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There is no doubt, the way we bank has evolved significantly in the last 20 years. Gone are the traditional methods and we are now firmly in the digital age, propelled by technological advancements. We’ve seen a shift from traditional to digital banking, mobile banking, digital only banks, blockchain and
Gartner examine and evaluate solutions for cyber risk management to provide organisations with insight for how to support decision making. It’s a valuable document particularly as cyber risk is becoming an increasingly complex issue to handle. Gartner’s Hype Cycle also focuses on “Utilizing advanced tools specifically designed for cyber-risk management.
AI is surprisingly not a new concept. In 1806, Russian mathematician Andrei Andreevich Markov created the Markov chain – a stochastic model of probabilities. However, this remained theoretical until the computing era began and early machine learning was developed during the 1960’s and 1970’s. More recently, AI has exploded.
Security operations are critical to any organisation. They are the protectors of business data and assets, they ensure business continuity and defend the organisation from todays increased threat landscape. They are the integral team to a business and should never be underestimated in their importance of a business’s reputation.
13th August 2024. London, UK – Quod Orbis, the London-based Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) firm, has today announced a strategic partnership with YASH Technologies, a global IT solutions and services partner. The partnership will see businesses benefit from holistic monitoring solutions with real-time visibility across their entire IT infrastructure, encompassing cybersecurity
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is set to address the gaps that pose critical dangers to banks, financial institutions and insurance companies. DORA addresses the open doors that cyber criminal have been utilising. Whilst the steps taken from the framework are necessary to strengthen resilience within these organisations, the
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Atyaf eSolutions is a technology solutions provider specialising in offering a broad range of digital services and products. Founded with a vision to deliver innovative and efficient technology solutions, Atyaf eSolutions focuses on helping businesses and organisations achieve their digital transformation goals.
Atyaf eSolutions is known for its customer-centric approach, aiming to deliver high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective solutions. The company leverages the latest technologies and methodologies to ensure that its clients stay ahead in the competitive digital landscape. With a team of skilled professionals, Atyaf eSolutions is committed to driving digital innovation and supporting businesses in their growth and success.
Gieom is an established provider of operational risk and resilience solutions. We enable financial institutions to evidence regulatory compliance and assure key stakeholders that their risk and resilience frameworks are robust and sustainable.
With over 100 clients globally, and 12 years experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining operational resilience and risk solutions, Gieom has a proven record in helping firms to interpret regulations, meet compliance obligations, automate complex and repetitive processes, manage policies and procedures with integrity, and leverage Generative AI to strengthen operational resilience.
Gieom’s Operational Resilience Platform offers a robust end-to-end framework for identifying critical business services, mapping resources, setting impact tolerances, managing risks and controls, analysing data and implementing effective remediation strategies. Its modular, low-code, drag-and-drop design accelerates your journey to operational resilience and compliance, allowing rapid remediation based on identified gaps that are specific to your organisation.
Crafted in collaboration with former regulators and industry experts, and underpinned by Magpie AI (Gieom’s GenAI engine), our DORA 360 solution enables financial institutions and their ICT service providers to align with technical standards set within the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
DORA 360 offers policy mapping, process visualisation, risk management, incident management reporting, supply chain management and resilience management, with both on-premises and cloud deployment options. Magpie AI also delivers regulatory intelligence on demand and automatically assesses ICT service provider contracts to reveal compliance gaps.
DORA 360 can also be used for other IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks such as ITIL and NIST.
Forging powerful partnerships is critical to providing cutting-edge solutions in today’s dynamic IT landscape. YASH Technologies collaborates with a global leader in CCM, Quod Orbis, to deliver best-in-class 360⁰ Cyber Posture Management Services. YASH’s decades of industry expertise and a team of highly skilled security professionals, combined with Quod Orbis’s industry-leading Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) platform, create a holistic monitoring solution for businesses. The Quod Orbis platform provides real-time, holistic visibility across your entire IT infrastructure, encompassing cyber security, risk management, and compliance. This translates to a single source of truth for your organisation, empowering you to stay ahead of ever-evolving security threats. With YASH’s advisory and the power of the Quod Orbis platform, you can confidently navigate the complex world of IT security. Click here to know more.
