NCSC and SANS Institute launch fourth annual CyberThreat Summit in London

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and The SANS Institute have announced details of the fourth edition of CyberThreat, a technical and interactive Summit which will be hosted in-person at the Novotel London West, Hammersmith, London, and available virtually on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st November 2023. 

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One of the largest cyber security conferences in the UK, CyberThreat 2023 will bring together the global cybersecurity community for exclusive keynotes and talks from pioneering industry experts, challenges to test and hone skills including a Capture the Flag (CTF) and hackathons, and opportunities for knowledge and experience sharing with industry peers.

The event is a vital chance for participants to collaborate and network with some of the best minds in cyber security.

CyberThreat 2022

CyberThreat has also been host to presentations by Google Cloud, Bank of England, PwC, MITRE, and Microsoft

The previous CyberThreat conference featured industry-pioneering keynote speakers, which included Yevheniia Volivnyk and Yevhen Bryksin, Chief and Deputy Chief respectively of the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), Viktor Zhora, Deputy Chairman and Chief Digital Transformation Officer for The State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection of Ukraine, and Gordon Corera, Security Correspondent, BBC News.

CyberThreat has also been host to presentations by many major organisations including Google Cloud, Bank of England, PwC, MITRE, and Microsoft.

Event registration

Through the partnership with NCSC, several delegate places will be made available to public sector employees free of charge. The conference is also an opportunity for UK schools to attend and experience what CyberThreat has to offer.

Sign up for the event on the SANS website. Complimentary and discounted tickets are also up for grabs for the winners of unique pre-registration online challenges and, at the event, there will be further opportunities to win, including a free SANS course for the CTF winners. 

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By sharing cutting-edge techniques and new solutions to ongoing problems, we will be best equipped"

James Lyne, CTO at SANS, said, "CyberThreat is the pioneering UK cyber security event for both public and private worlds, providing a unique opportunity for professionals and practitioners to share their experiences, acquire new technical skills and learn from world-class experts." 

 “As technology advances and becomes even more embedded into our lives, the threat landscape scales to the same degree. Cybercriminals are employing novel and intuitive techniques, often creating truly sophisticated and impressive schemes. By sharing cutting-edge techniques and new solutions to ongoing problems, we will be best equipped to tackle these threats together as a community." 

Discuss, debate, and demonstrate innovation

Paul Chichester, Director of Operations, NCSC said, “This year’s CyberThreat promises to be a great occasion which will see global pioneers in cyber security come together to discuss, debate, and demonstrate innovative solutions to overcome challenges facing the online world."

“We’re looking forward to partnering with SANS to build on the successes of previous summits to ensure that the UK remains a world leader in cyber security innovation.”