Join us for this unique business breakfast and workshop organized by the CCCH in collaboration with Swisscham Hungary!

SECURE COMMUNICATIONS

THE TRUTH ABOUT CYBER THREATS IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

We’re honoured to welcome Keith Balasingham, Director of Security Product Portfolio at BlackBerry Cybersecurity, one of the world’s foremost authorities on secure calling.

AGENDA

8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks: Why Secure Communications Matter More Than Ever

Speaker: Nicholas Sarvari, CNS Risk

“Most users of Viber, WhatsApp and Signal believe they’re talking on secure lines”

Why phones are forgotten when assessing digital risks
The rise of AI-powered attacks and deepfake scams.
NIS2 implications—what businesses must do now.
Most companies overestimate their security – is your business one of them?

9:15 – 9:45 Keynote: “Who’s Listening? The Shocking Truth About Cyber Eavesdropping”
Speaker: Keith Balasingham, Director of Security, Product Portfolio at BlackBerry

This session examines the escalating threat landscape of mobile espionage, including state-sponsored APTs, commercial spyware, and SS7 exploitation for tracking and interception. It also addresses emerging AI-driven threats such as voice cloning, deepfakes, and AI-powered malware. Attendees will gain insight into cutting-edge prevention tools and strategies designed to counter these sophisticated attacks and safeguard mobile communications.

9:45 – 10:30 Panel discussion: Cyber Survival Guide: What Businesses Leaders Need to Know

Moderator: Nicholas Sarvari, CNS Risk

Panellists:

Keith Balasingham (BlackBerry: SecuSmart) Threat intelligence
Robin Boros, CTI, Magyar Telekom 
Andy Whiteside, Defense and Security expert, former UK Diplomat
Mádi-Nátor Anett, CEO of Cyex.hu, President at Woman4Cyber Foundation, ECSO Board member
Nicholas Sarvari, CNS Risk – corporate realities of securing comms
Discussion Topics:

• Could my phone be compromised? Am I worth listening to?
• Myths vs. reality.
• We’re just a small business – why would hackers target us?
• (Spoiler: they will.)
• AI vs. AI
• How criminals use AI, and how to fight back.
• NIS2: What changes, and what happens if we ignore it?
• Audience Q&A via Slido (curated questions from pre-event poll).

10:30 – 10:45 Break & “Security Check” Networking

10:45 – 11:15: “The View from the Lab: What do we find on phones today?”
Speaker: Richard Walker, Operations Manager, Mobile Device Digital Forensic Laboratory, CCL Solutions Group UK.

CCL provides wide array of cyber forensics services, including forensic laboratory analysis for the UK policing services. Richard will share their practical experience on the types of compromise they find, or don’t find, on mobile phones.

11:20 – 11:50: Who cares about your data? Why should you be concerned?
Speaker: Andy Whiteside: Defense and Security Expert, CNS Risk, former diplomat for the UK government.

Andy is a highly experieced security professional who has taken part in the evolution of national security risk, including risks from foreign actors utilizing cyber technologies to achieve their goals. He will point out what is of interest, what is not, and how the appetite for data is changing.

11: 50 – 12:15: Summing it all up – closing remarks, Q&A
Nicholas Sarvari, Managing Director, CNS Risk.

Fox News calls it a “political witch-hunt” – others call it a “spectacle of incompetence”. The reality is that cyber-tech has caught up with us and its time we realized how serious the security of communications really is that cyber-tech has caught up with us and its time we realized how serious the security of communications really is.

“Signalgate” in the US has raised the attention to the dangers of unsecured communications. Not only government officials and politicians have this challenge, but business leaders, lawyers, and anyone with concern that their communications may not be private need to be aware of the risks.

Keep ahead of fast changing trends – Join us for an exclusive gathering of industry professionals to discuss the latest developments in cybersecurity and business communications.

Why Attend?

• Uncover hidden vulnerabilities in everyday business communications – why social media apps might be dangerous
• Learn from real-world breaches: how they happened and how to avoid them
• Cyber myths that could ruin your business: “secure” messaging apps and encryption
• How to avoid Cyber Washing corporate security in the age of AI
• Get ahead of NIS2 compliance: with practical strategies
• Network with experts who’ve dealt with corporate espionage, ransomware, and state-sponsored attacks

Event details:

Date and time: April 30^th 2025, 8:30-11:30am

Location: Akadémia Irodaház, 1054 Budapest Akadémia 6.

Participation fees:       

Member price: HUF 11.900 +VAT

Non-Member price: HUF 15.900 +VAT

The event will be held in English without translation.