Checkpoint, Copy Cat Group partner to sponsor CIO100

Checkpoint and Copy Cat Group have partnered to sponsor the 2017 East Africa CIO 100 Symposium and Awards slated for 9th and 10th November 2017 at Enashipai Resort in Naivasha.

As the organizations affirmed their participation and support for eagerly awaited regional CIO 100 Symposium & Awards, the most critical issue to the sponsor was the extent of how corporate firms in East Africa are valuing the essence of defense of their businesses as they continue to ambitiously invest on the company’s digitized systems.

We are delighted with the tripartite partnership that’s lined to draw the executive c-level delegates from across the Eastern African, said Laura Chite, the chief executive of CIO East Africa.

“The 2017 CIO Symposium brings together top CIOs and other decision-makers from major companies in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Uganda to share their perspectives on digital transformation, under the guidance of analysts, industry leaders, and inspiring thinkers,” said Chite.

“It is encouraging to learn that agenda of the CIO 100 symposium aims to give senior industry professionals access to new ideas, solutions and innovations that will help to take their departments and companies forward. In our view, an agenda pitched at that high level endeavours to present new case studies which generates new thinking that can only narrow to offer solutions.” Guarav Chawla, Business Head – Information Security Copy Cat.

Elated by the forthcoming event Gaurav Chawla, Business Head, Information Security at Copy Cat, said the opportunity to partner and support the organization of the 2017 CIO 100 Symposium grants us the chance to initiate strategic alliances, network and scale businesses to their desired next level of growth.

“It is encouraging to learn that agenda of the CIO 100 symposium aims to give senior industry professionals access to new ideas, solutions and innovations that will help to take their departments and companies forward. In our view, an agenda pitched at that high level endeavours to present new case studies which generates new thinking that can only narrow to offer solutions,” said Chawla.

On the foregoing Chawla appreciated the fact that the symposium’s keynotes are lined to give a high-level view of the industry, offering predictions and insights that will help delegates form their future strategies.

“Cyber-risk strategies are as a result, under the microscope and this calls for CIOs to share experience and resolve to manage the potential cyber-attacks,” said Chawla adding: “Better Security means better business. It is therefore critical for each establishment to extend its security everywhere to protect its network, applications, data and organization.”

“We are delighted to support the hosting of the 2017 CIO 100 Symposium and Awards in Kenya,” said Kendi Nderitu, Country Manager Checkpoint adding: “The agenda of the conference is timely considering that it is indeed with digital transformation that businesses will continue to grow as they reach new sets of customers as they focus to increase their lifetime value. ”

Copy Cat is assertive that enterprise security is a complex and fast-moving target. It admits that the stakes are high and any breach could expose an organization to reputational damage which can directly result into financial losses. In this regard, legal compliances do matter and provides confidence to organizations and customers the absence of the same can lead to penalties.

Since security is one of the most challenging organizational issues to design, implement and sustain, Copy Cat considers it as a critical component to organizational success. To this effect it has built a holistic approach to security rather than a piece meal.