Details of the Breakout sessions

SPHERE 2025

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Day 1: Wednesday, May 21

Expert Clinics

Expert Clinics on are aimed at WithSecure’s partners and distributors. In parallel, we have Masterclass sessions running in the keynote hall, and the EXPO is open. Check Masterclass details from the main agenda. 

Operational Exposure Management: From Setup to Security ROI

  • Implementing XM: Key steps to establish WithSecure Exposure Management effectively
  • Operating XM: Best practices for maximizing the effectiveness of WithSecure Exposure Management
  • Session is hosted by Harri Ruusinen & Tuomas Miettinen, WithSecure

Co-creating Exposure Management Market – Playbook for Success

  • Introducing new Exposure Management capabilities
  • XM Partner Playbook – this is how you setup XM service
  • How to explain the value of XM
  • Session is hosted by Mika Lindroos & Hannu Simonen, WithSecure

Build Robust Security Services with Us

  • The challenges mid-sized companies have with cyber security
  • How WithSecure can help to establish D&R and IR capabilities
  • WithSecure MDR and WithSecure Elements Infinite
  • Session is hosted by Teemu Myllykangas & James Dyson, WithSecure

Towards Workspace Security- Pathway from EPP to EDR to XDR

  • From EPP to EDR to XDR – what is the path for growth in XDR (+ link to MDR)
  • Identity Security – What is it and how to take it as part of the offering
  • Co-creating XDR Cloud Security with us
  • Session is hosted by Mika Arasola, Jennifer Howarth and Daniel Negrea, WithSecure

Day 2: Thursday, May 22

Co-Security Workshops

 

The Power of XDR & Exposure Management as a Bundle

During this session, we will discuss how to integrate XDR and XM into a managed service offering, and how to sell and scale new solutions using a bundled offering. WithSecure’s partner, Ictivity, will share their experiences and insights on expanding their portfolio, as well as how co-selling and co-marketing have supported their efforts, with practical examples and key milestones.​ The session is hosted by Roy Van Den Hoogen & Rogier Haanraadts, WithSecure and Dominique Frison from Ictivity.

AWS Marketplace Opportunity

In this session we will explain how WithSecure partner can utilise AWS Marketplace in our joint business. We will also have partner voice explaining their experience with AWS Marketplace and what benefits they see with it. The session is hosted by Tero Huostila, WithSecure and Markku Sutela from Crayon.

Churn Busters: Co-tackling Churn with Partner 

Churn is a challenge we all face – but what if we could tackle it together? The idea is simple but powerful: align efforts, share insights, and develop joint strategies to reduce churn and grow customer value – on both sides. The session is hosted by Pilvi Tunturi, CSO, WithSecure. 

Incident Response Tabletop Exercise: “Welcome to the Crisis”

The WithSecure Incident Readiness Tabletop Exercise is like a practice run for your team to handle cybersecurity threats. It's an interactive session where everyone works together to spot weaknesses, improve communication, and sharpen their response skills. The session is hosted by WithSecure’s Incident Responders Jyri Karppinen & Connor Shannon.

Leveraging Luminen AI in Detection and Response

In this session, we'll discuss with a partner how Luminen is used in daily work, how it is impacting on efficiency and work comfort, as well as what are the pros and cons. The session is hosted by Leszek Tasiemski, WithSecure and Akos Bodis from YellowCube.

How to Cyber Defend a Country at War

How did we get started with Exposure Management

In the session we dive into key learnings when selling XM product/service for customers, how to utilize XM Product to deliver service around proactive security, and What has been the most important feedback from customers using XM and the service. The session is hosted by Mika Lindroos, WithSecure and Bernd Länge from Axsos.

Inside a Real-life Ransomware Case

When WithSecure was engaged to respond to a ransomware case, the Threat Intelligence team were engaged to perform deep technical analysis on the malware and in the infrastructure employed. Through this analysis we were able to pull apart the tools and network of ransomware affiliates. This workshop will explore how we completed our analysis, give the participants a sense of the scale of these malicious operations, and demonstrate how we managed to use this insight to protect other customers. The session is hosted by Timothy West, Threat Intel, WithSecure.