Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- A hands-on cybersecurity workshop series covering Identity and Access Management and Security Information and Event Management
- Five UK locations in October 2026: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, and Edinburgh
- Technical sessions on identity lifecycle automation, multi-factor authentication, and Log360 SIEM capabilities
- Designed for IT administrators, security analysts, SOC teams, and compliance officers
- Includes product labs, attack simulations, certification opportunities, and direct consultation with ManageEngine engineers
The Shield NxG Workshop 2026 UK is a technical cybersecurity event hosted by ManageEngine that brings together IT and security professionals to address identity management and incident response challenges. Running across five UK cities in October 2026, the workshop targets organisations seeking to strengthen their security operations through practical implementation of IAM and SIEM technologies. With enterprises facing increasingly sophisticated threats and growing compliance requirements, the event focuses on translating security concepts into operational workflows that teams can deploy immediately.
About the Shield NxG Workshop
The Shield NxG Workshop follows an intensive full-day format combining technical presentations with hands-on laboratory sessions. Participants work directly with ManageEngine’s product engineers to diagnose configuration issues, integrate security modules, and build custom dashboards, alerts, and automated playbooks. The workshop also offers one-to-one consultations where attendees can discuss their specific infrastructure challenges and receive personalised improvement plans.
Sessions are led by ManageEngine’s cybersecurity specialists, including experts with backgrounds in IAM implementation, SIEM operations, and enterprise security architecture. The technical depth reflects the workshop’s positioning as a working session rather than a conventional conference presentation.
Identity Lifecycle Automation and Risk-Aware Governance
A significant portion of the agenda addresses the operational complexities of identity management at scale. The workshop covers joiner-mover-leaver automation, which handles the provisioning, modification, and deprovisioning of user accounts as employees move through an organisation. This process, when poorly managed, creates orphaned accounts and excessive privileges that represent significant security vulnerabilities.
Sessions explore dynamic role management and orchestration techniques that automatically adjust access rights based on organisational changes. The curriculum also addresses proactive risk assessment, including attack path analysis that identifies how compromised credentials could enable lateral movement through enterprise systems. Automated access reviews and remediation workflows help organisations maintain compliance with regulatory requirements while reducing the manual burden on security teams.
Authentication Security and Conditional Access
The workshop dedicates substantial attention to authentication controls, recognising that credential compromise remains a primary attack vector. Technical sessions cover multi-factor authentication implementation, including phishing-resistant MFA methods and offline access scenarios where network connectivity is unavailable. Participants learn to configure conditional access policies that evaluate contextual factors such as IP address, device posture, geographic location, and time of access before granting permissions.
Self-service password reset implementation is examined as both a security measure and an operational efficiency improvement, reducing helpdesk workload while maintaining appropriate verification controls. The sessions also address the detection and elimination of weak or compromised passwords from identity infrastructure, a persistent vulnerability in many enterprise environments.
SIEM Operations and Threat Detection with Log360
The SIEM-focused sessions centre on ManageEngine’s Log360 platform, covering its 2026 architecture updates, enhanced detection engine, and expanded log source support. Participants receive a technical walkthrough of marketplace extensions and compliance modules, learning how to deploy these components within their own environments.
The workshop includes practical exercises using the platform’s unified console, rule builder, and incident workbench for security investigations. Attack simulation exercises demonstrate how Log360 detects and responds to real-world threat scenarios, while integration with IT service management platforms shows how security alerts can trigger structured incident response workflows. Dark web monitoring capabilities are also examined, addressing the growing concern around credential exposure on underground marketplaces.
Who Should Attend
The workshop is structured for IT professionals with direct responsibility for identity, security, and operations functions. IT administrators managing user accounts and access controls, security analysts monitoring threats and investigating incidents, SOC team members operating detection and response platforms, and compliance officers preparing for audits will find the content directly applicable to their roles. The format encourages participants to bring their current configurations and specific challenges for discussion during the hands-on sessions.
UK Workshop Dates and Locations
The Shield NxG Workshop 2026 UK runs at five venues throughout October: London on 8 October, Manchester on 13 October, Birmingham on 15 October, Bristol on 20 October, and Edinburgh on 22 October. Each location follows the same full-day agenda, allowing attendees to select the most convenient date and city for their participation.