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Host and moderator: Helen Olsen Bedford, UKAuthority

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01:47: Local Authority Cyber Resilience 2023 - Geoff Connell, Director of Digital Services at Norfolk County Council and chair of the national Cyber Technical Advisory Group (CTAG): Evolving threats including AI, modern backups, shared SOCs , supply chain and partnership working. (Download slides)

11:35:Refine your plans, rehearse your people: how the LGA’s Cyber Reaction Exercises can support your council to become more resilient - Jamie Cross, Programme Manager – Bespoke Cyber Support and Billy Ruston, Response Specialist - Cyber Security, Local Government Association: A talk about the LGA’s new offer of support for councils, the Cyber Reaction Exercises. Including why exercising is so important, how to build momentum for cyber focused exercising across a council, how to get involved and make the most of this free support for councils. (Download slides)

30:07: Testing a Cyber Assessment Framework for Local Government: What We've Learned So Far Rachel Downs, Senior Cyber Product Manager, Local Digital Team, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities: Lessons learned from DLUHC's in-progress pilot of a Cyber Assessment Framework for Local Government with eight councils. She shares how this is likely to shape the  approach for the sector and what councils can do now to prepare. (Download slides)

43:05: Q&A and panel discussion - all speakers 

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