Data Ethics in Cybersecurity: Balancing Privacy and Organisational Demands

MBN is delighted to be hosting a panel once again at this year's Digit Expo in Edinburgh.

This panel discussion will delve into the critical relationship between data ethics and cybersecurity, addressing the delicate balance between safeguarding individual rights and meeting the commercial demands of data-centric organisations.  Experts will explore the ethical challenges surrounding data collection, storage, and usage, offering insights into responsible practices that ensure data security without compromising individual privacy. 

Join us to discover how organisations can navigate this ethical terrain and maintain trust while enhancing their cyber security strategies.

Speakers

Rhona MacLennan, Lead Data Consultant, Forth Point

Rhona is an Enterprise Architect and consultant with over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of driving value from information and technology with a passion for finding pragmatic solutions to achieve business outcomes. She has worked alongside business, technology, and data leaders within a wide range of industry sectors to develop digital and data strategies, target architectures, enabling roadmaps and delivering digital transformations.

Prior to joining Forth Point as Lead Data Consultant in 2022, Rhona worked at The Data Lab where she secured funding for, designed, established, and led the TORCH Business Advisory service. TORCH supported private sector businesses from all industry sectors to overcome the diverse challenges faced when embarking upon new data projects and successfully delivered 35+ client projects in two years from Mar 2020.

Jude McCorry, CEO, Cyber & Fraud Centre Scotland

Jude McCorry is the CEO of Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland and Chair of CyberScotland. Jude has over 20 years experience in the Technology sector and started her career with Dell computers in Ireland, she joined SBRC in April 2020 from The Data Lab where she was Director of Business Development working with industry and academia to maximise the value of data for Scotland. She is one of the founders of the UNICEF Data Hub for Children, she also sits on the board of the Edinburgh Data Driven Innovation Hub at Edinburgh University.

Dr Zibby Kwecka, CISO, Quorum Cyber

Zibby progressed from electronics, through advanced networking, and research in privacy-preserving cryptographic techniques, to helping secure some of the biggest organisations in banking, manufacturing, and public sector. On this journey Zibby has inspired further development of covert-channel analysis and crypto solutions, assisted in forming one of the first CSOCs in UK, designed card data tokenisation solutions, and played cameo role in securing a banking grade distributed ledger system. Recently UK Head of Information Security at Heineken, and now, vCISO Lead at a rapidly scaling-up cybersecurity firm, Zibby continues to collaborate with CISOs, the cyber security industry and academia.

Dr Adam Sroka, Director, Hypercube Consulting

Dr Adam Sroka is a Director at Hypercube Consulting, a firm that helps organisations unlock value from data by delivering enterprise-scale solutions and building high-performing data and analytics teams from the ground up. With over 10 years of experience in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, Adam is a recognised expert and speaker in his field.

Adam’s mission is to bridge the gap between technology and business, and to enable data-driven innovation and transformation across various industries. He shares his insights and best practices through his blog, podcast, and tech community events, where he showcases his approaches and systems for effective communication, engineering discipline, and experimentation. Adam is passionate about helping organisations and data professionals maximise their potential and impact with data and AI.