DON’T PANIC (or do): an OWASP Guide to Incident Response

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We're talking all things incident response in the OWASP Manchester June meeting.

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6:00 - Open doors & networking & drinks

6:30 - Heather Lowrie - When the Worst Happens: Lessons in Resilience from a Major Attack
As cyber threats escalate, no sector is immune — industries ranging from retail to education, healthcare, and finance are increasingly targeted by ransomware, data theft, and extortion. In this session, Heather Lowrie shares firsthand insights from managing the University of Manchester’s response to a major cyber attack, offering a rare behind-the-scenes view from the CISO’s perspective on the real-time decision-making, technical challenges, and stakeholder pressures involved. Drawing clear parallels with the retail sector and beyond, she outlines critical lessons for building resilience and ensuring business continuity during significant disruption.

7:15 - Refreshments (Food & Drinks & Networking)

8:00 - TBC

9:00 - Vacate venue -> to the pub for more socialising

LOCATION
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Jaguar Land Rover
Neo Building
Faulkner Street
M1 4ET

SPEAKERS
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Heather Lowrie
Heather Lowrie is the co-founder of Resilionix, a deep-tech startup that helps organizations strengthen their resilience. An accomplished leader in cybersecurity, technology, risk, and resilience. Heather has a distinguished career with board-level and CISO experience across both public and private sectors. She serves as a strategic advisor to boards and executive teams, helping them navigate the complexities of modern digital landscapes and implement innovative solutions for enhanced security and resilience.
A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, she was also recognised as the 2024 “CISO of the Year” at SC Awards Europe.

Second Speaker TBC

SPONSORS (Thank you for supporting our community!!)
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JLR - Venue Sponsor
Cytix - Food & Drink Sponsor
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