Cyber Security Beyond the Headlines – What Businesses Overlook and Why It Matters

In today’s complex cyber security landscape, businesses of all sizes must navigate a myriad of threats while managing limited resources. Talk of sophisticated attacks will always grab the headlines, but the reality is usually more mundane - many organisations remain vulnerable due to overlooked areas such as misconfigured cloud services, insecure web applications, weak authentication, legacy systems, and shadow IT.

This talk aims to provide a data-driven perspective on the real cyber threats businesses face today, emphasising the importance of aligning cybersecurity investments with actual risks.

Key Takeaways:

• A reality check on today’s biggest cyber threats—beyond ransomware, uncovering overlooked risks like cloud misconfigurations, insecure web apps, and human error.
• Cloud, shadow IT, and data exposure—how misconfigured cloud services, legacy systems, and ungoverned IT create security blind spots, and practical ways to assess and mitigate your exposure.
• Web application security & supply chain risk—why insecure web apps (OWASP Top 10) and third-party dependencies are a growing attack vector, and simple steps to strengthen security without overhauling your infrastructure.
• Smarter cyber security investments – how to prioritise security efforts based on actual threats.