Protecting your crown jewels today and tomorrow
How to identify and properly protect your business crown jewels
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In today’s digital age, protecting your organization’s "crown jewels"—the most critical and sensitive information assets—is essential to prevent catastrophic losses. Marc will explain that these assets include intellectual property, proprietary business strategies and customer data. Marc will explain that identification is the first essential step. Many organizations fail to adequately assess which digital assets are most valuable, making them vulnerable to breaches. Prioritizing protection for these high-risk assets ensures that cybersecurity efforts are focused where they are most needed.
Effective protection strategies for crown jewels must involve multi-layered security approaches. Marc will show how encryption is a fundamental practice that ensures data cannot be easily interpreted when it is accessed by unauthorized users. Strong access controls, such as multi-factor authentication and role-based access, ensure that only the right people have access to sensitive information. Marc will present how a layered security makes it much harder for cybercriminals to find the crown jewels.
Marc will also present his vision on the future with focus on evolving cyber threats necessitating continuous updates to cybersecurity protocols. Tomorrow's cybersecurity landscape will demand more advanced measures. Organizations must adapt by regularly reviewing and upgrading their cybersecurity strategies to stay ahead of emerging threats. Marc will show that securing your crown jewels is a dynamic process that needs to anticipate and mitigate future risks.
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Marc is a distinguished global leader in security and privacy, with over 30 years of experience working in the cybersecurity and privacy landscape. As the Global Security Leader at Veralto, a $5 billion innovation powerhouse based in Boston with 16.000 employees in 300 locations worldwide, Marc ensures with his security team the protection of mission-critical initiatives spanning clean water, safe food, medicines, and the quality of essential goods.
In addition to his role at Veralto, Marc also serves as President of SAI.BE, Belgium’s premier IT knowledge association for IT employees, where he drives thought leadership on multiple IT topics.
His passion for sharing his knowledge extends beyond the boardroom - Marc regularly delivers high-impact keynote presentations, moderates expert panels, and contributes to industry podcasts, books, and multiple online global CISO communities (ECSO CISO Community Belgium, ISACA Information Security Advisory Group, ISACA Awards Coordination Group, Datanews Awards Jury, SAI Podcast, etc).
Marc's influence also reaches academia. He is a guest professor at prestigious institutions such as Antwerp Management School, Solvay Brussels School, and TIAS Tilburg, where he mentors the next generation of security leaders. His speaking engagements have captivated audiences of more than 16.000 executives and professionals across 23 countries, making him a sought-after voice in the global security arena. Marc is an elected Fellow of the Hogeheuvelcollege at the University of Leuven in recognition of his contributions to the IT industry. Marc holds certifications in information security (CISM/CISSP), IT risk management (CRISC), and is a certified board director (GUBERNA).
Over the last years, Marc has given more than 100 keynote presentations to groups as large as 2000 and as small as 10.
Global Keynote Speaker / Business School Lecturer / Trusted Board Member / Global Security Leader at Veralto
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