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HotTopics Studio: Abbey Road Studios
HotTopics Studio: Abbey Road - CMO
Welcome to
Resilient Leadership
In partnership with
Leading with certainty
Resilience that truly sustains business continuity
As enterprises become increasingly dependent on data, cloud platforms, and AI-driven systems, resilience has gained board and C-suite attention.
Organisations require core infrastructure that supports cyber resilience, business continuity, and effective governance—that is, confidence in one’s ability to operate core operations regardless. For today’s C-suite, confidence comes from knowing data can be restored to a trusted state, that recovery plans will work under real-world pressure, and that leadership can answer hard questions when incidents occur.
This shift demands a broader view of resilience: data should be treated as critical infrastructure, with security and recovery designed together; AI should also be recognised as an amplifier of the value and shortcomings of an organisation’s data maturity.
HotTopics and Veeam’s C-suite series, Leading with certainty, encourages debate on resilience that is intentional, testable, and aligned to how modern organisations actually operate in 2026.
Join fellow CISOs and security leaders at in-person and virtual gatherings built for open conversation, shared learning and meaningful connection.
Collaboration in an AI-enabled, hybrid world - Virtual Session
Virtual
25 Mar 2026
Women’s Super League Experience
Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester
28 Mar 2026
How to win a C-Suite Award: The view from the judges
Virtual
14 Apr 2026
HotTopics Studio Abbey Road Studios - Day 1
London, UK
22 Apr 2026
HotTopics Studio Abbey Road Studios - Day 2
London, UK
23 Apr 2026
Culture, data, value: Fixing AI’s scale challenge
Royal Albert Hall
30 Apr 2026
FEATURED E-BOOK
The Resilience Reality Check
The Data Resilience Maturity Model (DRMM) helps organisations benchmark resilience, find maturity gaps, and prioritise improvements in backup, recovery, and security.
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Insider threats loom while ransom payment rates plummet
This article explores how ransomware payment trends are changing, with fewer organisations choosing to pay cybercriminals. It looks at why payment rates are declining, how attackers are adapting their tactics, and what the shift means for businesses aiming to improve their cyber resilience and data protection.
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The human stories behind the cyber crisis
The Wake Up podcast series explores the real-world impact of cyber incidents and the people who respond to them. Through conversations with cybersecurity leaders and industry experts, the episodes cover topics such as ransomware, hacker tactics, crisis response, and the leadership decisions required to navigate major cyber attacks.