Carsten Marmulla
Guided Leadership in Cyber Resilience and AI
Essen, Germany
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On paper, risk management is a clean matrix of probabilities and impacts. In reality, it is a series of impossible decisions made under maximum uncertainty. Carsten Marmulla has spent decades navigating this reality, combining academic rigor with pragmatism learned from the "school of hard knocks".
As a Senior Trusted Advisor and the founder of the cybersecurity consulting boutique carmasec, he translates cyber resilience from a technical challenge into an executive survival strategy.
Through his roles as a vCISO, IT security manager, and strategic advisor for large enterprises, Carsten has guided numerous organizations through complex digital transformations and risk mitigation programs.
He challenges the dangerous illusion that green dashboards and standard certifications equal true security. Instead, he uses his trademark "plain talk" (Klartext) to bridge the communication gap between technical teams and the C-suite.
Beyond his consulting work, Carsten actively mentors cybersecurity startups, shaping the future of the industry.
On stage, he combines the hard-won insights of an entrepreneur with the strategic depth of a management consultant, giving decision-makers the tools they need to build truly resilient organizations.
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Beyond Compliance: Building Bulletproof Resilience in the Age of Agentic Finance
DORA compliance is table stakes. The real question is how to turn cyber resilience into a competitive advantage. In this session, Carsten Marmulla reveals the mindset shift that distinguishes security leaders from those who merely check boxes. Learn what it takes to future-proof your infrastructure and transform security into your most powerful scaling enabler in the age of agentic AI.
You're under attack! Rescue your organisation by becoming resilient against cybercrime
"We’ve been breached." Those are the three words every leader dreads. But what if an attack didn’t mean a shutdown?
Stop playing a losing game of "whack-a-mole" with cyber threats and start building an organization that can take a punch. This talk stops the bullshit and shows you how to rescue your company from the chaos of the cybercrime scene. We’re shifting the focus from blocking to bouncing back. You'll get a rapid-fire breakdown of the "Resilience Framework": how to protect your core, empower your people to be "human firewalls," and automate your recovery before the hackers even realize they've been spotted. If you’re ready to stop being a victim and start being resilient, this talk is for you.
Dear CISO: Your Career Is Soon Over (Unless You Change the Rules of the Game)
It’s a harsh realization, but for many security leaders, it’s the unspoken reality of the "Hot Seat." Today’s CISO operates in a professional paradox: they are granted 100% of the accountability for a breach, yet often possess less than 10% of the actual decision-making authority required to prevent it. We are witnessing an era of "Liability without Authority," where the CISO is increasingly positioned as the organization's ultimate scapegoat rather than its strategic protector.
In this session, Carsten Marmulla, Management Consultant and expert in Cyber Resilience and Risk Management, deconstructs why the current CISO model is designed for failure and how to rewrite the script before your timer runs out.
Drawing from years of experience at the intersection of boardroom politics and high-stakes risk management, this talk moves beyond technical checkboxes to address the structural flaws in organizational governance. We will explore why "doing more security" is no longer the answer and why "managing business resilience" is the only way forward.
Key Takeaways for the Audience:
The Authority Gap: How to identify and bridge the chasm between your responsibilities and your actual power to influence the business.
From "No" to "Know": Shifting the CISO persona from a technical roadblock to a facilitator of informed, risk-based business decisions.
The Language of the Board: Strategies for translating cyber threats into the financial and operational metrics that CEOs and Boards actually care about.
The Resilience Blueprint: A roadmap to transition from a vulnerable "Security Officer" to a high-impact "Resilience Strategist" who is indispensable to the company's survival.
Stop waiting for the inevitable. Learn how to exit the hot seat and take your place at the strategy table.
Carsten Marmulla
Guided Leadership in Cyber Resilience and AI
Essen, Germany
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