2023 edition

Assises 2023: Let's take a step back!

Let's take a step back, so that we can put cyber back where it belongs: as a facilitator to help our businesses achieve their objectives, while protecting their operations and know-how. So it's for them, and with them, that we work every day. Taking a step back from the daily grind and meeting our peers, with whom we often share similar issues, and partners who can provide us with solutions and a cross-section of the market. Not forgetting the other stakeholders who, over the years, have become an essential part of our daily lives: regulators, authorities/agencies, insurers, auditors... Taking a step back to see the innovations that are coming, whether in Cyber or in digital technology in general, to be ready when they enter our organizations or to anticipate future threats. Because "it's never too early, but it's often too late" (© Sabine d'Argœuves, Innovation 2022 award ceremony).

Taking the high ground doesn't mean flying over the subject from 7,000 feet, nor does it mean disconnecting from the reality on the ground, or forgetting our fundamentals, which we must continue to adapt to technological developments and threats, and maintain over time.

We need to take a step back and ask ourselves the right questions about our profession, our strengths, our limitations, our future, and how we can make the most of the talents that make up our community. It's also a time to take a step back and prepare for the crises of today and tomorrow, particularly in terms of climate change and digital responsibility, which is becoming as imperative a necessity as cyber security has been in recent years.

See you in Monaco from October 11 to 14, 2023!

Sabrine Guiheneuf, President of Assises, Director of URW's Cybersecurity and IT Governance Group and Director of CESIN