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Achieving Cybersecurity Maturity


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Francisco Javier Farfán Contreras shares RBE's journey building cybersecurity from scratch across over 1,100 restaurants, highlighting relationship-building, implementing core security controls, and balancing quick wins with strategic goals.

Francisco Javier Farfán Contreras, CISO at Restaurant Brands Europe, shares the cybersecurity maturity journey of Restaurant Brand Europe, RBE, a major restaurant franchise operator managing over 1,100 Burger King, Popeyes and Tim Hortons locations across Spain, Portugal and Italy.

He shares firsthand experiences of building a cybersecurity function essentially from scratch in a fast-paced, results-driven corporate environment where "the train is always moving." You will learn how a strategic approach to cybersecurity implementation turned initial challenges into successful security initiatives through:

  • Relationship-building strategies: Discover how cultivating relationships across departments through "coffee meetings" created crucial allies for security initiatives;
  • Practical implementation of core security controls: Understand the journey of implementing foundational security measures like multifactor authentication in a challenging, geographically dispersed environment with significant connectivity constraints;
  • Realistic planning and expectation management: Gain insights into developing security road maps that balance quick wins with long-term strategic goals while maintaining credibility with leadership.
 

Here is the course outline:

Achieving Cybersecurity Maturity: Lessons Learned From Restaurant Brands Europe

Completion

The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:

CPE Credit Certificate