How to avoid cyber annihilation of your firm
March 13, 2025 @ 8:00 am - 11:30 am
If spending a morning actually reducing the risk of cyber annihilation for your firm is of value, this is the event for you! Being a director or partner of a firm means carrying responsibility for your wellbeing of your staff and protecting your clients.
Cybercrime remains one of the biggest threats to the existence of your firm and a cyber incident can have a major impact on:
- Your health and wellbeing
- The health and wellbeing of your staff
- Your clients’ businesses
- Your businesses finances
- The future existence of your firm
By attending this workshop you will:
- Receive an update on the cyber risks that pose a real threat to your firm
- Find out what really happens during a cyber incident
- Run through a live test of your own incident response and find out if it’s up to scratch
Location
Surrey – Location to be confirmed
Agenda
08:00 – 08:30 Arrival, networking and breakfast
Arrive for a coffee and some breakfast and networking with partners and directors of other firms
08:30 – 09:00 Why is your firm such an attractive target?
Legal and accounting firms and some of the most attractive targets for cyber criminals. We explain why hackers are actively trying to get into your business and how they are successful in doing it.
09:00 – 09:30 What REALLY happens during a cyber incident?
We talk your through the gritty details of a REAL cyber incident, the impact it had on the people involved and, on the business, and the lessons learned.
09:30 – 10:00 Drinks break
Drinks and networking
10:00 – 11:30 Live incident response exercise
Using a common scenario, we take you through a fictitious cyber incident in your business and test out your response plans to see how it would play out in the real world. We will share ideas amongst the room to improve our plans and you will leave with some actions you can take back to implement in your organisation.
Frequently asked questions
Why is this event different from all the other cyber security events?
Firstly, you will hear what it is really like to experience a cyber incident – not a sales pitch from someone trying to sell you cyber security services. Secondly you will leave having made improvements to your own firms cyber response.
Who is the event aimed at?
This event is designed for partners and directors of Legal and Accounting firms with 20-100 staff. Practice or Operations Manager who have a deep understanding of their firms processes and procedures may also benefit.
We have invested a lot in cyber protection. Will this workshop be valuable?
Unfortunately, no firm is safe and most SME firms, even those with a substantial cyber security budget, as the cybercrime gangs behind these attacks are incredibly advanced.
Is this event for technical people?
This event is not about technical cyber controls. It’s about how your senior team will react if a cyber incident occurs. This needs to be driven from a leadership level even though it may encompass your technical team.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Bruce Penson, Managing Director, Pro Drive IT
Bruce Penson and Pro Drive IT love helping people use tech to do business better. Bruce is a productivity and cyber security presenter with many years’ experience in the IT sector, especially within Professional Services, Financial Services, Legal and Energy industries.
Matt Taylor, Technical Director, Pro Drive IT
With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, Matt is a distinguished expert in the Microsoft productivity suite of applications. His extensive knowledge and practical insights have made him a trusted advisor to Professional Services, Financial Services, and Legal firms, helping them harness technology to enhance their business operations.
