International Conference - How safe is your business

Cyberethics - How safe is your Business Conference

Project	Cyberethics
Place	FILOXENIA Conference Center, Nicosia Cyprus
Date(s)	2 February 2017



Total Duration	1/2 day
Link(s)	Link(s) to press release(s)

The international conference "How safe is your business" took place at the premises of the FILOXENIA Conference Center on February 2nd, 2017. The conference has been organized as an activity of the Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center as well as in the context of the RiskTrack project.

Description

The conference was organized in order to promote safer internet within English speaking schools in Cyprus, among students (mainly of the European university) and also to support delegates from Armenia, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel and Georgia in their efforts to promote safer internet in their respective countries. Participants included high school students from 6 English speaking secondary school of Cyprus, academics, university students (mainly from the European University where the conference was organized), representatives from civil society organizations, a number of journalists and 6 international delegates. The speakers also included Markos Nikolettis, Head of the Police Department - Cyber Crime Unit and Anastasia Economou, Head of the Education Technology Department of the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute.

Program

Time AGENDA

09:30 Welcoming / Introductions. : Mr Phidias Pilides, Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry
09:35 THE CYBERSECURITY LANDSCAPE

 -ECSO and the European Public Private Partnership on Cybersecurity, Mr Luigi Rebuffi  Secretary General, European Cybersecurity Organization (ECSO)

 -The Cybersecurity Strategy of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr George Michaelides Commissioner of Electronic Communications and Postal Regulation (OCECPR)

10:10 HOW VULNERABLE ARE BUSINESS TODAY,

 Moderator:Yiannis Laouris, Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute 

 -Cybersecurity-Threats in the Digital Era, Mr Tassos Procopiou Partner, Consulting, PwC 

 -Cybersecurity Challenges of Financial Institutions in Cyprus,  Mr Leonidas Hadjimitses Head of Group Information Security, Hellenic Bank 

 -What got us here, won’t get us there, Mr Angelos Printezis Manager, IthacaLabs™ , Odyssey 

 -A dive into the Underground Markets, Mr Alexis Michael  Information Security Consultant

11:50 PANEL DISCUSSION
12:20 RISK MITIGATION AND SOLUTIONS

 Moderator:Mr George Demetriou,Vice President Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry 

 -The Human factor in Cyber Security Mr Andreas Andreou, CNTI CyberΕthics 

 -Where are we heading in the cyber domain? Trends, insights and possible solutions Mr Zori Kor, Former Head of the Technology Department in the National Information Security Authority in Israel 

 -Best Practices, Mr Alvaro Ortigosa Spanish Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security (UAM)

14:00 CLOSING REMARKS Mr Marios Tsiakkis Secretary General Cyprus Chamber of Commerce & Industry