Belgium 23-9-25 Squad Only Virtual english
Security teams are overwhelmed. Too many tools. Too many alerts. Too few people. And now, increasing pressure from the board to protect everything, everywhere, all the time. Expect honest reflection, shared strategies, and a conversation that cuts through compliance noise and focuses on what to do when your team is stretched and your risk is rising.
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In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the financial services industry in Belgium faces a critical juncture regarding its cloud adoption strategy. While the allure of cloud computing – with its promise of scalability, agility, and innovation – is undeniable, the unique regulatory demands and paramount need for data sovereignty present significant challenges. This CIONET roundtable, aims to bring together Digital Leaders from the Belgian financial sector to discuss how to navigate these complexities. We will explore how financial institutions can leverage cloud technologies while ensuring complete control over their data, maintaining compliance with stringent European regulations like GDPR and DORA, and mitigating geopolitical risks.
Read MoreBelgium 24-9-25 Invitation Only Physical english
As smart devices proliferate across operational environments — from sensors on factory lines and GPS trackers in logistics fleets to wearables in healthcare and connected systems in smart cities — the integration of Managed IoT (MiOT) is accelerating. But with it comes a surge in cybersecurity risks. No longer isolated or air-gapped, OT systems are becoming fully networked, remotely accessible, and deeply entwined with IT. This creates a vulnerable, highly complex digital mesh, one where a single compromised device can trigger physical, financial, and reputational consequences.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2025 Squad Session Squad Only Virtual english
Security teams are overwhelmed. Too many tools. Too many alerts. Too few people. And now, increasing pressure from the board to protect everything, everywhere, all the time. Expect honest reflection, shared strategies, and a conversation that cuts through compliance noise and focuses on what to do when your team is stretched and your risk is rising.
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 MorePlastics Distributor bolsters security posture with next-gen platform Trend Vision One™
Bolsters security posture with next-gen platform Trend Vision One™
OVERVIEW
This leading distributor of high-performance plastics delivers more than 70 years of experience to the sign and graphics, mechanical, and engineering industries. Grown to encompass more than 50 distribution centers across North America, the company overlooks more than 200 endpoints and a mix of on-site, remote, and hybrid employees. This rapid growth, combined with the increasing sophistication of ransomware threats, has led its director of IT operations to partner with Trend Micro to update their security solution.
"Trend Micro’s managed services group gives me 24/7 eyes and ears on my enterprise."
Director of IT Operations, Plastics Manufacturer
CHALLENGES
Ensuring IT security across a highly dispersed company is an ongoing challenge. Although the company’s IT teams conducted extensive security training and tests, their director remained concerned with security across their endpoints and the level of internal IT hygiene that could be maintained. This concern was driven home when one of their sister companies was a victim of a ransomware attack. “We wanted to learn from their incident and ensure we weren’t as vulnerable. We used that incident as an opportunity to take our IT security to the next level and build a framework for next-generation security preparedness,” says the director of IT operations.
"Trend Vision One gives me a single dashboard where I can see if our systems are performing normally or not. It enables me to focus my attention where it’s needed."
Director of IT Operations, Plastics Manufacturer
WHY TREND
“We have been a Trend customer for 20 years. As long as I’ve had an association with Trend, their products just work,” says the director of IT operations.
Partnering with Trend saves the company the time and expense of hiring and training a highly skilled internal IT security team. “Trend’s managed services group gives me 24/7 eyes and ears on my enterprise. The fact that they staff sophisticated, trained engineers who can jump in and react is of huge value to me.”
“Trend also helps ensure that our compant keeps pace with quickly evolving security threats,” says the director. “I need to partner with an organization that I can trust that has the tools not only to protect me today, but also next week, in the next six months, and the next couple of years. Trend’s consistent product innovation demonstrates their ability to do that.”
SOLUTION
As the director worked to take the company’s IT security to the next level, he examined solutions from other security companies but ultimately chose to stay with Trend. “I needed to have centralized visibility and enterprise-level security across endpoints, servers, and email. Trend’s protection and XDR capabilities combined with their platform approach matched my requirements.”
Based on Trend’s recommendations, the company migrated to Trend Vision One™ to benefit from consolidated visibility and analysis. “I don’t want to spend hours figuring out the problem. I want the system to tell me what’s wrong so I can quickly fix it. Trend Vision One enables us to see if our systems are performing normally or not and take remediation actions all in one place. It allows me to focus my attention where it’s needed.”
RESULTS
“Today, Trend Vision One provides us with 360-degree visibility into security across the organization via a central console. The ability to receive alerts and react to security events in real time allows our IT teams to sleep at night,” says the director. “Within a few seconds, we have a clear understanding of whether things are going okay or whether there are things I need to address.”
That came in handy in October 2022 when the company was alerted to a potential network attack. “Within minutes, I knew we had to instigate an incident response team. Trend Vision One gave me immediate clarity of what was happening and the tools to mitigate the attack before it impacted our customers or revenue. Without that, the cost to the business would have been significant.”
“Reduced time spent diagnosing problems also frees my team to focus on activities that support the business rather than on security alone. Trend Vision One increases our ability to support the business more efficiently and at a reduced cost.”
WHAT'S NEXT
In the future, the plastics distributor plans to work with Trend to ensure that they are using Trend’s solutions to their fullest capabilities, to test newer capabilities like Trend Vision One™ Zero Trust Secure Access, and to determine how to make the best use of Trend tools to manage third-party integrations. “We are a Cisco shop, so I’m looking forward to even greater integration with the Cisco architecture. That will take me a step closer to having a fully integrated security platform across multiple partners,” says the director of IT Operations.
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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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