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Germany Sep 9, 2025 Country Members Physical german

Frankfurt: AI Driven Logistics

Vom ersten Use Case zur strategischen Neuausrichtung CIONET lädt bereits zum vierten Mal zu einem exklusiven Roundtable für CIOs und Digitalverantwortliche aus Logistik und Handel ein. Im Mittelpunkt des Abends steht die Frage, wie Unternehmen ihre KI-Initiativen erfolgreich skalieren und aus ersten Use Cases echten strategischen Mehrwert schaffen. Microsoft 365 für Frontline Worker: Moderne Tools, die Mitarbeitende im Tagesgeschäft entlasten ServiceNow für Prozessintegration: Automatisierte End-to-End-Workflows – vom Schadensfall bis zur Retourenabwicklung KI-gestützte Disposition und Planung: Mit smarten Algorithmen zur optimierten Supply Chain Digitale Lieferketten und letzte Meile: Transparenz, Effizienz und Kundenzentrierung durchgängig gedacht

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Belgium Sep 13, 2025 All Members Physical english

CIONET Cycling Event

Join us for a wonderful ride. The ride is accessible to all levels of riders and doesn't require extensive technical skills. More information will follow soon. Looking forward to ride together!

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Germany Sep 17, 2025 Country Members Physical german

München: Cyber Security Fatigue

Cybersecurity ist längst kein reines IT-Thema mehr – sie betrifft das gesamte Unternehmen. Doch während die Bedrohungslage zunimmt, geraten viele Security-Verantwortliche an ihre Belastungsgrenzen: zwischen 24/7-Verantwortung, wachsenden Anforderungen und dem ständigen Innovationsdruck.

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Germany Sep 17, 2025 Country Members Physical german

Köln: CIO & CISO, das Rezilienz-Power-Duo

IT-Betrieb und Cybersicherheit stehen heute unter extremem Druck: steigende Komplexität, wachsende regulatorische Anforderungen (NIS2, DORA, KRITIS), chronische Ressourcenknappheit – und gleichzeitig eine Bedrohungslage, die keine Verzögerungen duldet. Trotzdem agieren viele IT- und Security-Teams noch immer in Silos. Die Folge: ineffiziente Abläufe, Tool-Wildwuchs, langsame Reaktion auf Vorfälle und unklare Verantwortlichkeiten.

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Germany Sep 18, 2025 Country Members Virtual german

Online: Nachhaltige IT - CIDO Priorität

Nachhaltigkeit ist für CIOs nicht nur ein „Nice-to-have“, sondern eine strategische Priorität – sie beeinflusst direkt die finanzielle Performance, die operative Effizienz und die langfristige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.

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Belgium Sep 18, 2025 Country Members Physical french

Les Rencontres: La dette technique : Un défi stratégique pour les entreprises

La dette technique est comparable à la négligence des réparations d'une maison. Ignorer un toit qui fuit peut faire gagner du temps aujourd'hui, mais cela pourrait conduire à l'effondrement du plafond plus tard. Pour remédier à la dette technique, il faut trouver et réparer ces fuites dès maintenant et mettre en place un plan d'entretien de la maison afin qu'elle soit prête pour les extensions futures. Pour résoudre ces problèmes, il faut définir des priorités stratégiques, communiquer clairement avec les parties prenantes et établir une feuille de route à long terme pour la modernisation. Cet événement se déroulera entièrement en français.

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Bruning Tecnometal protecting the company against industrial espionage and adapting operations to the General Data Protection Law (GDPL)

Protecting the company against industrial espionage and adapting operations to the General Data Protection Law (GDPL)

OVERVIEW

Bruning Tecnometal, the leader in the agricultural, road, automotive and construction segments, is one of the largest companies in the metal-mechanical segment in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. With 79 years of history and around 1.5 billion in annual revenue, the metallurgy company applies modern technology in stamping, machining, welding, and painting processes to manufacture lighter, more durable, and more efficient metal parts and assemblies.

Located in the city of Panambi, Bruning has a client portfolio that includes prominent names on the national and multinational scene such as General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Scania, Volvo, AGCO, Caterpillar, Iveco, John Deere, CNH Industrial, among others.

 

"The main point of Trend is that it offers a tool that delivers protection that adds value to the company, so much so that since 2018 we have not had any ransomware incidents"

André Prado

Senior IT Analyst, Bruning Tecnometal

 
 

CHALLENGES

In 2019, due to the considerable increase in cyberattacks and greater targeting by hackers, Bruning decided to deepen the six-year partnership via IntegraSul with Trend Micro, a leader in information security.

“Bruning was the second Trend customer in Latin America to implement the Deep Discovery solution,” recalls Marcelo Pacheco, CEO of IntegraSul.

