Event Details
Securing the Core: Next-Gen MDR, Email Infrastructure, and Corporate Compliance
Lloyd's Library, Lloyd's Building, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA,
Thursday 19 November 2026
12:00PM - 14:00PM
Introduction
The 2026 cyber threat landscape is intensifying as AI-fueled attacks, unmanaged agentic systems, and highly targeted deepfake social engineering combine to create a "perfect storm" for organisations of all sizes. This volatility is further compounded by a sharp rise in sophisticated, identity-centric phishing campaigns designed to mimic senior leadership and exploit human behaviour across corporate networks.
Assuming a breach will happen isn't pessimistic—it’s the blueprint for resilience. Prevention is no longer enough; organisations must pivot to constant readiness. Proactive investment is a minor cost compared to the catastrophic fallout of a modern cyberattack. This fallout ranges from immediate system lockouts and multi-extortion ransomware to severe regulatory fines, lost customer trust, and expensive lawsuits as UK and global regulations tighten.
Resilient by default. Ready for any disruption. That’s the difference between a headline-grabbing crisis and a minor security event.
Facilitated by Lloyd’s market specialists, global security experts, and leading legal authorities, deliver actionable intelligence on the evolving cyber threat landscape—giving you the proactive steers to help you to further fortify your company’s digital risk defences.
There will be an opportunity to put questions to the presenters at the end of the forum.
This is a Free to attend event. To Register, simply complete the panel below and an email confirmation of your registration will be sent to your email address.
Prize Draw for an Apple iPad, awarded post-event for the best topic/theme suggestion for a future ‘IT-Security Matters’ forum.
Who Should Attend
Stay ahead of the rapidly changing cyber threat landscape.
This session—the fourth instalment of this year's "Security Matters" Lunchtime Forum—is tailored for senior management, IT and security professionals, technology architects, developers, finance and audit managers, and legal, risk, and compliance executives. It is also highly relevant for underwriters and brokers operating in the Lloyd's and London insurance market. If you have colleagues who would benefit from this forum, please feel free to forward this invitation to them.
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Agenda
Speakers
Security Matters Chairman
Commercial Officer at Tenex.AI
Architecting a Hyperscale Cyberattack and Defence
Phil Keeling is a trusted cybersecurity leader and market-expansion expert renowned for launching technology vendors into new territories and engineering sustainable, long-term growth. With a forward-thinking approach to threat detection and managed response, Phil bridges the gap between complex digital risk landscapes and cutting-edge security architecture.
In his role leading the UK & Ireland, Benelux, and Nordics regions for TENEX.AI—an AI-native cybersecurity company delivering an advanced agentic SOC and MDR platform—he is dedicated to helping modern enterprises navigate evolving threats while successfully transforming and modernising their security operations.
Senior Technical Account Manager at Halon Security
Protecting the perimeter: what tools we need to keep the threats out
Kieran Cooper is an email infrastructure and deliverability expert with extensive experience supporting some of the world's largest enterprise senders and email service providers. As Senior Technical Account Manager at Halon, he works closely with customers including Microsoft, LinkedIn, SAP, and Netcore.
Before joining Halon in 2025, Kieran spent more than twenty years working with enterprise email platforms. He began his career at Lyris Technologies, supporting both on-premises and hosted email solutions, before joining Message Systems, where he worked extensively with Momentum and later became a Technical Account Manager for SparkPost. Throughout his career, he has partnered with organisations including Booking.com, Revolut, Capital One UK, Sky, Peacock, Intercom, and Ometria.
Kieran is a frequent conference speaker and regularly delivers training sessions and webinars on email deliverability. He holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) certifications, and is Vice Chair of the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group Platform and Infrastructure priority committee.
Legal Director at Clyde & Co
The Looming UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: "The End of 'Best Efforts' Cyber"
Nick Gibbons is a leading expert in technology and cyber risk. He specialises in data protection, intellectual property, defamation, professional negligence, and insurance.
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