Darren Argyle

CISO
ICARE

Darren Argyle is the Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Cyber Security at icare NSW.

icare NSW is Australia’s largest general insurance provider (based on its assets under cover of over $180 billion), which includes two national icons; Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and its most important assets, the care of NSW people - putting it on the scale of an ASX 50 business.

Before joining icare NSW, Darren was the former Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Qantas Airlines, and has held various senior international cyber security leadership roles at IHS Markit a global FinTech, Symantec and IBM.

Darren has delivered several keynote talks internationally on the importance of building and maintaining ‘Digital Trust’, a holistic term that encapsulates; cyber security, data protection and privacy, resilience and data governance.

Darren can be contacted on Twitter D_Argyle and LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/darrenargyle

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Conference Day One: Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Tuesday, November 27th, 2018

11:20 AM PANEL DISCUSSION: Senior Leaders Deliberate and Strategise Against Present and Future Cyber Security Challenges

Industry experts discuss their unique vulnerabilities and challenges in the cyber space including the pressing issues of sophisticated cyber threats and digital landscape transformations. Concentrating on recent experiences in their organisations this panel will share their critical security decisions and actions taken to increase both internal and external cyber defences.

The insider threats and the need to effectively mitigate them with internal skills and awareness training.
Proactively addressing the shortage of skilled cyber security professionals, and non-technical employees lacking awareness of cyber security practices.
Identifying and prioritising the most pressing security concerns and establishing solutions in an ever-expanding cyber security market.

1:40 PM CASE STUDY: ICARE Cyber Security Strategies to Reduce Risks Through an Integrated and Collaborative Approach Across the Organisation

Progression in tech innovations and the movement towards digital data storage provides Governments with many benefits, but it also creates increased security risks - connectedness invites accelerated threats. ICARE responded to this progression by improving threat prevention internally, Darren Argyle presents the solutions practiced:

Regular practice and training for information sharing and establishing a quick response to threats.
Key control assessments and implementations (focus on 15 -20/100 controls e.g. two factor authentication).
Coordinating collaboration with the private sector resourcefully and proficiently