11th SSF Security Talk | Cyber threats, 17 October 2022
"We know the enemy but we do not know how to fight him and protect ourselves" | "Too little attention is paid to the increasing convergence between IT and OT" | "The Swiss Armed Forces Cyber Command will be fully operational in 2024!" | "Let us think more in terms of opportunities than risks".
These are some of the key statements made at the 11th FSS Security Talk on the topic "Cyber threats - How big is the danger and how can the state, the economy and society protect themselves?". The first part of the event consisted of three informative input presentations by Dr Stefanie Frey (Managing Director, Deutor Cyber Security Solutions GmbH, Advisory Group ENISA), Colonel Robert Flück (Project “Komando Cyber”, Swiss Armed Forces) and Dr Peter Friedli (Head of Defence, AWK Group), who addressed the global, military, and operational challenges in connection with the growing cyber threats. The second part of the event was followed by an exciting panel discussion with the again very renowned experts Florian Schütz (Delegate of the Swiss Confederation for Cyber Security), Dr. Jörg Mäder (National Councillor GLP/ZH, freelance programmer) Alexandra Arni (Head of ICT, Swiss Bankers Association, Vice-President Swiss FS-CSC) and Dr. Urs Loher (CEO Thales Suisse SA), during which the audience also had the opportunity to contribute their questions. The event was moderated by Fredy Müller (Managing Director FSS).
The experts basically agreed that cyber security affects every individual in society and that cooperation across all levels of government is necessary to adequately counter the growing cyber threats. However, the presentations and the subsequent panel discussion also showed that we are still far from understanding the cyber threat in all its facets and taking the necessary measures. It is still an area where a great deal remains to be done and where cross-sector and cross-level exchange is crucial.
The lively discussion between experts and the interested and well-mixed audience (110 participants) continued at the aperitif afterwards.
You will find detailed summary report here.
Find the program of the event here.
Photo gallery (Photographer: Daniel Saxer)
