As businesses navigate an increasingly complex digital landscape, the stakes for effective cybersecurity have never been higher. This session explores how organizations can transition from reactive to proactive security strategies by leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AI, SASE, and Zero Trust frameworks. Discover how robust data lineage and ESG integration can enhance compliance and governance, while innovative approaches to combating phishing attacks fortify defences.

Boards often underestimate the evolving threat landscape of cybersecurity. To safeguard organizations, they must shift focus from mere protection to resilience—ensuring swift recovery from attacks. Building stronger Board-CISO engagement, addressing human error vulnerabilities, and including cybersecurity experts in governance are crucial steps. Resilience, not complacency, will empower organizations to thrive amidst digital disruptions.

From Protection to Resilience | Bridging the Board-CISO Gap | Investing Wisely, Not Just Adequately | The Need for Cyber Expertise in Boardrooms

In a world where threats lurk behind every click, Zero Trust redefines security by eliminating blind trust. This panel decodes how organizations can adopt Zero Trust strategies to mitigate risks, safeguard assets, and build a cyber-resilient enterprise.

Modern enterprise networks demand more than perimeter defence, they require embedded intelligence. In this session, we explore how AI is enabling self-healing, self-defending networks that can detect, diagnose, and defuse threats with minimal human intervention, ushering in a new era of adaptive cybersecurity.

As quantum computing threatens to break today’s encryption, organizations must shift from security blind spots to full visibility. This session dives into how to detect threats before they strike, close visibility gaps, and build quantum-safe architectures. Learn how to stay ahead of the quantum curve with zero-trust, real-time analytics, and future-proof encryption—before your data becomes the jackpot in a quantum heist.

Quantum Heist Reality | Visibility Gap Mapping | Quantum-Safe Architecture | Post-Quantum Encryption

Cybersecurity is today considered an integral part of ESG. It began gaining traction as an ESG topic in the late 2010s, predominantly as a governance issue.

Cyber as ‘E’: A corporation's environmental impact and cyber policies extend beyond borders. Robust cybersecurity enhances environmental efforts, highlighting the need for transparent reporting.

Cyber as ‘S’: Data breaches greatly impact individuals, especially in healthcare where quality of care suffers. Attacks on utilities like the Colonial Pipeline cause temporary income loss, compounding community distress.

Cyber as ‘G’: Cyber risk is the foremost financial sustainability threat to organizations. Failing to adopt proper cybersecurity governance, tools, and metrics undermines resilience and sustainability.

Insights into India’s strategic positioning after the G20 and its digital-first development path

Amitabh Kant
G-20 Sherpa
Government of India