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European Security Awareness Day 8Apr08 Brussels
European Security Awareness Day 8 April 2008 Brussels
Policy makers and senior executives from service and software
companies will address security, safety and privacy issues, and discuss
roles that need to be played by governments, security providers and
users. Discussions will be held on the issue of safeguarding security
whilst protecting users and maintaining the growth of the ICT sector,
and breakout sessions during the afternoon will focus on
Cybercrime,
Consumer Protection,
- Privacy and Security.
Event Title: European Security Awareness Day
Location: The Sofitel Brussels Europe Hotel
Place Jourdan 1
Brussels, 1040
Belgium
Phone: (+32) 2 2355100
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM
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Kind Regards
Francisco
Francisco Mingorance
Director of Public Policy, Europe
Business Software Alliance
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European Security Awareness Day #2
Following
on from the inaugural European Security Awareness Day which was held in
Brussels last year, this year's event will once again bring together
top-level policy makers and senior executives from service and software
companies to address some of the information security challenges that
technology providers are facing today and look forward at possible
problems in the coming years.
Participants will address
security, safety and privacy issues, and discuss roles that need to be
played by governments, security providers and users. Discussions will
be held on the issue of safeguarding security whilst protecting users
and maintaining the growth of ICT sector. Breakout sessions during the
afternoon will focus on 'Cybercrime', 'Consumer Protection' and
'Privacy & Security' respectively.
European Commissioner for Information Society and Media Viviane Reding will be a keynote speaker. Registration can be performed online at the event website.
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09.30 – 10.00 Registration and Coffee
10.00 – 10.10 Welcome by the Moderator: Wim van Velzen, Senior European Policy Advisor,
10.10 – 10.30 Keynote Presentation: Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media, European Commission
10.30 – 10.40 A Financial Services Perspective: Randle Cowcher
10.40 – 12.00 Panel Discussion: Building User Trust in Networks and Information Systems and Making the Online World Safer, More Secure and Privacy Friendly
State
of play in network and information security and privacy challenges.
What can be done to improve user’s awareness and protect online privacy
while addressing new challenges in network security and online
commerce? What are the challenges posed by filtering and other privacy
sensitive technologies? What is the distribution of roles and
responsibilities between users, the private and the public sector? Can
we rely on existing rules and promote voluntary collaboration and
compliance or should new rules be proposed?
Moderator: Randle Cowcher
Panellists:
Don Whiteside, VP, Technical Policy and Standards, Intel
Marc Dacier, Director of SYMC Research Labs Europe, Symantec
Mika Lauhde, Director of Technology Management, NOKIA
12.00 – 12.15 Opening of the Security Exhibition by Lorenzo Salazar, Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Frattini
12.15 – 13.45 Luncheon (Including the opening of the Security Exhibition)
13.45 – 14.00 Keynote speech: Milos Kuret, Deputy Director, Information Society Directorate, Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
14.00 – 15.15 Panel Discussion: How to Strike the Right Balance When Regulating Network and Information Security
What
are the security challenges society and network and information
security stakeholders face? Which policy options exist to safeguard a
high level of security while allow for maximum flexibility to react
adequately to new threats? What could the EECMA contribute in relation
to Network and Information Security? In the meantime, how can ENISA
continue to add value and contribute to enhanced safety and security?
Introductory Presentation: Silvia-Adriana Ţicǎu MEP, Member of the European Parliament (PSE)
Moderator: Ferenc Suba, Vice-Chair of ENISA Management Board, General Manager of CERT-Hungary
Andrea Pirotti, Executive Director, ENISA
Eilert Hanoa, CEO, Mamut; Vice Chairman European Software Association
Jonathan Murray, World Wide Technology Officer, Microsoft
Sachar Paulus, SVP Product Security Governance, SAP
Ilias Chantzos, Director EMEA & APJ Government Relations, Symantec
15.15 - 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.45 BREAKOUT SESSION (Delegates have the choice of 3 sessions)
SESSION 1: Approaches to safeguard quality and reliability of innovative technologies
Voluntary
Technology best practices, assurance and certification or mandatory
legislation: what is the right approach while keeping in mind that
there is no ‘one-size-fits all’ solution.
