Technology Magazine July 2025 | Page 104

ROUNDTABLE PANELISTS

JUSTIN KURUVILLA

CHIEF CYBERSECURITY OFFICER
RISK LEDGER

NICK GODFREY

SENIOR DIRECTOR & GLOBAL HEAD
GOOGLE CLOUD

STUART SEYMOUR

CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER
VIRGIN MEDIA O2 t Cyber LIVE London, three leading cybersecurity experts gathered to discuss the evolving threat landscape and strategic responses. The timing was particularly relevant, with major UK retailers M & S and Co-op suffering significant cyberattacks that had crippled operations. Initial reports suggested the M & S breach may have originated from social engineering – a fraudulent call to IT requesting credential changes. Against this backdrop of real-world incidents affecting household names, the panel explored lessons learned, industry collaboration, and the strategic imperatives facing organisations in 2025’ s increasingly complex digital threat environment.
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