Event

Microsoft Security Roadshow 2024

Date

7 February 2024

Time

08:30 – 15:30

Location

Paddington, London

Kickstart your 2024 and get the inside track on cyber security trends and innovations in FY25.

Find out how to accelerate security improvements, mitigate risk, and maximise ROI on your Microsoft investment.

Learn how to:

Extend security across your entire multi-cloud estate
Leverage AI tools to boost efficiency and improve security
Establish Cloud first identity and avoid hybrid pitfalls
Avoid the malicious or inadvertent loss of sensitive data
Protect your business and recover from ransomware attacks

All the presenters were excellent, the quality of the food and beverages was top notch and all the staff from Kocho were friendly and competent in their respective fields. Many thanks to Kocho for hosting the event!

2023 event attendee

Technologies in focus

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Security Copilot

Threat protection

Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Sentinel

Identity and access

Microsoft Entra

Compliance and privacy

Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Priva

Learn how Microsoft’s suite of security technologies work seamlessly together to provide complete protection across your entire cloud and on-premises estate.

Agenda:

08:30 – Registration and networking breakfast

09:30 – Security trends forecast for 2024 and Microsoft’s response

Sarah Armstrong-Smith – Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft

Microsoft’s Chief Security Advisor will share exclusive insight into the future cyber landscape and unpack important announcements from Ignite.

10:30 – Why cloud-first Identity is the one and only (and why to avoid device hybrid)

Dave Guest – Solution Architect & Technology Evangelist, Kocho

11:00 – Coffee break

11:30 – Security culture eats human risk for breakfast

Noora Ahmed-Moshe – VP of Strategy and Operations, Hoxhunt

11:50 – Tips for Azure and M365 Cloud Optimisation

Laurence Dale – CISO, Surveil

12:10 – Microsoft Security Copilot: Generative AI Security

Richard Mowbray – Security Compliance & Identity Technical Specialist, Microsoft

12:30 – How to protect your business from the growing reality of ransomware attacks

Mat Richards – Head of Secure Digital Transformation, Kocho

13:00 – Lunch

14:00 – Workshop 1: Improving data security, privacy and compliance

Mark Warnes – Security Architect, Kocho

14:00 – Workshop 2: In-house, outsourced or hybrid SOC – Which should you look for to get ROI?

Jacques Fourie – Global Operations Director, Kocho

15:30 – Networking drinks

Speakers

Microsoft

Sarah Armstrong-Smith

Sarah is a fellow of the British Computer Society and has been recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring women in UK Tech, regularly contributing to thought leadership and industry publications. Working with customers across Europe, Sarah offers valuable advice on cyber security strategies, ensuring stronger defences against attackers, to deliver effective resilience.

Kocho

David Guest

Dave Guest is Kocho’s Solution Architect & Technology Evangelist. He’s responsible for developing identity, Microsoft 365 security, and other cloud service solutions – and keeping our clients abreast of the latest technology trends.

Hoxhunt

Noora Ahmed-Moshe

Noora is the Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Hoxhunt, where she works with internal teams, customers, and partners to develop the future of Human Risk Management. With a strong focus on the human side of cybersecurity, she is an advocate for the importance of culture in driving secure behaviours, and in bridging the gap between technology and human interaction.

Kocho

Mat Richards

Mat is Kocho’s Head of Secure Transformation. He leads a team of consultants and architects that live and breathe secure transformation – delivering excellence across Microsoft 365 and Azure.

Kocho

Jacques Fourie

As Global Operations Director at Kocho, Jacques primary focus is around security and risk, working across the business to understand client risk profile and to deploy a mitigation strategy using modern technology to protect against an ever-changing threat landscape.

Kocho

Mark Warnes

Mark is Kocho’s Architect for Enterprise Mobility and Security. He helps to increase our clients’ security posture using the Microsoft 365 and Azure suite of security and compliance technologies.