Belgium 25-9-25 Invitation Only Physical english
As AI shapes our future, the time is now to address and correct its inherent biases. Join leading female voices in tech as we explore how to undo past mistakes, champion neutrality, and feed AI systems with inclusive, unbiased data. This conference is a call to action for female leaders in AI and tech to ensure the next generation of intelligent systems reflects fairness, diversity, and equity. Together, let’s set things right and redefine the future of AI.
Read MoreBelgium 25-9-25 Invitation Only Physical english
On 25th September, during the Red Hat Summit: Connect 2025 in Brussels, CIONET is hosting an exclusive, invitation-only round table for leading CIOs, CTOs, and digital leaders. While the Summit offers a broad programme, this CIONET session is a separate, distinct event, conducted in its own dedicated room with private catering, ensuring a focused and confidential peer-to-peer discussion. This round table will delve into why certain cloud-native techniques offer undeniable benefits, irrespective of where your applications are deployed, be it on-premise, in a hyperscale cloud, or a hybrid environment. Even outside public clouds, these modern, modular architectures consistently deliver increased agility, enhanced scalability, and quicker time-to-market. The real power behind these advantages lies in automation. When done properly, automation significantly boosts team efficiency, improves system quality, and drastically cuts risks from slow systems or downtime. However, achieving truly effective automation comes with its own set of challenges, which we'll address head-on. Key Discussion Points Include: "No-Regret" Cloud-Native Pillars: We'll try to pinpoint essential techniques every organisation should adopt, such as microservices architecture, containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), API-first design, stateless application design, and immutable infrastructure. Why are these crucial for modern applications, no matter the deployment location? Strategic Vendor Lock-in: How to judiciously manage vendor lock-in. For new innovations and applications with a relatively short life expectancy, leveraging the latest unique features of a hyperscale cloud might be beneficial. For long-lived applications (expected to be live for decades), the focus might shift to limiting exposure by utilising generally available technologies. Automation Anywhere: How can organisations effectively implement automation strategies to unlock the full potential of cloud-native initiatives across diverse infrastructures? What are the biggest hurdles, and how are leaders overcoming them? This CIONET round table offers a unique and intimate setting for digital leaders to gain critical insights, exchange perspectives, and shape the strategic path towards application modernisation that truly offers no regrets.
Read MoreBelgium 30-9-25 Squad Only Virtual english
Everyone has technical debt. The question is what to do with it. Refactor now? Wait for the next feature? Build on it and hope it holds? If you’re tired of debating whether to clean up or move on, this session helps you frame the debt conversation in a way that supports both speed and stability.
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english
Everyone has technical debt. The question is what to do with it. Refactor now? Wait for the next feature? Build on it and hope it holds? If you’re tired of debating whether to clean up or move on, this session helps you frame the debt conversation in a way that supports both speed and stability.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english
Architecture doesn’t happen in diagrams. It happens in minds, seasoned, curious, sharp minds that understand how the pieces fit. But who’s shaping these minds? Who’s growing the next generation of digital architects? If you’re responsible for complex systems, and for the people designing them, this session is for you.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english
Agile delivery often collides with inflexible infrastructures. One team wants to release weekly. Another is waiting six months for a new test environment. Sounds familiar? If your infra team is tired of being the bottleneck, and your devs are tired of waiting, this session opens a path forward.
Read MoreBRAC Bank Ltd. relies on Trend Micro to protect against advanced malware and ransomware
Relies on Trend Micro to protect against advanced malware and ransomware
OVERVIEW
BRAC Bank Limited (BRAC Bank) is one of Bangladesh’s most notable banks for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Founded in 2001, it operates on a diversified business model, serving around two million retail customers globally.
It is the only member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) from Bangladesh, the first Bangladeshi bank to have received the ISO 27001:2013 certification for information security, and the only bank in Bangladesh to achieve ISO 18788:2015 certification for security operations management.
CHALLENGES
The banking sector is a top target for cyberattacks. Given the rapid digital transformation that it has faced in the last few years, BRAC Bank realized the importance of implementing a robust security solution for its networks and endpoints.
“We have multiple digital and transformational initiatives on an ongoing basis”, says B.M. Zahid Ul Haque, Head of Information Security. “As a company, we have always been at the forefront of implementing state-of-the-art security controls, policies, and procedures. Considering our vulnerability to targeted cyberattacks, we wanted to elevate our security posture. Being a large organization, we needed a solution which would give us a holistic view of endpoints and the network, while also delivering realtime security updates and threat intelligence. Thanks to our internal team and higher management support we were able to make it happen.”
The bank also needed protection against low-level phishing via email, SMS, website, and advanced persistent threats such as malware infections, targeted attacks, zero-day, and vulnerability exploits.
Cybersecurity is a top priority at BRAC Bank. Trend Micro’s security solutions has protected us against advanced malware and ransomware, as well as against new unknown variants as they emerge.