Deda was born from the entrepreneurial journey of the Podini family, characterised by a constant desire to explore new markets and innovate business models to generate positive social impact and help create shared and lasting value. The initial commitment in the large-scale retail sector has evolved into a diversified reality that also embraces other strategic sectors such as real estate, finance and technology, in Italy and abroad, looking to the future with enthusiasm and determination.
Deda Cloud is Dedagroup’s Managed Cloud & Security Services Provider. Specialising in creating future-oriented IT strategies by transforming top vendor technologies into people-focused solutions. Over 200 tech talents with more than 600 certifications, a team in step with industry evolutions thanks to more than 20 years of experience.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. AWS provides a broad set of infrastructure services, such as computing power, storage options, and networking, as well as higher-level services like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), data analytics, and Internet of Things (IoT). AWS helps businesses scale and grow by providing the infrastructure and tools needed to innovate faster, reduce costs, and run applications with higher reliability.
PwC stands as a global leader in professional services, offering deep expertise in audit and assurance, consulting, and tax. With a presence in over 157 countries and a dedicated workforce of more than 284,000 professionals, PwC combines comprehensive industry knowledge with advanced technology to assist organisations in addressing their most complex challenges. Their risk management technology helps navigate the various phases of the risk management lifecycle so your business can stay ahead of threats.
Opentech is an IT services company, with an important history and significant experience in delivering management tools for company internal control systems (Compliance, Risk Management, Internal Auditing, etc.).
The company, established in 2003, operates in the development and distribution of software application products, with a particular focus on the Integrated Control System based on the OCEG (Open Compliance & Ethics Group) model.
Opentech is ISO 9001 and 27001 certified with extension to the 27017 and 27018 guidelines for software development, training and consultancy.
Opentech has created the GO GRC 2.0 Suite, a suite of integrated and independent software application solutions, owned by Opentech, designed entirely by our company specialists, with a consistent design based on the OCEG logical model, recognized as the Standard GRC.
The GO GRC 2.0 platform has been qualified by the National Cybersecurity Agency in the Italian Cloud Marketplace.
GO GRC 2.0 also covers specific areas that can be activated on-demand; our Suite, in fact, integrates different components in order to build a complete and effective Governance and Control model such as: Organization, Corporate Governance, Internal Audit, Compliance, Operational Risks, Line Controls, CFO, IT Risk, Supervisory Body, Privacy, Complaints, Purchases, Safety at work.
GO GRC 2.0 benefits from a direct, timely and continuous support from Opentech specialists who deal with the entire life cycle of the Suite.
The GO GRC 2.0 suite is also adopted by various major players in the financial and non-financial markets.
Secon is a leading cyber security company dedicated to protecting organisations from cyber threats, ensuring compliance and enhancing their security posture. We offer a comprehensive range of services and technologies tailored to corporations, financial institutions, and government entities.
We believe in three fundamental truths:
At Secon, we address cyber security challenges with our holistic approach, providing tailored services such as Cyber Resilience Review, Cyber Risk Assessment, and 24/7 monitoring via our Security Operations Centre (SOC). We partner with leading security vendors to deliver top-tier solutions, including endpoint protection, network security, cloud security, and identity and access management.
Our purpose is to support organisations in developing the necessary tools, technologies, and processes to enhance their cyber resilience against evolving threats. Organisations trust Secon to safeguard their assets, minimise risk and ensure peace of mind.
Will has spent the last 9-years embedded in Cyber Security working with global, household names and innovative start-ups.
Passionate about bringing people and technology together, Will has worked in various settings, helping build high-growth organisations across multiple sectors. During this time, he has built an extensive network with access to some of the best talent out there.
Outside of QO, his young daughter keeps him well on his toes!
