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Cyber Intelligence Circle: A Sophos Strategic Roundtable

Cyber Intelligence Circle: A Sophos Strategic Roundtable

Nairobi Serena Hotel

August 19, 2025

8:00 AM - 1:00 PM (East Africa Time)

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Join us for an exclusive, invite-only roundtable where cybersecurity leaders come together to discuss how organizations can better prepare for, respond to, and recover from modern cyber threats.

Led by Sophos experts and industry peers, this session is designed to foster open dialogue, exchange real-world experiences, and explore the strategic and operational steps that truly elevate security resilience.

Prepare. Respond. Evolve.

Whether you’re strengthening your incident response plans or evolving your detection capabilities, this roundtable will give you practical insights to apply immediately within your environment.

Why Attend?

Network with cybersecurity leaders facing similar challenges Gain clarity on today’s threat landscape and future risks Leave with tangible, strategic takeaways — not just theory.

Seats are limited to ensure quality of discussion

Reserve your spot today and be part of the conversation shaping the next chapter of cyber resilience.

What To Expect

Join an exclusive cybersecurity roundtable designed for senior security professionals and technology leaders. This intimate, focused session brings together industry peers to share real-world experiences, discuss emerging threats, and explore proven strategies for strengthening your organization's security posture. Engage in candid conversations about the challenges facing today's security landscape and leave with actionable insights to enhance your cybersecurity framework.

Peer-to-peer dialogue in an intimate, senior-level setting

Insights into emerging threats and attacker behavior

Practical approaches to building an effective incident response plan

Best practices for proactive threat detection and containment

Agenda

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Registration & Networking

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM

Expert Presentation

Setting the Stage: Cutting Through the Cyber Clutter

Let’s face it — today’s cyber landscape is a mess of buzzwords and acronyms. In this opening, we’ll cut through the noise. What actually matters? What does the threat landscape look like, and how should organizations think about cybersecurity today? A brutally honest take on where we are, and where we’re headed — and who we are as Secureworks, a Sophos company

8:50 AM - 9:20 AM

Staying on Top of the Threat: Importance of Prevention, Detection and Response

Attackers aren’t waiting. This session highlights the modern defense trifecta: real-time detection, effective prevention, and rapid response. Learn how smart organizations are staying ahead — and why being reactive is no longer an option.

9:20 AM - 10:05 AM

Panel Discussion

Voices From the Frontlines: Real Stories From Real Customers

Straight talk from leaders who've battled threats and reshaped their security strategies. This candid panel goes beyond theory — real experiences, tough calls, and hard-earned lessons.

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM

Networking Break

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM

Hacking the Business: A Payment Gateway Case Study in Application Security

A deep dive into one of our standout consulting engagements. How a leading organization uncovered critical risks in its payment gateway — and how Secureworks helped them fix it before the attackers found it. This session showcases our consulting muscle, and why real-world testing matters more than compliance checkboxes.

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

AI & Cybersecurity: Hype, Hope, or Game-Changer?

A look at where AI actually stands in cybersecurity today — separating the marketing fluff from functional reality. Are we at the inflection point? How are attackers using it? And what’s the Secureworks perspective on where it's all heading?

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Expert Presentation

Ransomware Reality & Call to Action

We’ll show a clip from a real-world ransomware negotiation and use it to drive home the importance of tabletop exercises. Wrap-up discussion on what attendees should take back to their orgs and act on now.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break