Change and football expert Beni Huggel at the 40th Meet Swiss Infosec

On May 2, the time had come again: "Meet Swiss Infosec" opened its doors at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Zurich Airport for the notabene 40th time. Trends, developments and solutions in the field of integral security are the focus of this established event, which was hosted by Reto C. Zbinden, CEO of Swiss Infosec AG. This time, the motto of the event was "Security as a Change Maker". The exciting presentations impressively showed how much security makes the difference and how much new technologies and new attack methods demand innovative security measures. But also new requirements such as the ISO 27002 update and new laws such as currently the new Data Protection Act and the Federal Information Security Act (ISG) ensure that security remains an ongoing topic. Last but not least, keynote speaker Beni Huggel also provided a highlight at the conference.

Information Security Act, cyberattacks, home office and business continuity.

The Information Security Act is a real game changer. With the new law, the federal government has shifted the focus from IT security to information security and is thus also holding the private sector accountable, as speaker Reinhard Obermüller (Swiss Infosec AG) explained. Ransomware attacks have sharpened the focus on cybersecurity. The presentations by Daniel Bühler (Trend Micro) and Jerzy Michno and Fabrice Bankhauser (Trellix) showed how security must adapt in the face of increasingly intelligent attacks and why "Extended Detection and Response (XDR)" is an effective tool.

The fear that incidents such as phishing, malware, ransomware or data theft will lead to business interruptions is great among companies. The tips from Candid Wüest (Acronis) on business continuity and the rapid recovery of data came at the right time. Home office, teleworking or remote work: The pandemic has decisively changed the way and where work is done - and with it the demands on security. David Morf (Okta) explained the importance of access solutions and the potential of identities as the key to convenient and secure collaboration.

Keynote by ex-footballer Beni Huggel

The speakers skillfully set the stage for Beni Huggel's keynote. The change and football expert more than lived up to his reputation as a successful ex-professional footballer and turned this template into the perfect closing with brains under the title "Change is an attitude - seize the opportunities". Beni Huggel told amusingly and always with a twinkle in his eye about his path as a teacher's son and landscape gardener to becoming a young professional footballer and a permanent fixture in the national team. He told of injuries, of being an involuntary role model, of saying goodbye to the big football stage and of the fear of what would come afterwards. The mindset he perfected through sport (discipline, resilience, agility, focus, ambition, personal responsibility, etc.) was crucial in enabling Huggel to create his own changes and visions again and again, to dare to take responsibility, to remain positive in change and to understand "every change as a chance". After the presentation, Dominic Zbinden, a member of the Swiss Infosec AG team, conducted a short interview with the speaker. He asked about coaches who are remembered (Christian Gross, Torsten Fink), friendships that outlast football careers (Valentin Stocker, Alex Frei, Marco Streller) and advice for future ex-football players (think about education and training even during your career).

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