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How many hats a CISO can wear?

IT, OT, and AI Security – the pressure is growing. NIS2, CRA, AI Act, DORA – the wave is rolling in. The CISO is under pressure – leadership is needed.

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Legislation, standards, regulationsGovernance, Riskmanagement and ComplianceAI & Quantum Security

When & Where

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Tue, 10/27/2026 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

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Forum B, Booth 7A-206

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Details

  • Format:

    Management lecture

  • Language:

    German

Session description

Speaker: John-Erik Horn

Acronyms have always been a favorite pastime in the IT and security industries. Now, lawmakers are getting heavily involved and regulating everything under the sun: organizations (NIS2), products (CRA), and machines (MVO). A regulated world, one that banks and insurers (DORA) know all too well, is now becoming the norm for the rest of the economy.

The CISO is just getting a handle on information security and now must also address OT security. No sooner have we started in the factory than the AI tsunami is building. The breadth of topics that need to be covered has grown enormously in a very short time.
Two factors will determine the success or failure of security and careers:

- Skillful implementation of an integrated security program that ...