Swiss Cyber Security Days
18 - 19 February 2025
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The crucial role of hackers at SIX Group

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This session explores the crucial role of hackers at SIX Group in securing critical national infrastructure.

Six Group’s operations, which include the Swiss stock exchange, count as critical national infrastructure. In an age where digital warfare makes financial infrastructure a prime target for hackers linked to hostile states, how do SIX Group face this challenge?

Join Alex Hagenah, Head Cyber Controls, SIX Group, and Laurie Mercer, Director at HackerOne, as they discuss the crucial role that hackers play in SIX Group’s security strategy, and share key learnings on the value they deliver.

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Alex Hagenah

Alex Hagenah

Head Cyber Controls, SIX Group

Alex is a proven cyber security leader with over a decade of experience managing, leading, and executing technical and operational tasks across a variety of global growth sectors. He has an extensive background working with law enforcement and intelligence agencies in over 50 countries, where he has been instrumental in the development and evaluation of cyber security systems and solutions to address the growing criminal presence in the cyber security realm.

He currently leads SIX Group's offensive cyber security team, responsible for overseeing the execution of critical security operations, and is a member of the HackerOne Technical Advisory Board, providing strategic input and advice on HackerOne’s strategy and product direction.

Laurie Mercer

Laurie Mercer

Director of Solutions Engineering, HackerOne

Laurie is a security consultant at HackerOne, the world’s most popular vulnerability disclosure platform. His primary focus is on vulnerability disclosure best practice, operations and policy. Laurie has a strong technical background, having worked as both a developer, penetration tester and security consultant for nearly 20 years – he loves to find and fix vulnerabilities. He has worked with customers as diverse as The UK Government and Asian tech firms in various roles involving software, security and pedagogy

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