Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- Hands-on workshop covering identity and access management (IAM) and security information and event management (SIEM) implementation
- Designed for IT managers, security analysts, system administrators and SOC professionals
- Practical labs addressing lifecycle automation, multi-factor authentication, threat detection and incident response
- Multi-city UK tour spanning London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh
- Features ManageEngine products including Log360, AD360 and Identity360
Introduction
The Shield NxG Workshop 2026 UK is a technical training event hosted by ManageEngine that brings together IT and security professionals to develop practical skills in identity management and security operations. As organisations continue to grapple with increasingly complex hybrid and cloud environments, the workshop addresses the operational challenges of managing user identities, detecting threats and responding to security incidents effectively. The event targets mid-to-senior level professionals responsible for maintaining security infrastructure across enterprise, public sector and educational organisations.
About This Event
Shield NxG Workshop 2026 UK takes a distinctly practical approach to cybersecurity education. Rather than focusing solely on theoretical concepts, the programme centres on step-by-step product laboratories where attendees work directly with ManageEngine’s security tools. Participants build dashboards, configure alerts and develop policies tailored to their own organisational requirements, with product engineers available for direct troubleshooting throughout the sessions.
The workshop runs as a multi-city tour across the United Kingdom, with sessions scheduled in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh. This format provides accessibility for security teams across different regions while maintaining the intimate, hands-on environment that technical workshops require. Each session includes opportunities for one-to-one consultations with ManageEngine specialists, peer networking and certification.
Identity and Access Management in Practice
A significant portion of the workshop focuses on operationalising identity management within enterprise environments. The curriculum addresses the complete identity lifecycle, commonly referred to as joiner-mover-leaver automation, which encompasses the processes of onboarding new employees, adjusting access as roles change and revoking permissions when staff depart. Poorly managed identity lifecycles represent a persistent vulnerability in many organisations, often leaving dormant accounts active or granting excessive privileges that attackers can exploit.
The programme also covers risk-aware governance and attack path analysis, helping security teams understand how compromised credentials can be leveraged to move laterally through an organisation’s infrastructure. Sessions on multi-factor authentication and context-aware access explore how modern authentication frameworks can reduce the risk of credential-based attacks while maintaining usability for legitimate users.
Security Operations and Incident Response
The SIEM component of the workshop addresses log management, threat detection and incident response workflows. Attendees work with Log360 to understand how centralised log collection and analysis can surface suspicious activity that might otherwise go unnoticed across distributed systems. The training covers the practical aspects of building detection rules, tuning alerts to reduce false positives and establishing response playbooks that security teams can execute under pressure.
Integration between security tools represents another key theme. Many organisations struggle with siloed systems where IAM platforms, SIEM solutions and IT service management tools operate independently, creating gaps in visibility and slowing incident response. The workshop explores how these systems can work together, including dark web monitoring capabilities that alert organisations when their credentials appear in breach databases.
Compliance and Audit Readiness
For organisations subject to regulatory requirements, the workshop addresses compliance considerations that intersect with identity and security operations. Proper access controls, comprehensive audit trails and demonstrable incident response capabilities form the foundation of many compliance frameworks. Attendees receive templates, scripts and checklists designed to support audit preparation and ongoing compliance maintenance.
Who Should Attend
The workshop is structured for IT managers, security analysts, system administrators, security engineers, IAM specialists and SOC analysts working in organisations with significant IT infrastructure. The technical depth assumes familiarity with enterprise security concepts, making it most suitable for professionals already working in security operations, identity management or IT compliance roles. Those responsible for evaluating or implementing IAM and SIEM solutions will find particular value in the hands-on exposure to ManageEngine’s product suite, including AD360 and Identity360 alongside Log360.