Webinar on cybersecurity in rental and construction, 4 November

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International Rental News (IRN) will host a free webinar on cybersecurity in the rental and construction equipment market featuring senior speakers from rental company Loxam, crane manufacturer Palfinger and used equipment giant Ritchie Bros.

Cybersecurity for rental will be held on 4 November at 15.00 (UK time) and will feature participants who have high-level responsibility for cybersecurity at their organisations.

The focus is on cybersecurity for equipment rental, but the discussion will be of equal value to any business in the construction equipment supply chain, from equipment manufacturers and dealers to contractors and rental companies.

Registration for the one-hour webinar is free here. The participants will be:

Gareth Lloyd, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Loxam.

Gareth Lloyd, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Loxam
Lloyd held senior roles at Deloitte Australia, the Financial Times, Trinity Mirror and Companies House before joining Loxam in 2016. He contributed to the European Rental Association’s recent cybersecurity guide.

A former ethical hacker, Guy Dulberger is now Vice President, Information Security, at Ritchie Bros.

Guy Dulberger, Vice President, Information Security, Ritchie Bros.
A former ethical hacker, Dulberger has been a leader and innovator in cybersecurity for more than 17 years, working with both private and publicly traded global enterprises. He joined Ritchie Bros in 2017.

Alexander Wörndl-Aichriedler, Vice President Global ICT & Global Business services, Palfinger Group
Wörndl-Aichriedler, who has a 14-year career with Palfinger having previously worked at Sony in Austria, will share Palfinger’s experiences of being the victim of a serious cyberattack in 2021.

Alexander Wörndl-Aichriedler, vice president in Palfinger’s Global ICT division

Cybersecurity has become a major concern for all business, including the construction equipment and rental sectors, with recent attacks on companies such as Palfinger and Adapteo.

The European Rental Association recently issued a guidance document on cybersecurity.

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