Security Under Pressure: Understanding the Threat. Strengthening Your Defences.
Acumen Cyber and Elastic are delighted to invite you to an exclusive three-course dinner at the Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh on 24th November 2026.
This invitation-only event will bring together security leaders for engaging discussions, valuable insights, and the opportunity to connect with peers in a relaxed and refined setting.
Featuring Expert Perspectives in a Private Dining Setting
This exclusive roundtable dinner brings together senior IT, security and risk leaders with Acumen Cyber and Elastic to explore today’s evolving cyber threat landscape and the practical steps organisations can take to strengthen resilience before an incident forces their hand.
You’ll gain insight into:
- What recent vulnerabilities and incidents reveal about the threats facing businesses today
- Four major threats to businesses: ransomware, extortion, identity compromise and social engineering
- How AI is changing attackers’ capabilities, and why established techniques can still cause major operational, financial and reputational damage without it
- The difference between IT capability and effective security operations, and why it matters when an incident unfolds
- What good security operations look like in practice, how to assess your current approach and where to prioritise improvements
For IT, security and risk leaders, the challenge is understanding whether the people, technology and processes in place can deliver the protection the business needs. This discussion will help you assess your current approach, make better use of existing investments and identify practical steps to close the gaps.
Our Speakers for the Evening
Cian Heasley is a Principal Consultant at Acumen Cyber and a cybersecurity threat specialist who has run threat intelligence programs and built threat hunting functions in large organisations. He is a Mitre ATT&CK and Sigma contributor and has presented at security conferences across the UK on topics ranging from mobile surveillance apps to the history of ransomware.
Derek Whigham is a Non Executive Director and Strategic Advisor at Acumen Cyber. Derek is a globally recognised cyber security and technology leader with more than 28 years of experience across financial services, telecoms and security technology. Most recently, he served as Chief Product Owner within the Chief Security Office at Lloyds Banking Group, where he set the vision, strategy and delivery for operational cyber defence, e-crime and intelligence functions for the UK’s largest retail and commercial bank.
Gleneagles Townhouse
Date: Tuesday 24th November 2026
Time: 6pm
Venue: 39 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2AD
Schedule for the Evening
6:00 PM | Arrival and Welcome Drinks
Guests are invited to arrive and network over a welcome drink, with a brief introduction from Acumen Cyber and Elastic.
7:00 PM | Gourmet 3-Course Dinner & Cyber Security Insights
A gourmet 3-course dinner will be served, accompanied by insights from our experts at Acumen Cyber and Elastic.
9:00 PM | Closing Remarks and Farewell
Closing remarks, followed by an optional nightcap and continued networking.