Interview with Cyber Security Expert Marco Gercke: Understanding Digital Risks and Taking the Right Action
Cybercrime, new scams and growing digital risks - hardly any other topic currently affects companies and organisations as directly as cybersecurity.
In conversation with Marco Gercke, one of the world's leading experts on cybersecurity and cybercrime, we take a look at the key challenges of the digital present.
Marco Gercke is the founder and director of the Cybercrime Research Institute in Cologne and advises governments, international organisations and companies worldwide. His keynotes combine strategic perspectives with concrete recommendations for action, always with the aim of strengthening digital resilience.
Topics of the conversation
• Forms of cybercrime that even experienced experts find surprising
• How companies can protect themselves against new methods of attack
• Why cyber incident simulations are becoming increasingly important for management teams and how they work
• Opportunities and risks of digitalisation
• The importance of quantum computing for security and the economy
• Why cybersecurity is not just an issue for IT departments, but for every organisation
In the video, Professor Gercke explains how he works with decision-makers around the world to identify digital risks at an early stage and think about security holistically. His assessments show why cybersecurity is a strategic management task today.