Moderator: Christian van der Valk, Vice Preseident, Compliance for TrustWeaver and Co-chair of the ICC Task Force on Security and Authentication
Panellists:
Andrea Servida, Deputy Head of Unit, DG INFO, European Commission
Questions and Answers
SESSION 2: Rethinking Ways to Fight Cyber Crime
What
are the right tools to fight effectively cyber crime and what are
industry and law enforcement doing to safeguard citizens and businesses
from phishing, DoS attacks and other internet crimes like the Estonian botnet attacks?
Moderator: Silvia-Adriana Ţicǎu MEP, Member of the European Parliament (PSE)
Panellists:
Michael Carlin, Head of Sector, DG JLS, European Commission
Laurent Heslault, Chief Technology Officer-Security EMEA South, Symantec
John Howie, Director, Office of International Affairs, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft
Joseph Sullivan, Associate General Counsel, PayPal
Michael Behringer, Distinguished Engineer, Cisco
Questions and Answers
SESSION 3: Effective User Protection in the Online Environment
Are the security and privacy proposals in the telecom package adequate instruments to enhance users’ users trust and confidence in the internet? What other steps are being taken by governments and industry to make the online environment safe and secure for users?
Moderator: Alexander Alvaro, MEP, European Parliament (ALDE) (tbc)
Eliana Garces Tolon, Member of Cabinet Kuneva, European Commission
Achim Klabunde, Team Leader Privacy, Trust and related Issues, DG INFSO, European Commission
Questions and Answers
16.45 – 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 – 17.30 Summary and Outcome of the three sessions
17.30 Reception: sponsored by Intel, Microsoft and Symantec
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EUROPEAN SECURITY AWARENESS DAY_#1
27 FEBRUARY 2007
SOFITEL BRUSSELS
Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels
keynote_
VIVIANE REDING
European Commissioner for
Information Society and Media
Please confi rm your attendance stating, which
session you would like to attend to :
security AT apcoworldwide.com
As places are limited, we would appreciate a
reply at your earliest convenience.
We will confirm participation on a first come,
first served basis.
We hope that you will be able to join us.
The Security Awareness Day will address
some of the information secu-rity challenges
that technology providers are facing
today and what they expect the problems
to be in the coming years. Participants will
address security, safety and privacy issues,
including child and end-user protection.
Participants will discuss how they could
respond to the challenges facing them within
the current of EU regulatory framework
and what role the industry and policy
makers could play in order to improve
the security of software applications and
services.
Information security in
software and services.
What role for government,
security providers and users?
MORNING SESSION
09.30 – 10.20 Registration and Coffee
10.20 – 10.30 Welcome by the Moderator:
Wim van Velzen Senior European Policy Advisor
Covington & Burling
10.30 – 10.50 Opening Keynote:
Udo Helmbrecht BSI, Federal Offi ce for Information
Security (BSI)
The German Presidency Perspective
10.50 – 11.10 Opening Keynote:
Viviane Reding Commissioner for Information Society
11.10 – 11.20 Industry Keynote:
Mark Hughes Group Security Director, British Telecom
11.20 – 13.00 Moderated Discussion:
Can information security keep
pace with the changing threat
landscape?
What security policies in a
vibrant information society?
Viviane Reding Commissioner for Information Society
Phil Reitinger Director for Trustworthy Computing,
Microsoft
Sachar Paulus Chief Security Offi cer, SAP
Robert Pepper Senior Director, Advanced Global
Technology Policy, Cisco
John Bridgen Vice President EMEA, Symantec
Eilert Hanoa CEO, Mamut
Stephan Lechner CTO, Siemens
Udo Helmbrecht Federal Offi ce for Information
Security (BSI)
Panel Facilitator
Andrea di Maio Vice President, Gartner
Closing Policy Remarks by Commissioner Viviane Reding
13.00 – 14.30 Opening of the Security Exhibition
and Lunch
