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.