Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Half-day event series focused on network security policy management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Designed for security professionals, CISOs, network architects and compliance officers in regulated industries
- Addresses operational challenges including security change management, risk visibility and compliance automation
- Features practical demonstrations, customer case studies and interactive discussions
- Covers compliance frameworks including HIPAA, FISMA, PCI DSS and ISO standards
Introduction
The Horizon Tour Evolved 2026 is a half-day event series organised by AlgoSec, bringing network security professionals together across multiple European cities to address the growing complexity of managing security policies in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The programme targets security engineers, network architects, CISOs and compliance officers working within regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, telecommunications and government. As organisations continue to expand their infrastructure across on-premises data centres and multiple cloud platforms, the operational burden of maintaining consistent security policies whilst meeting regulatory requirements has become a significant challenge for enterprise security teams.
About This Event
The Horizon Tour Evolved 2026 takes an interactive approach to professional development, structuring each session around the specific challenges faced by attendees. Rather than following a fixed agenda, the event adapts its demonstrations, customer stories and discussion topics based on participant input gathered prior to and during each session. This format allows security teams to engage directly with real-world scenarios relevant to their operational environments.
The half-day structure is designed to deliver concentrated value without requiring extended time away from operational responsibilities. Sessions take place in major European cities, making the programme accessible to security professionals across the region.
Security Change Management and Risk Visibility
A central theme of the event is the challenge of implementing security changes without introducing unintended risk. In complex network environments, even routine policy modifications can have cascading effects that are difficult to predict without comprehensive visibility into network topology and application dependencies. The programme examines how impact analysis can be integrated into change management workflows, enabling security teams to understand the consequences of proposed modifications before implementation.
This approach addresses a persistent operational problem: the tension between the need for agility in responding to business requirements and the imperative to maintain security posture. When change processes are slow or error-prone, organisations face pressure to bypass controls, creating risk. Conversely, overly cautious approaches can impede legitimate business operations.
Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Policy Management
The expansion of enterprise infrastructure across multiple cloud providers and on-premises environments has created significant complexity for security teams. Each platform typically has its own policy constructs, management interfaces and operational models. Maintaining consistent security controls across these heterogeneous environments requires either substantial manual effort or purpose-built tooling capable of abstracting policy management across platforms.
The event explores approaches to unifying security policy management across hybrid architectures, including the role of automation and orchestration in reducing operational overhead. Topics include micro-segmentation strategies, cloud network security controls and the integration of security policy management with existing infrastructure such as Cisco ACI.
Compliance and Regulatory Considerations
For organisations operating in regulated industries, demonstrating compliance with frameworks such as HIPAA, FISMA, PCI DSS and ISO standards requires continuous visibility into security policy state and the ability to produce audit evidence on demand. The programme addresses how automated compliance monitoring can reduce the burden on security teams whilst improving audit readiness.
The relationship between policy management and compliance is particularly relevant as regulatory requirements continue to evolve. Security teams must balance the need for operational flexibility with the requirement to maintain demonstrable compliance across increasingly complex environments.
Who Should Attend
The Horizon Tour Evolved 2026 is designed for professionals responsible for network security operations, policy management and compliance within mid-to-large enterprises. Relevant roles include security engineers, network architects, IT managers, CISOs, CIOs, risk and compliance officers, application owners and security consultants. Managed security service providers supporting clients with complex network environments will also find the programme relevant to their operational challenges.
Attendees from sectors with significant regulatory obligations, including financial services, healthcare, insurance, telecommunications and government, are likely to derive particular value from the compliance-focused content.