PANEL
Beyond Firewalls: Is Cyber Resilience the Only Real Defence?
DAY 2 / 11:15 – 12:15 / MAIN HALL
Traditional perimeter defence cannot withstand geopolitical shocks, hybrid threats, or supply chain disruptions. In today’s complex world, resilience is the new baseline, but it must be part of a broader, layered defence strategy. This panel will convene experts from government, defence, and industry to discuss evolving security postures. The focus will be on shifting from perimeter protection to layered approaches, enabling organizations and states to anticipate, absorb, and recover from disruptions, with insights on cross-sector collaboration and emerging cybersecurity technologies.
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United Kingdom
Steven
Brown
Vice President, Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence, Mastercard Europe
Steven Brown is Mastercard’s European lead for Cybersecurity and resilience services. He is responsible for the implementation and integration of Mastercard’s Cybersecurity capabilities including data breach detection, cyber risk and threat intelligence technologies across all related stakeholders.
Steven drives strategic relationships with both private and public sector parties, working with Enterprise C-Suite Level Executives to understand the needs of customers and the technology required to detect and protect customers from cyber and systemic risk. Steve also works with key interlocutors to drive legislative and regulatory compliance within cyber security and supply chain risk management.
Prior to joining Mastercard, Steve was a Senior Manager at the UK’s National Crime Agency where, as Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence, he led the UK’s strategic response to Cyber Crime.
During his 17-year career within UK Government, Steve also served as the UK’s Cyber Attaché to the USA during 2016–2019, embedded with the FBI Cyber Division at National Cyber & Forensics Training Alliance (NCFTA). Steve was responsible for diplomatic and political relationships and negotiations relating to the investigation of cyber criminality affecting the UK and USA.
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Moderator
Alexander Leslie
United Kingdom
Senior Advisor for Government Affairs, Recorded Future
Alexander Leslie is a Senior Advisor for Government Affairs at Recorded Future, where he works with public-sector stakeholders around the world to apply cyber threat intelligence to national security priorities. He previously served as a senior threat intelligence analyst with Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, researching cybercrime and cyber-espionage ecosystems, as well as the ways in which geopolitical developments shape adversary behaviour in cyberspace. His work focuses on the intersection of cybersecurity, geopolitics, and U.S. national security, including the policy implications of emerging-technology abuse.