Cybersecurity & Data Protection

Cybersecurity, Data Protection and cyber risk. Main trends analyzed by the Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory of the Politecnico di Milano.

Goals

Activities

Work Group

Objectives of the Observatory

The Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory, promoted by the School of Management of the Politecnico di Milano, in its tenth edition, intends to respond to companies’ need to know, understand and deal with new threats to privacy and IT security by supporting organizations in choosing the most appropriate protections, making them aware of the importance of monitoring and controlling activities and showing them the techniques and technologies to support adoptable Information Security.

Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory Research

As part of the Research, the Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory aims to:

estimate the Italian Information Security market;
undestand the potential impact of EU regulation on data protection and on new professions;
identify information security and privacy trends and the relationship with digital innovation;
identify roles and competences involved in managing information security, and find ways of managing the human factor;
analyze and identify interconnections between Cybersecurity and AI;
analyze ways of managing cyber risk;
monitor the state of system solutions and the implementation of cybersecurity and data protection projects in Italian organizations;
examine strategic choices and the impact of large enterprises and SMEs regarding Cybersecurity and Data Protection;
identify success stories regarding Cybersecurity and Data Protection.

The Advisory Board

To foster ongoing debate and drive research towards trends holding greater value for companies the Observatory established a small steering group involving high profile professional figures from the large organizations within key trade sectors.

Advisory Board members of the edition are:

Luca Bertoglio (Global CISO, Marelli);
Nadia Bertone (Deputy IT Director – Technology Area and CISO, BRT Corriere Espresso)
Andrea Cabras (Information and cyber security expert, Webuild S.p.A.)
Bruno Ceradelli (CISO & Privacy Manager, Grandi Navi Veloci S.p.a.);
Omar Chavarria, (CISO, Deutsche Bank SPA)
Francesco Lucio Corrado, (Head of Cyber Security Italia, Ferrero)
Matteo Corsi, (CISO, BOMI Group)
Massimo Cottafavi (Head of Cyber Security & Resilience, Snam);
Alberto Crippa (Head of Cybersecurity Group Architecture & Innovation, Intesa Sanpaolo);
Mirco Destro (Information Systems Director, Vimar);
Nicla Ivana Diomede (Direttore del dipartimento Cybersecurity e Sicurezza Urbana, Roma Capitale)
Michele Fabbri (Cyber Security Group Director, De Nora);
Claudio Frencia (Global Head of Cybersecurity, Brembo);
Andrea Licciardi (Senior Cyber Security Manager, Tecnimont)
Vinicio Mazzei (Digital Governance and Compliance Manager, Saipem);
Andrea Mazzetti (Global Cyber Security Manager, Campari Group)
Stefano Micci (Global IT Cyber Security Manager Governance, Risk and Compliance, Campari Group)
Alessandro Puleo (Head of Security, Amundi SGR Spa)
Roberto Puricelli (CISO EMEA, Marelli);
Giulio Raineri (Head of Infrastructure & IT/OT Security, Repower Italia Spa);
Riccardo Roncon (CISO, Gruppo ITAS Assicurazioni);
Daniele Sangion (CISO/CSO, UniCredit Bank Austria);
Alessio Setaro (Digital Solution Leader, Leroy Merli Italia);
Stefano Vercesi (Head of Information Security, Pirelli).

Activities

The meetings planned for the edition of the Observatory are:

Three closed doors workshops with representatives from user and supply companies aiming to promote debate and share experiences on Information Secruity and Data Protection.
Three open-door events with supply-side representatives that investigate a specific cybersecurity related topics.
Two open-door events with government representatives, aimed at exploring technological and legislative issues central to cybersecurity and data protection.
One Executive Dinner with representatives from provider and user companies; a restricted event to present and validate the annual research.
One Case Study Presentation with representatives from provider and user companies; An event dedicated to case studies of companies that have implemented cybersecurity solutions.
A closing Conference to present finalResearch results, with round table sessions and talks given by major players from the business world and supplier representatives of Information Security solutions and services.
Projects
The projects planned for the edition of the Observatory are:
Design a survey extended to Italian companies in all product sectors adressed to CISOs (Chief Information Security Officer), CSOs (Chief Security Officer), CIOs (Chief Information Officer), Compliance Managers, Risk Managers, Chief Risk Officers and DPOs (Data Protection Officer).
Develop case studies of companies that adopted cybersecurity and data protection solutions and policies aiming to highlight best practices.
Take a census of main national and international cybersecurity solution providers.

Contents
The Observatory will develop the following contents:
A digital Report containing the main Observatory Research results, published for the Conference.
A set of digital Reports on the themes examined throughout the year of research.
A bimonthly Press Review for community companies and supporters collecting the most relevant cybersecurity and data protection news at national and international level.

Become a supporter of the Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory

The Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory is supported by several sector Partner and Sponsor companies. Take part in the Research, access Observatory exclusive data before anyone else, network with companies and qualified experts and gain visibility in our events.

For more information please contact Alessandro Piva (alessandro.piva@polimi.it) or Giorgia Dragoni (giorgia.dragoni@polimi.it).