Workshop 2.3: What the Customer Wants - Effective AppSec and Cybersecurity Risk Management

Your firm’s cybersecurity risks become your customers’ cybersecurity risks. Understanding your customers’ cybersecurity risk environment is essential for B2B SaaS firms to enable positive relationships with existing customers and successful sales pitches to potential customers. This workshop provides participants with an overview of Supply Chain cybersecurity risk from the customer viewpoint – what are your customers’ cybersecurity obligations and how can your firm demonstrate that it meets these expectations? We will discuss how to meet the demands of Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risk Management with an effective AppSec Program and a robust Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework. And we will facilitate a short interactive session on the new DORA Regulations and how they might impact your firm.

How you benefit:

Gain a valuable insight into Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risk Management, enabling you to tailor your firm’s cybersecurity approach to meet your customers’ needs. Build stronger relationships with customers by understanding their cybersecurity obligations and demonstrating your firms’ ability to meet these demands.

What can you expect:

• Targeted overview of your customers’ cybersecurity risk environment, including their legal obligations to manage cybersecurity risk.
• Guidance on the essential elements of a successful AppSec Program, demonstrating your firm’s commitment to cybersecurity risk management.
• An insight into Supply Chain Risk Management and what cybersecurity assurances your customers will require from you.
• Advice on what to include in an Annual Cybersecurity Due Diligence ‘Pack’ for your customers.

Who will inspire you:

• Dr. Anila Mjeda  - Cyber Skills, MTU
• Gillian O’Carroll - Cyber Skills
• Jacqueline Kehoe - Cyber Skills