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Cyber attack! How to survive the unthinkable – October 22 @ 8:00 am – 11:30 am

Back by popular demand!

A hands-on, highly interactive breakfast workshop for partners, directors and operations of law, accountancy, and financial services firms.

 

What to Do When Your Firm Is Hit by a Cyber Attack: Breakfast Workshop

Event Details

Date & Time: Thursday, 22 October 2026 | 08:00 AM – 11:30 AM BST

Location: Private Dining Room, Bankside Hotel, 2 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9JU

Host: Pro Drive IT

Cost: Free (valued at £700)

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Why You Should Attend

Professional and financial services firms are among the most targeted businesses in the UK. They hold client money and confidential data, working to tight deadlines—exactly what criminals look for.

The ICO expects firms to have a breach response plan, and to review and test it regularly. Insurers increasingly demand the same. Yet many firms either have no plan or have never tested the one they have.

The cost of being unprepared is real:

  • The ICO fined one criminal law firm £98,000 following a ransomware attack in 2022.
  • A 2021 attack on the UK’s largest conveyancing group was reported to have cost £6.8m.

 

A cyber incident directly threatens:

  • Your own health and wellbeing
  • The health and wellbeing of your staff
  • Your clients’ businesses
  • Your firm’s finances and reputation
  • The future existence of your firm

 

What You’ll Take Away From the Morning

  • A Live Test of Your Existing Incident Response Plan: Record this session as one of your required regular tests for regulatory governance, your insurer, and the ICO.
  • No Plan Yet? Leave with the core building blocks in place and a clear framework of what your plan needs to cover.
  • Incident Response Template Guide: A practical toolkit to run your own scenario exercises back at your firm.
  • Practical 72-Hour Actions: Clear steps to take back to your partners or board on containing attacks, notifying insurers, reporting to the ICO/regulator, and informing clients and banks.
  • Peer Networking: Compare notes with partners and directors from other firms over breakfast.

 

What Past Attendees Say

“Very useful indeed. Great exercise as interactive learning is great!”

— Richard Burnside, Partner at Burnside Partnership

 

“Lots of key takeaways for me – appreciated!”

— Pragnesh Patel, Longview Partners

 

 

 

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁: 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴

  • 08:00 | Arrival, breakfast and networking
    Grab a coffee and some breakfast, and meet partners and directors from other firms.
  • 08:30 | Why is your firm such an attractive target?
    Legal and accounting firms are among the most attractive targets for cyber criminals. We explain why hackers are actively trying to get into your business, and how they succeed.
  • 09:00 | What REALLY happens during a cyber incident?
    We take you through the gritty details of a real cyber incident: the impact on the people involved and on the business, and the lessons learned.
  • 09:30 | Drinks break and networking
  • 10:00 | Live incident response exercise
    Using a common scenario, we take you through a fictitious cyber incident in your business and test how your response plan would play out in the real world. We’ll share ideas around the room to improve everyone’s plans, and you’ll leave with actions to take back and implement in your firm.
  • 11:30 | Close

 

 

 

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