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Among much-sought-after global experts at the Summit will be world-famous anti-virus software brand Kaspersky’s co-founder and currently InfoWatch CEO Natalya Kaspersky from Russia, the world’s largest vendor neutral cyber security education provider – the US-based International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) Founder President Jay Bavisi, CISCO Customer Solutions Architect Joshua McCloud, Cisco Systems Technical Leader Srikanta Prasad, Microsoft Asia Pacific and Japan Regional Director Intellectual property Keshav S. Dhakad, and Head of Consultants and Master Trainer, CEO, Akati Consulting, Malaysia Krishna Rajagopal.
Among issues that will be dealt at the Summit are Corporate Data Loss in the 21st Century; Software Defined Networking for Security – Next Generation Threat Visibility and Control; Role of Cyber Security in National Security Framework; Fighting Cybercrime and Leveraging Cyber-Threat Intelligence to keep Internet Safer and Net Wars: Is there any hope?
A useful panel discussion will conclude the day’s proceedings and participants thereafter joining a networking evening along with live demonstrative of hacking and other threats.
The global experts will also figure in a breakfast forum with top CEOs to drive home the issue of making cyber security a boardroom agenda.
The multiple events overall will showcase how organisations need to and can secure themselves from rising attacks on computers and IT systems.
CISCO and Microsoft are strategic partners for the events, whilst InfoWatch is the technical partner. The events are supported by the Ministry of Telecommunications and the ICT Agency (ICTA).
Globally businesses and non-commercial organisations are becoming increasingly vulnerable to cyber crime. Last year alone, the cost of cyber crime rose to a staggering $ 450 billion. In Sri Lanka too cyber attacks and incidents of attempts are on the up too though not many organisations make formal disclosures.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jingping during the visit to Beijing in May this year said: “With the spread of cybercrime causing unrest in countries, Sri Lanka wishes to take precautions against such acts.”
Sri Lanka’s pioneering cyber security training and consultancy provider CICRA Consultancies CEO Boshan Dayaratne said the 2014 Summit is arising from the successful first-ever event held last year.
“The main objective of the Summit is to create awareness on the importance of cyber security and to provide top officers in the Government, top private sector leaders, IT professionals with the best practices in acquiring, implementing, managing and measuring information security postures of their organisations and countermeasures,” Dayaratne added.
The Summit will also highlight latest flaws in information security that affects the global community including corporations and governments. Discussions and presentations will revolve around some of the most malicious attacks and potential threats surrounding the security field.
The Official Telecom Partner is Dialog Axiata, Official Electronic Payments Partner is LankaPay whilst Continental Insurance is the Official Insurer. Creative Partner is Triad and Official Printer is OfficeMax. Electronic Media Partners are TV Derana, FM Derana, and Ada Derana 24x7. The Hospitality Partner is Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo.