In addition to complying with the General Data Protection Law (GDPL), Bruning’s concern was to protect customers’ strategic information, guaranteeing the confidentiality of commissioned projects. After all, there are many cases of industrial espionage, and ransomware attacks have also been growing at an alarming rate.

“Information security levels have never been more critical. That’s why we opted for an XDR solution—to have better assertiveness in terms of information and know exactly where the problem is, and for greater speed in reacting and resolving incidents, should they occur,” highlights André Prado, senior IT analyst at Bruning Tecnometal.

 
 

WHY TREND

To keep Bruning one step ahead of attackers, IntegraSul monitors the market and follows new trends and technologies in the security area, evaluating the points of greatest attention and the key vulnerabilities.

Since Trend has always been a strategic partner of Bruning, it was only natural for the consultancy firm to frequently present new tools and platforms created to improve Bruning’s security posture.

“When it comes to cybersecurity, organizations must constantly assess their risk management maturity level and plan the improvements necessary to protect their business models. Relying on the expertise of a specialized consultancy firm, which frequently presents emerging strategies to strengthen the digital environment, is one of the ways to maintain resilience,” explained Rodrigo Garcia, head of sales at Trend Micro Brazil.

 
 

SOLUTION

The Trend Vision One platform was chosen by Bruning to ensure the protection of the attack surface and the management of the company’s SOC when the IT sector decided to migrate its servers to the cloud and create controls with multiple layers of security.

Bruning also acquired the Smart Protection Suites package, which includes Cloud App Security (CAS), Email and App Security, Trend Micro Apex One, XDR for Endpoints and Workload Security for servers, in addition to DLP, both for the security of engineering files and the exchange of information in general.

 
 

RESULTS

The intuitive dashboards, user-friendly interface, and useful functionalities are the biggest differentiators of Trend Vision One, in the opinion of Bruning’s senior IT analyst.

“It would not do any good to have a beautiful, well-made graphic that in practice did not work. The main point of Trend is that it offers a tool that delivers protection that adds value to the company, so much so that since 2018 we have not had any ransomware incidents,” revealed Prado.

Another advantage of Trend Vision One, highlighted by Prado, is the flexibility that the platform offers by adding several optional features that can be enabled (i.e. contracted) or not, at the customer’s sole discretion, in addition to integration with other solutions.

“Trend Vision One came to solve our problem of having one different tool for each task running at the same time. The integration it provides has made our lives a lot easier,” he said.

According to Prado, the platform also acts proactively in relation to control.

“When I have an incident in part of my network, for example, I can isolate the structure of those computers potentially affected by an infection or vulnerability, without having to go like crazy looking for a switch,” explained Prado.

The CEO of IntegraSul also highlighted the learning opportunity that Trend Vision One offers, should an incident occur.

“Without the solution we have no possibility of analyzing and understanding how the incident started and why it occurred,” added Pacheco.

The harmony of the partnership with IntegraSul is also strongly appreciated by Prado.

“There’s no point in having a strong product or robust solution available on the market if you don’t have partners capable of carrying out this work. I would like to thank IntegraSul for its dedication and commitment, and to Pacheco for driving the good results that we have accumulated in recent years, especially with regard to business intelligence, bringing the best tools on the market and taking on the challenge of maintaining the company operational, 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” highlighted Prado.

Created in April 2023, the Trend Vision One application is a differentiator highlighted by Bruning. The resource allows real-time monitoring of the organization’s Risk Index, workbench, and main security notifications. The Risk Index measures and weighs the risk of vulnerabilities, security controls and misconfiguration, asset criticality, detections, account compromise, anomalies, and cloud activity data, and categorizes risk factors to provide visibility into users, devices and the use of virtual applications that pose some risk or danger to the infrastructure.

“The [Trend Vision One] app has brought great mobility because we have the information at our fingertips. With it, we can quickly assess all risks. Imagine how hard it would be to find out in a few minutes—or seconds—how many devices were affected by a threat and whether it is very serious or not, in a network as big as ours, with almost two thousand devices. Therefore, having this information by just looking at a cell phone screen—and knowing whether you have to wake everyone up or if you can go to sleep in peace—is a huge advantage,” concluded Prado.

 
 

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Embark on a culinary journey through the ever-evolving world of digital leadership with our third edition of the CIONET Cookbook: Recipes for Digital Success. Unveiling the intricate trilemma faced by today’s Master Chefs, our trailblazing European CIOs address a challenge at the nexus of customer interests, digital transformation strategies, and IT modernisation. Their secret? Synchronising the gearing between customer, business, and technology to create a frictionless movement through the digital landscape.

The CIONET Cookbook uses the analogy of a five-star restaurant to explain the importance of optimally integrated technology, with the CIO as Master Chef. In order to provide the best service to its customers, a top restaurant must have the right atmosphere, an inviting menu, a well-equipped kitchen, talented and committed front-of-house and kitchen staff and smooth-running processes that ensure an enjoyable experience for diners.

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