Mark works with SMEs and charities to develop strategies to help them grow and access development capital. He is a NED, charity trustee and mentor to a wide range of people. His plural career started in 2017 after 16 years at pwc as a Deals partner working with large corporates and PE houses; at pwc he also ran the Retail and Consumer practice and was Chairman of the pwc UK Supervisory Board. Prior to pwc he was an executive director at Welcome Break and Iceland Group, and a partner at Bain and Company. He trained as an engineer at Imperial College and has an MBA from INSEAD.
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Eamon is a highly regarded and massively respected technology career professional as well as serial entrepreneur. He has started, grown and successfully taken to market three technology business.
Genuinely expert in technology, Eamon has enjoyed long-term working relationships with many of the world’s top companies and organisations in finance, banking, government, manufacturing, engineering, technology and the charities sector.
He draws on unparalleled contacts and experience and provides advice, solutions and recommendations, as well as helping respond to emergencies. Eamon has grown in-house and client teams and has a gift for hiring great people.
Peter has the ability to do what many fail to and that is to consistently bring together highly professional teams and build a business environment that is supportive, agile, professional and where everyone enjoys coming into the office.
Bringing a unique blend of business acumen and technical knowledge to the role of non-exec director, Peter has already demonstrated his ability to bring an exceptional flair for dealing with complex situations with a clear, considered approach.
Personally, Peter brings humility and a strong moral compass to the team. His disarming and self-deprecating approach wins everyone over.
Anwen has worked in B2B and B2C marketing for over 20 years. From transforming end-to-end customer journeys in retail with strategic customer-centric plans to target driven focused strategies for B2B sales. With extensive experience in digital marketing including SEO, as well as Brand development, she loves to develop a cohesive approach to brand image and communications to drive and develop the business proposition and perception.
Alice has worked in the IT industry for 20 years. Starting in Procurement, she moved into Software Asset Management before transitioning into Customer Success Management. Working across a variety of roles for different industries as both a customer and a service provider has given her a great understanding of what makes a great service. She has always been passionate about building and maintaining great customer relationships and helping her customers achieve their goals.
Owain has spent nearly a decade building software solutions and products within the cyber security sphere for the likes of government entities, large telecommunication companies, banks and card transaction companies.
This level of experience allows him to swiftly identify business and security processes that can be streamlined with automation, increase the efficiency of existing processes, as well as generate insightful data visualisations and models for members of an organisation at each different level.
Ami is a finance sector career professional, with many years’ experience working in financial services, both in London and throughout the UK. In addition to financial control, she looks after HR and legal for the company.
Being a mother of two also equips her with the basic skills required to manage a senior team of management and technology consultants.
Ami’s sense of balance and perspective is an essential ingredient of the Quod Orbis culture.
Alastair has spent the last 20 years working in Cyber Security and Risk Management. He is a passionate believer that security solutions should enable a business to take advantage of all the benefits of the digital world, while not putting the organisation’s data or productivity at risk.
Alastair has developed high-performing teams in some of the industry’s most competitive markets and launched new innovative technologies to market.
Being a rugby coach, and also having four sons at home, means he has lots of experience in keeping a passionate team in order but always has time for some fun!
Gary has 15 years’ experience in senior technology roles, and has already been closely involved in starting and taking two technology companies to market.
Totally comfortable with a fast-moving, state-of-the-art technical landscape, he helps his clients maintain and improve security and compliance.
He has a reputation for delivering pragmatic and easy to maintain solutions – business owners and managers enjoy knowing that the security and compliance is well managed and automated, properly instrumented and reported at a competitive cost point.
Honest, open, unflappable and very social, Gary is trusted by many household-name organisations to protect their, and their client’s data.
Martin is an experienced technology and organisational transformation specialist and an excellent, proven leader and communicator in mission-critical operations, particularly in security technology.
Over the past 20 years, multi-billion pound commercial organisations, including global banks, utilities and major investment funds have trusted Martin to transform their operations to meet financial, operational and compliance targets.
Martin optimises operations, managing and transforming operational teams of between 50 and 500 people, to deliver the highest levels of audit compliance, risk management and financial efficiency.
Often working with other major consultancies and suppliers for new global corporate owners or management teams, Martin will help integrate and streamline operations on a global basis.
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