To celebrate Infrastructure Security Month and highlight the need to secure critical infrastructure, the Charter of Trust hosted a Global Event on 15 November, featuring an insightful series of 3 sessions focused on Japan, Europe and North America. High-level speakers from major public and private sectors shared their insights with a common ambition: securing critical infrastructure collectively to address increasing cybersecurity challenges.
Japanese session: The Cybersecurity of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics & Critical infrastructure
How did the Japanese Government and NTT manage to secure the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? The first webinar gathered experts from the National Centre of Incident readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing committee and the NTT Corporation. This session was a great opportunity for speakers to present the lessons learned of one of the biggest international sport events and highlights key factors of success. Just three months following the Olympic Games, watch this session to learn more about the challenges that Japan faced and how the country delivered an outstanding event despite a high-level of cybersecurity threats. Speakers included:
- Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Deputy Director-General, National center of Incident readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC), Cabinet Secretariat, Government of Japan
- Takeshi Tachi, Executive Director of Technology Services, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic games (TOCOG)
- Shinichi Yokohama, CISO, NTT
- Yu Abe, Deputy, Advocacy & Communication, Security & Trust Office, NTT Corporation
European session: How to protect critical sectors from cyber threats ?
Cyber threats are one of the public and private sectors’ biggest challenges throughout Europe. The Charter of Trust had the privilege to host MEP Eva Maydell, shadow rapporteur on the Network and Information System Security (NIS) Directive, who presented the EU’s outcomes and ambitions to address the issue across Europe. Watch this fascinating discussion between EU institutions and main cybersecurity companies representatives (Atos, SGS and Siemens) and learn why trust must be at the core of digital transition to foster cyber resilience. Speakers included:
- MEP Eva Maydell (EPP, Bulgaria), Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
- Marianthi Theocharidou, Cybersecurity Officer, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
- Christian Paulsen, Product and Solution security Officer, Siemens Mobility
- Pierre Brun-Murol, Global Business Development Manager, Cybersecurity expert, Atos
- Willy Fabritius, Global Head Strategy & Business Development Information Security Assurance, SGS
- Jennifer Baker, EU Policy and Tech Reporter
North American session: building resilience in critical infrastructure
How to build resilience in critical infrastructure ? To respond to this fundamental question that cuts cross public and private sectors, Nick Rossman, IBM Global lead of X-Force Threat intelligence, asked the opinions of experts from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and leading American security companies (TÜV SÜD Americas Inc, AES). Join this thought-provoking discussion which highlights why international collaboration on cybersecurity policies matter and why working with like-minded partners through organisations like the Charter of Trust has become so critical. Speakers included:
- Kiersten Todt, Chief of Staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- Michèle Mullen, Director General of Partnerships and Risk Mitigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
- John Tesoro, President & CEO at TÜV SÜD Americas Inc.
- Ryan Boulais, VP and CISO, AES
- Nick Rossmann, Global Lead of X-Force Threat intelligence, IBM
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Charter of Trust Board of Directors Meeting 2025
The Charter of Trust has kicked off its most pivotal week of the year with a high-level meeting of its Board of Directors in Munich. This influential gathering brought together key decision-makers to reflect on the past year’s successes and set the strategic direction for the future of global cybersecurity.
Under the leadership of Chairwoman Natalia Oropeza, the Charter of Trust has strengthened its internal structure, successfully integrating new Partners and Associated Partners while enhancing collaboration through four dedicated working groups. Externally, the alliance has made a significant impact, engaging global audiences through media, conferences, panel discussions, and key industry events.
Looking ahead to 2025, the Charter of Trust enters a new chapter with a co-chair leadership model. Dr. Sumit Chanda, Global CISO at Eviden, and Ralf Schneider, Head of Cybersecurity at Allianz, will take the helm, bringing a dynamic vision focused on building resilient ecosystems, harmonizing frameworks, and advancing cybersecurity education.
A special thank you to Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman & CEO of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), for his insightful keynote on the evolving cyber threat landscape and the vital role the Charter of Trust plays in shaping global cybersecurity solutions.
With a bold vision for 2025, the Charter of Trust continues to drive innovation, collaboration, and trust in the digital world.
Under the leadership of Chairwoman Natalia Oropeza, the Charter of Trust has strengthened its internal structure, successfully integrating new Partners and Associated Partners while enhancing collaboration through four dedicated working groups. Externally, the alliance has made a significant impact, engaging global audiences through media, conferences, panel discussions, and key industry events.
