Marco Gercke

Leading Expert on Cyber Security, Founder and Director of the Cybercrime Research Institute

Marco Gercke

Leading Expert on Cyber Security, Founder and Director of the Cybercrime Research Institute

Marco Gercke is one of the world's leading experts in cybersecurity and cybercrime. He is the founder and director of the Cybercrime Research Institute, an independent research institute based in Cologne. Marco Gercke advises governments, organisations and companies worldwide on strategic, political and legal issues relating to cybersecurity, including, for example, the European Commission and NATO. Marco Gercke is a researcher and lecturer in media criminal law at the University of Cologne. Over the past 15 years, he has worked in over 100 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pacific and Latin America, given more than 700 lectures and authored more than 100 publications on the subject of cybersecurity. The primary focus of his work is the development of innovative approaches to combating a problem that has become a central issue for governments and companies in recent years: cybercrime. The second focus of his work is digitalisation and its effects - particularly in relation to machine learning and artificial intelligence. Professor Gercke is a sought-after and experienced speaker who shares his unparalleled insights and excellent insider knowledge with his audience in his clearly structured presentations. Numerous practical examples make his keynotes lively and memorable. In addition to his lectures, he also conducts ‘cyber incident simulations’ with governments and executives of large companies, enabling participants to test their responsiveness.

About Marco Gercke

Marco Gercke is one of the world's leading experts in cybersecurity and cybercrime. He is the founder and director of the Cybercrime Research Institute, an independent research institute based in Cologne. Marco Gercke advises governments, organisations and companies worldwide on strategic, political and legal issues relating to cybersecurity, including, for example, the European Commission and NATO.

Marco Gercke is a researcher and lecturer in media criminal law at the University of Cologne. Over the past 15 years, he has worked in over 100 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Pacific and Latin America, given more than 700 lectures and authored more than 100 publications on the subject of cybersecurity.

The primary focus of his work is the development of innovative approaches to combating a problem that has become a central issue for governments and companies in recent years: cybercrime. The second focus of his work is digitalisation and its effects - particularly in relation to machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Professor Gercke is a sought-after and experienced speaker who shares his unparalleled insights and excellent insider knowledge with his audience in his clearly structured presentations. Numerous practical examples make his keynotes lively and memorable. In addition to his lectures, he also conducts ‘cyber incident simulations’ with governments and executives of large companies, enabling participants to test their responsiveness.



Topics

  • Current developments in cyber security (Prism, Tempora, etc.)
  • Cyber security in the context of global security issues
  • How cyber security and cybercrime affect companies and nation states
  • Cyber security as a CEO responsibility
  • The role and responsibility of companies in cyber security
  • Simulation of cyber incidents