B.M. Zahid Ul Haque
Head of Information Security, BRAC Bank Ltd.
WHY TREND
BRAC Bank brought together an evaluation team with multiple stakeholders to assess various products based on the security, visibility, control, and adaptability they offered. User feedback, market reviews, and features based on price points were also considered. Says B.M. Zahid Ul Haque, “Trend Micro’s track record of continuous innovation, its laser focus on next-gen endpoint security, and its unmatched standards convinced us that Trend Micro was the right solution for us. We considered various parameters such as sales and solution experiences, and support.”
Trend Micro’s track record of continuous innovation, its laser focus on next-gen endpoint security, and its unmatched standards of anti- APT and NBA convinced us that Trend Micro was the right solution for us.
B.M. Zahid Ul Haque
Head of Information Security, BRAC Bank Ltd.
SOLUTION
An internal team was trained and Trend Micro’s solution for endpoints and networks was deployed in a phased manner. Advanced capabilities such as high-fidelity machine learning, behavioral analysis, exploit protection, file reputation, ransomware variant protection, intrusion prevention, command and control (C&C) blocking, browser exploit protection, application whitelisting, web reputation, and sandbox integration provide complete protection against the evolving threat landscape. Real-time updates keep endpoints light and lean for faster protection.
A broad range of anti-malware techniques helps deliver multiple layers of threat protection and data security for endpoints. Deep Discovery addresses advanced persistent threats and provides a comprehensive solution to detect, analyze, adapt, and respond to targeted attacks. It also identifies zero-day malware, malicious communications, and attacker activities that escape standard security defenses. The Shared Threat Intelligence feature ingests advanced threat intelligence or indicators of compromise (IoCs) from threat feeds and custom inputs, enabling the bank to block unknown threats.
RESULTS
Since implementing Trend Micro, the company has been able to get 360-degree visibility into the threat landscape. Advanced threat monitoring capabilities ensure that the network and endpoints are automatically shielded from vulnerabilities, malware, and ransomware attacks.
“The product’s investigative capabilities are extremely advanced and give us a holistic view of endpoints and networks across the organization,” observes B.M. Zahid Ul Haque. “Moreover, the endpoint and network solution are lightweight and operational roadblocks are easy to address.”
Shared threat intelligence and real-time security updates ensure that detection and response are rapid, while real-time virtual patching proactively protects against zeroday attacks and network-exploitable vulnerabilities.
WHAT'S NEXT
For all financial institutions, ensuring the highest level of IT security is an ongoing concern. Banks will continue to be key targets for cybercriminals and must prepare to defend themselves against the next wave of cyber threats.
“We look forward to doing more PoCs with Trend Micro,” says B.M. Zahid Ul Haque. “As the threat landscape continues to evolve and cybercriminals employ increasingly sophisticated techniques, we need a solution that can also grow and improve our defense against advanced threats and targeted attacks.”
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Digital Transformation is redefining the future of health care and health delivery. All stakeholders are convinced that these innovations will create value for patients, healthcare practitioners, hospitals, and governments along the patient pathway. The benefits are starting from prevention and awareness to diagnosis, treatment, short- and long-term follow-up, and ultimately survival. But how do you make sure that your working towards an architecturally sound, secure and interoperable health IT ecosystem for your hospital and avoid implementing a hodgepodge of spot solutions? How does your IT department work together with the other stakeholders, such as the doctors and other healthcare practitioners, Life Sciences companies, Tech companies, regulators and your internal governance and administrative bodies?
Read MoreThe Telenet Business Leadership Circle powered by CIONET, offers a platform where IT executives and thought leaders can meet to inspire each other and share best practices. We want to be a facilitator who helps you optimise the performance of your IT function and your business by embracing the endless opportunities that digital change brings.
Read MoreDécouvrez la dynamique du leadership numérique aux Rencontres de CIONET, le programme francophone exclusif de CIONET pour les leaders numériques en Belgique, rendu possible grâce au soutien et à l'engagement de nos partenaires de programme : Deloitte, Denodo et Red Hat. Rejoignez trois événements inspirants par an à Liège, Namur et en Brabant Wallon, où des CIOs et des experts numériques francophones de premier plan partagent leurs perspectives et expériences sur des thèmes d'affaires et de IT actuels. Laissez-vous inspirer et apprenez des meilleurs du secteur lors de sessions captivantes conçues spécialement pour soutenir et enrichir votre rôle en tant que CIO pair. Ne manquez pas cette opportunité de faire partie d'un réseau exceptionnel d'innovateurs numériques !
Read MoreCIONET is committed to highlighting and celebrating female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, creating a leadership programme that empowers and elevates women within the tech industry. This initiative is dedicated to showcasing the achievements and successes of leading women, fostering an environment where female role models are recognised, and their contributions can ignite progress and inspire the next generation of women in IT. Our mission is to shine the spotlight a little brighter on female role models in IT, Tech & Digital, and to empower each other through this inner network community.
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