Looking ahead to 2025, the Charter of Trust enters a new chapter with a co-chair leadership model. Dr. Sumit Chanda, Global CISO at Eviden, and Ralf Schneider, Head of Cybersecurity at Allianz, will take the helm, bringing a dynamic vision focused on building resilient ecosystems, harmonizing frameworks, and advancing cybersecurity education.
A special thank you to Benedikt Franke, Vice-Chairman & CEO of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), for his insightful keynote on the evolving cyber threat landscape and the vital role the Charter of Trust plays in shaping global cybersecurity solutions.
With a bold vision for 2025, the Charter of Trust continues to drive innovation, collaboration, and trust in the digital world.
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February 12, 2025
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Chairwoman Natalia Oropeza in Brandeins Magazine
We're thrilled to announce that our Charter of Trust Chairwoman Natalia Oropeza has been featured in the annual IT edition of the brand eins magazine!
In an interview with Dorit Kowitz, Natalia dives deep into the pressing issues facing the cybersecurity landscape, explaining how the Charter of Trust bundles the expertise of different businesses across several regions to stay resilient in the face of evolving threats. As Natalia Oropeza says: "We all win if cybercrime doesn’t win."
Here are three key insights from her interview:
🔑 Collaboration is essential: No single organization can tackle cyber threats alone. The Charter of Trust is a prime example that businesses nowadays are more transparent when it comes to attacks and that sharing information in this field can be beneficial.
🔑 Addressing the digital skills gap: The Charter of Trust is working to address the global shortage of cybersecurity professionals by encouraging diversity and actively promoting opportunities for women to join the field.
🔑 Unified regulations: Harmonizing global cybersecurity standards will reduce vulnerabilities, helping businesses and governments combat threats more effectively.
The full interview is available here: https://lnkd.in/gRm6ZDGC
In an interview with Dorit Kowitz, Natalia dives deep into the pressing issues facing the cybersecurity landscape, explaining how the Charter of Trust bundles the expertise of different businesses across several regions to stay resilient in the face of evolving threats. As Natalia Oropeza says: "We all win if cybercrime doesn’t win."
Here are three key insights from her interview:
🔑 Collaboration is essential: No single organization can tackle cyber threats alone. The Charter of Trust is a prime example that businesses nowadays are more transparent when it comes to attacks and that sharing information in this field can be beneficial.
🔑 Addressing the digital skills gap: The Charter of Trust is working to address the global shortage of cybersecurity professionals by encouraging diversity and actively promoting opportunities for women to join the field.
🔑 Unified regulations: Harmonizing global cybersecurity standards will reduce vulnerabilities, helping businesses and governments combat threats more effectively.
The full interview is available here: https://lnkd.in/gRm6ZDGC
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month
We are in the middle of Hashtag#CyberSecurityAwarnessMonth and many of our Charter of Trust Partners are promoting it with great initiatives. One of the programs that we want to highlight is last week’s panel organized by Allianz talking about “Security in light of (gen)AI”.
The complexity and urgency of this topic gathered a lot of interest, with 600+ attendees throughout the whole panel, which was composed of Jon-Paul Jones, COO at AZ Commercial, Firas Ben Hassan, GenAI expert & Manager of AllianzGPT at AZ Technology, Dr. Martin J. Krämer, External Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, and Dr Sumit Chanda, Global CISO at Eviden & Chair of the Global External Engagement Working Group at the Charter of Trust.
We are pleased to see Dr. Sumit Chanda from Eviden bringing in his unique CISO insight on what these emerging technologies mean in day-to-day cybersecurity practices and bringing in the Charter of Trust perspective on this topic as well.
Thank you, Ervin Cihan and Haydn Griffiths for inviting other CoT Partners and for the great initiatives that Allianz is putting together within this year’s Security Awareness Month. And special thanks to Heather Armond for the great moderation.
The complexity and urgency of this topic gathered a lot of interest, with 600+ attendees throughout the whole panel, which was composed of Jon-Paul Jones, COO at AZ Commercial, Firas Ben Hassan, GenAI expert & Manager of AllianzGPT at AZ Technology, Dr. Martin J. Krämer, External Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, and Dr Sumit Chanda, Global CISO at Eviden & Chair of the Global External Engagement Working Group at the Charter of Trust.
We are pleased to see Dr. Sumit Chanda from Eviden bringing in his unique CISO insight on what these emerging technologies mean in day-to-day cybersecurity practices and bringing in the Charter of Trust perspective on this topic as well.
Thank you, Ervin Cihan and Haydn Griffiths for inviting other CoT Partners and for the great initiatives that Allianz is putting together within this year’s Security Awareness Month. And special thanks to Heather Armond for the great moderation.
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