#InfosecurityEurope2022: How Should SMEs Defend Against Cyber-Risks?

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On the third and final day of InfoSecurity Europe 2022, Sarb Sembhi, global CISO of Aireye, moderated the keynote panel discussion titled ‘Boosting SME’s Cyber Security Strategy.’ Sembhi was accompanied by fellow experts Milos Pesic, vice president of InfoSec & CyberSec at Marken, Diane Abela, chief information security officer at AccuRx and Vincent Blake, VP, digital technology security officer & GRCA at Pearson.

The panel shared insights into the steps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can take to defend against cyber-risks and threats, protect their customer’s data and respond to an incident with limited budget and resources. The session addressed practical strategies to implement security on a budget, evaluating the risk landscape to identify threats to SME businesses, analyzing the key requirements of GDPR and what they mean for SMEs and identifying the key steps to compliance and understanding the consequences of failing to comply

The panel began by emphasizing the importance of a company’s culture in boosting an SME’s cybersecurity strategy, stating that building a culture of trust is vital. The panel agreed that certain organizations make…

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