The federal Government has announced its national cyber security policy, ahead of CeBIT Australia where technology professionals will gather for Asia-Pacific’s largest business technology event, 2 – 4 May 2016 at Sydney Olympic Park.
With IT security high on Australia’s national agenda the Government has committed $230 million to bolster defences. CeBIT Australia’s dedicated Cyber Security Conference will educate the industry on the disruptive technologies available and best practice methods to better protect public and private infrastructure from cyber-attacks.
Harvey Stockbridge, Managing Director, Hannover Fairs Australia – organiser of CeBIT Australia – commented on the need to secure Australia’s online future.
“With more businesses providing products and services online and a strong drive for the government to transact online, the requirement to deliver secure and robust services is more important than ever before. Poor cyber security is a national threat, whereas a strong cyber security strategy will contribute positively to Australia’s economy.
“The government and industry will come together at CeBIT to collaborate and discuss the benefits of the internet for business and consumers, and how to make our online systems and networks more resilient” said Mr Stockbridge.
CeBIT Australia’s objective of the Cyber Security Conference is to provide the knowledge and skills for professionals to manage public information securely and remain ahead of cyber criminals.
Lynwen Connick, First Assistant Secretary, Cyber Policy and Intelligence Division, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet will give the keynote address at the CeBIT Cyber Security conference on 2 May, outlining the Government’s new Cyber Security Strategy and how private-public cooperation will be facilitated to boost innovation and improve cyber skills.
Mikhail Lopushanski, Chief Security Officer, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will discuss the risk factors in shared computer services such as the cloud and examine the exposure of highly critical/sensitive IT assets to untrusted environments and their weaknesses.
Other speakers include:
- Asaf Ahmad, CISO, NSW Fire Brigades speaking on mobility and the challenge of securing devices in the field
- Peter Nikoletatos, Executive Director and CIO, La Trobe University will explain the lessons learnt from managing the exponential growth of the intensive nature of technology and data at the university and dealing with security issues such as intrusions and hacking
- Rob Fitzpatrick, CEO, Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) will outline how to future proof cyber security
- Ross Lettau, Head of Security and Risk – NGIS Program, Transport for NSW and Mark Burns Security and GRC Lead, Custom Fleet will lead a panel discussion on how incident response processes and tools can be changed to ensure the resilience of enterprises
- Mark Burns Security and GRC Lead, Custom Fleet will share tips on how small and medium enterprises can protect themselves from cyber threats
- Ross Lettau, Head of Security and Risk – NGIS Program, Transport for NSW will share how the right tools can detect and prevent attacks
- Stan Gallo, Director KPMG Forensic, KPMG Australia will outline the latest developments in cyber security and the Australian Cyber Security Centre insights
With the national cyber security policy outlining the Government’s support to export Australian cyber security services, CeBIT Australia will showcase a range of exhibitors featuring security products and services including SafeT Email, Triskele Labs, Nybsys, R&M Insurance Brokers, Seccom Global, ditno, Barco Systems, BaQapp, Hacker Insurance Cover and WatchGuard Technologies, to name a few.
CeBIT Australia will bring together ICT and business technology professionals at Sydney Olympic Park from 2 – 4 May 2016.
Register to attend: http://www.cebit.com.au/register/
