Guillaume Poupard

Deputy Managing Director

DOCAPOSTE

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B2B Services

Cloud & Infrastructure

Cybersecurity

DeepTech

GovTech & Public Sector

About Me

As a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (class of '92) with a doctorate in cryptology, Guillaume Poupard began his career as head of the cryptology laboratory at the Central Directorate for Information Systems Security (DCSSI), which in 2009 became the National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI). In 2005, he joined the Ministry of Defence where he specialised in cyber defence, before joining the French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA) in 2010 as head of the information systems security and cyber defence divisions. In 2014, he was called upon to take over as Director General of the ANSSI, a position he will hold until the end of 2022. In a context of increasing cyber threats, Guillaume Poupard has played a key role in the evolution of France's cybersecurity strategy over the past 8 years and contributed to the development of the Agency, which now has more than 600 high-level experts in all areas of cybersecurity (technical, operational, strategic, regulatory, etc.) and has federated a national ecosystem of public and private players on cybersecurity issues. In January 2023, Guillaume Poupard joined Docaposte, a subsidiary of Le Groupe La Poste and a leader company in digital trust in France. As Deputy Managing Director, he continues his action within Docaposte and gathers under its responsibility all the technological assets of trust, security and digital sovereignty (data, artificial intelligence, cloud, cybersecurity, Digital Identity Services).

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What Is the Right Cybersecurity Strategy in the Age of AI?

During this session, Guillaume Poupard, the Deputy Director General of Docaposte and former director of France’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI), will break down the key ingredients for building a future-proof defense. From the key AI technologies organizations should invest in to fostering a culture of security awareness, he tackles a key question: what does a truly effective cybersecurity strategy look like in the age of AI?

Cybersecurity and Supply Chain: the Challenge of the Years to Come

Cybersecurity has taken on a considerable place in the digital world in which we operate today. Cybercriminality has grown very widely and all businesses, even the smallest, are now under threat. The evolution of regulations, notably the European NIS2 directive and the DORA regulation for the financial sector, aim to promote a high level of security in many critical sectors. An essential question that arises is that of the security of the entire ecosystem, often made up of players of very varying sizes and including many entities that do not have cybersecurity expertise. It is essential for the latter to put in place basic protection measures against cybercrime. Indeed, according to ANSSI’s “Panorama of cyberthreat 2023”, more than 60% of attacks reported to ANSSI concern small structures (small and medium businesses and local authorities). ANSSI also observes an evolution of attacks which now target supply chains to get closer to their end customers. Large companies, which thought they were protected after having made significant efforts in recent years, are thus becoming vulnerable again.