Dean Armstrong QC
Joint Head of Chambers
@ 36 Commercial
Recorded Live on 11/11/20
Celso De Azevedo
Barrister
@ 36 Commercial
Live Talks
Chris Gould
Senior Advisor
@ Kalita Partners
When cyber criminals encrypt all your corporate data, disable your business IT systems and demand a ransom, should you pay up? Ransomware is extortion re-invented. Business victims of these types of attacks are faced with two choices: lose access to years of data along with millions of pounds in business interruption or pay the ransom to get the data back.

Ransomware attacks are top on the list of corporate risks. The massification of remote-working and home working – as a result of the pandemic – has significantly increased the number and variety of businesses being targeted by online extortion. Cyber criminals are becoming more sophisticated than ever, using technology as well as social engineering tactics to infect corporate systems.
The Live Session focused on 
Key topic #1
How do cyber-criminals manage to get inside your company’ systems?
Key topic #2
What’s the best way to respond to online extortion?
Key topic #3
To pay or not pay?
Key topic #4
How should businesses prepare to successfully manage ransomware attacks?
Speakers
  • Dean Armstrong QC
    Joint Head of Chambers @ 36 Commercial
    Dean is an expert in Cyber Law, Data and Blockchain. He is a highly regarded adviser to global organisations. His recent works include 'Cyber Security: Law and Practice' (2019: Lexus Nexis) and 'Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: International Legal and Regulatory Challenges', co-authored with Dan Hyde and Sam Thomas (2019: Bloomsbury).

    He is experienced and skilled in advising and interpreting the law within the complex crossover between criminal and civil matters such as confiscation, directors' duties and financial issues. Dean has experience outside of courtrooms in disciplinary matters and financial regulation, and is considered by the media as a 'legal expert', and as such is often called upon by them for comment and debate.

    He is a regular guest commentator on Sky News and BBC News.

  • Celso De Azevedo
    Barrister @ 36 Commercial
    Celso De Azevedo is an international re/insurance and commercial dispute resolution lawyer, qualified both in the UK and as a New York Attorney, who is regarded as a leader in the fields of cross- border and conflict of laws international litigation, particularly involving cyber risks, cyber insurance, cyber litigation, business interruption, marine, trade, construction, engineering, D&O, E&O, casualty, offshore and energy losses, including subrogation claims.

    Celso’s latest book, “Cyber Risks Insurance – Law and Practice”, was published by Sweet & Maxwell in July 2019 and he has also authored the latest edition of “Walmsley on Business Interruption Insurance”, published by Witherby Insurance.

    Celso is a founding committee member of the Cyber Insurance Association and past President of the London Business Interruption Association. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), and a former visiting lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee (CEPMLP).

  • Chris Gould
    Senior Advisor @ Kalita Partners
    Chris is an Information Risk expert with nearly 30 years’ experience in assisting organisations throughout the world in assessing and managing technology related risks particularly relating to Information and Cyber Security, Business Continuity and Crisis Management. Previously Chris led regional cybersecurity practices at both EY and PwC and has experience in supporting clients through breach response and in developing pragmatic long-term security transformation programmes.
Moderator
  • Julien Artero
    Managing Director @ Kalita Partners
    Julien Artero is co-founder and Managing Director at Kalita Partners in London. He has extensive international experience assisting clients during their most sensitive situations globally, typically fraud investigations, asset tracing, compliance matters, cyber investigations, and cross-border disputes.
Cyber Security is the number one risk that can destroy a business and its reputation in no time