e3 Perspectives: The peer dialog for cyber resilience & security
From data leakage to blackmail: how companies remain capable of acting
Frankfurt a. M.
Satellite Office Villa Sander
April 23, 2026 | 10:00-16:30
About the event
Attacks on companies rarely start with blackmail. In the context of modern white-collar crime and digital espionage, data often flows unnoticed for weeks - via compromised accounts, SaaS platforms, insiders or third parties. Business secrets, access data and customer data fall into the wrong hands.
By the time the incident is discovered, the damage has usually already been done. The actual escalation follows: Extortion, fraud, manipulation and considerable follow-up costs.
Our special guest Chris Eckert (35+ years of criminal experience) uses real cases to show how perpetrators proceed, how pressure is built up - and why companies lose control in critical phases.
In the subsequent peer dialog, the participants will discuss how these findings can be translated into resilient processes and security architectures - especially in cloud, SaaS and AI environments.
Peer Dialogue
The e3 Perspectives event series is deliberately designed for dialog and is aimed at managers who are looking for a professional exchange that goes beyond traditional lecture formats. In small groups, experts and specialist managers discuss real cyber incidents, decision-making dilemmas and tried-and-tested solutions as equals. The aim: to take away concrete starting points for greater data sovereignty, traceability and resilience.
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Special Guest
Chris Eckert
Criminalist, CSO and senior consultant for information security, investigation, forensics and corporate security
Chris Eckert has over 35 years of criminal experience, first as an investigator and search chief with the Zurich cantonal police, later as head of the Swiss Federal Criminal Police's organized crime unit. Chris Eckert founded his first company more than 17 years ago and is now head of Swiss Business Protection AG, based in Zug.
With in-depth case experience from data leaks, extortion and white-collar crime, he shows how attacks are set up, how perpetrators increase the pressure and why companies often lose control. He shares tried-and-tested organizational and technical measures that companies can use to detect complex attacks such as cyberattacks and industrial espionage at an early stage, effectively fend them off and limit escalations.
Host
Thomas Fürling
Founder and CEO at e3, expert in data loss prevention & information protection
Data protection is a matter for the boss. Thomas Fürling has been living this for more than 25 years - as the founder of e3 AG and one of the first experts in data loss prevention. His focus goes beyond technology: to clear processes, responsibilities and leadership. Because IT security and data protection in particular start in the mind and are decided in daily actions.
Thomas Fürling contributes his many years of practical experience in the design and implementation of effective information protection strategies. He shows how organizations can prevent data leaks in a structured way and at the same time ensure that stolen data loses its value for attackers.
Specifically, it makes tangible how DLP policies, data classification and channel-related controls are set up in a practical way, how business automation replaces alarm floods and makes security processes scalable - and how Bring Your Own Encryption (BYOE) enables control over keys, data locations and access models.
Event details
- April 23, 2026
- 10:00 - 16:30
- Satellite Office Villa Sanders
- Mainzer Landstraße 10, 60325 Frankfurt a. M.
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Please note: This event is solely for open peer exchange and is not a sales platform. We reserve the right to exclude participants with a predominantly sales or consulting focus from attending or to cancel their attendance afterwards.
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