Munich is the venue for the second annual (ISC)2 Security Congress EMEA, on October 20 and 21. (ISC)² (ISC-squared) is a not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software security people with nearly 110,000 members worldwide (18,000 in EMEA) in partnership with MIS Training Institute.
Dr Adrian Davis, CISSP, managing director EMEA, (ISC)2, says: “As businesses, economies governments and countries become ever more reliant on technology, it is vital that we learn and share the latest cybersecurity techniques and challenges. Our rich and diverse speaker programme will help attendees to examine how company and government strategies are maturing to ensure resilience and get ahead of requirements.”
And Professor Corey D. Schou, CSSLP, Fellow of (ISC)², chairperson, (ISC)² Board of Directors and director, National Information Assurance Training and Education Center Idaho State University, says: “The scope of the programme reflects current priorities that have been identified by our professional membership. Discussions seek to push new discovery into common understanding, and you will no doubt be affected by a spirit of community that brings us together behind our common mission of inspiring a safe and secure cyber world. This is truly a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate and find your place within the professional community.”
(ISC)2 Security Congress EMEA 2015 features more than 40 educational sessions across management, operational and specialist disciplines. The event also offers plenaries and interactive sessions to encourage insights from delegates, as well as the opportunity to register for up to two-pre-conference, half-day workshops. Congress sessions are organised across six tracks over two days: Mobile and Cloud; Analytics and Forensics; Risk and Governance; Technology, Business and the Future; Privacy and Data Security; Hackers and Threat Intelligence.
Speakers include:
• Current Threats and Collaborative Strategies in Cyber Security: Dr. Harald Niggemann, Cyber Security Strategist, Federal Office for Information Security (BSI Germany)
• Counting the Stars, but Losing the Moon – Securing the Internet of Things: Andy Jones, CISO, Maersk Line (UK)
• We are Visiting the Cloud, are you Joining?: Yazan Almasri, Global Information Security Director, Aramex International (Jordan)
• The Myths in Biometrics: Alexander Nouak, Fraunhofer Institute and European Association for Biometrics (Germany)
• How a CISO May Deal with the New European Privacy and Security Legal Instruments?: Yves Le Roux, Principal Consultant, CA Technologies (France)
• Security Metrics – Keep it Simple: Jeroen Dits, CISO Office | Strategy & Policy, KPN (The Netherlands)
• The Legal Risks of Big Data and Automated Decisions: Dr. Lukas Feiler, Baker & McKenzie – Diwok Hermann Petsche (Austria)
• Cyber Money Laundering: Are We Getting Better at Chasing Dirty Money?: Mary P. Kirwan, Head of Financial Crime, Allied Irish Bank, Dublin (Ireland).
Visit http://emeacongress.isc2.org.
