent solutions available.
Critical insights to re-imagine and re-orchestrate your cyber security strategy
Learnings to maximize ROI through a digitally immune business roadmap
Knowledge from cyber stalwarts across industries on future-proofing the enterprise
Exploration of 2024 cyber security trends from across industries
Exclusive information about new cutting-edge cyber security products and solutions
Networking with India’s top C-suite cyber security leaders
One-on-one meeting with the best-in class technology solution providers
Exclusive Gala Dinner with live entertainment
Submissions for 14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards 2024 must align with the category for which they are nominated and are judged based upon completeness and accuracy of the information provided. Nominations are also judged based on the overall influence, effectiveness and success of the nominees’ project, initiative or improvement.
Nominators may be contacted by any member of panel of juries. The panel of 7 judges selected, each represent a different segment of industry and bring to the forum their extensive knowledge and experience. The jury’s judgment will be considered as final one.
Our keynote sessions have always been star attractions for our discerning attendees. Our keynote speakers are highly knowledgeable leaders with visionary outlooks. They will not only set the right tone and agenda for the other sessions but also ignite the minds with thoughts of brilliance and ideas of transformative innovation.
14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards & Confex 2024 is an initiative to identify hard work, talent, innovation and effort of those CISOs for protecting sensitive information of their organizations. This award not only recognizes the best CISOs / InfoSec Leaders, but also establishes the increasing trend of current and future role of CISOs in Indian Industry.
These thought leadership exchanges will be held in panel-discussion formats. Each power group will discuss ideas and share best practices around a given information security theme to drive meaningful outcomes and takeaways for the attendees. The panels will primarily be constituted of CISOs, with minority representations by the industry. The discussions will be technology- and vendor-agnostic to ensure objectivity and fair value for all.
Providers of infosec products and solutions are continually investing in hardening their offerings against the potential breaches that keep getting more and more sophisticated. They are also investing in building research-driven insights across various sectors and geos, which gives them an early peek into the changing threat landscape. This enables them to speak with authority on future infosec trends and potential prevention frameworks, which is what they will be doing in these knowledge sessions.
Networking opportunity for solution and service providers with industry top decision makers via digital exhibition, live chats etc.
• CISO Choice Solutions 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)
• Cybersecurity Influencers 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)
• Most Trusted Security Brands 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)
• Security Startups of the Year 2024 (Chosen by CISOs)
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With this initiative, we provide you with the unique opportunity to reach out to 150+ of the most influential CISO's, InfoSec leaders, and other CXOs across the nation, all under one roof. Attendees at this conference also includes from award ceremony who are the winners of most prestigious 14th CISO & Defenders 100 Awards & Confex 2024 – normally difficult to reach executives. It’s an excellent platform for companies to influence with brand profiling, networking, and to ensure market position.
