UWEcyber Seminar Series 2022 What a CISO really does Ben Aung, Sage Wednesday 27th April, 12:00, Room 2X112 Bio Ben joined Sage Group as Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in 2018, after 16 years in the UK public sector. Sage is the UK's largest technology company and the world's leading provider of accounting, payroll and HR products to entrepreneurs and small and medium businesses. As the functional leader for Sage's global information and cyber security organisation, Ben is accountable for the design and execution of the Group's cyber security strategy. He has overall responsibility for the security of Sage's global technology estate and customer-facing products and services for over 2 million customers in 23 countries. Ben was appointed Sage's Chief Risk Officer in January 2021 and now leads the Group's Risk and Compliance functions, alongside his role as CISO. Following a career in national security, Ben left public service as Deputy Government Chief Security Officer, based in the Cabinet Office. Ben was responsible for all aspects of protective security policy and coordination across 48 government departments and over 400,000 civil servants. Ben's remit included cyber security, personnel security, counterterrorism, counterespionage and investigation of major breaches, including contravention of the Official Secrets Act. While in government Ben worked within UK's crisis response apparatus (COBR) and was involved in numerous national incidents, including the 2017 WannaCry outbreak. Abstract The talk will be in three parts: My career path from UWE art graduate to CISO of a FTSE100 company and the huge opportunities created by changing perceptions of security over the last 20 years. The formative experiences I have gained leading and delivering security in UK government, a highly political, high threat and high complexity environment. What a CISO really does and why leading a high performing security team can be as hard as defending a large enterprise. Linked In | Ben Aung UWEcyber host a weekly seminar series every Wednesdays at 12pm, on campus, at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). It is an opportunity to hear from invited speakers from industry, academia and government on all things related to cyber security, to expand your knowledge and understand across the broad spectrum of cyber security. All are welcome to attend our seminars, specifically all postgraduate and undergraduate students studying cyber security at UWE. We encourage you to attend, listen, discuss and debate - speakers are quite often keen to talk about job opportunities - so another excellent reason to join and take part in the discussions! http://www.uwecyber.co.uk https://twitter.com/uwecyber