As Europe absorbs the news that the United Kingdom (UK) has voted to leave the European Union (EU), questions inevitably rise around the impact this decision will have on our profession. During the campaign running up to the vote, I fielded several queries from journalists on the relevance of pending European regulation, and whether the UK would undermine its ability to face cyber threat if voters chose to leave. In or out, I believed, our professional challenges would be unaffected by the result. Earlier this month, as the referendum debates headed into the final weeks, these thoughts were reinforced as London played host to Infosecurity Europe, our region’s largest information security event. This year, the show attracted nearly 14,000 delegates