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SUMMARY:Managing The Minefield of Management Cyber Explosions - Understand
 ing what to say and when to say it - Peter Jones
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UID:pretalx-bsides-bristol-2026-NBBRC9@pretalx.com
DESCRIPTION:Cyber security has never been more popular—or more exhaustin
 g. After COVID\, everyone wanted in. Fast forward a few years\, and many o
 f those same professionals are burned out\, disillusioned\, and quietly wo
 ndering what they actually signed up for.\n\nThis talk skips the polished 
 narratives and gets into the reality of operating security inside a busine
 ss. Not theory—practice. The kind where priorities shift mid-incident\, 
 “critical” risks compete with revenue\, and security teams are expecte
 d to translate technical issues into decisions that executives can act on 
 in minutes\, not months.\n\nWe’ll air some of cyber’s dirty laundry: h
 ow the function is really perceived by management\, why it’s still too o
 ften seen as a cost centre or a blocker\, and how decades of fear-driven m
 essaging have eroded trust rather than built it. Drawing on real-world exp
 erience\, we’ll look at what happens when security has to justify itself
  in operational terms—during incidents\, in boardrooms\, and in the quie
 t trade-offs no framework really covers.\n\nMore importantly\, we’ll cha
 llenge the language of cybersecurity. What happens when you remove the FUD
  and speak in terms the business actually values? What does security look 
 like when it’s treated as an operational capability—something that ena
 bles decisions\, manages uncertainty\, and supports resilience—rather th
 an a compliance exercise?\n\nExpect candid observations\, a few uncomforta
 ble truths\, and a perspective shaped by running security where it has to 
 work\, not just look good on paper.
LOCATION:Track 1
URL:https://pretalx.com/bsides-bristol-2026/talk/NBBRC9/
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