RANT Roundtable in partnership with Halcyon

Every CISO has a plan. Not every CISO has had to lead an organisation through a major cyber incident – particularly a ransomware encryption event. The gap between having a response strategy and making critical decisions under pressure is often far greater than organisations expect.

Today’s threat landscape continues to evolve, with cyber incidents placing increasing demands on security leaders, executive teams, and the wider business. Technical response is only part of the challenge. Effective communication, clear decision-making, and strong leadership are what ultimately help organisations navigate disruption and recover with confidence.

Rob Newby has spent more than 25 years leading security transformation and resilience across complex organisations. Drawing on his experience supporting organisations through significant cyber incidents, he’ll share practical lessons on crisis leadership, executive communication, preparing for the unexpected, and the decisions that matter most when every minute counts.

Sponsored by Halcyon, this executive dinner brings together a select group of CISOs and CIOs for an informal discussion away from the Gartner summit floor. Together, we’ll explore what meaningful cyber resilience looks like, what organisations can do to improve preparedness, and how security leaders can strengthen their ability to respond when it matters most.

Halcyon was purpose-built to tackle the ransomware epidemic. Unlike conventional security vendors, Halcyon approaches ransomware as an advanced, targeted threat – combining AI-driven pre-execution detection, cryptographic key capture, and a dedicated Ransomware Operations Centre (ROC) that provides 24/7 expert monitoring, triage, and recovery leadership for its clients.