Cyber
Security Experts, weekend, took into consideration, reasons government and
organisations should protect their communication infrastructure. Some of the
experts, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Facebook, Mr. Alex Stamos;
President, Information Security Society of Africa-Nigeria (ISAAN) Dr. David
Isiavwe, among others said that organisations, boards and CEOs need to be
proactive in dealing with cyber crime. They said this at the just concluded
2016 CyberXchange Conference, held in Lagos, which centred around topics such
as Business continuity management and critical infrastructure protection;
Innovating digital security for financial institutions; Cybersecurity for oil
and gas industry; Secure coding; Proactive application development,; Threat
exchange; and others. They pointed out that the conference was strategically
aimed at updating information security professionals on the essential security
trends that will enhance protection for company and client’s most valuable
assets, even as it would further the global drive for improved cyber security.
Meanwhile, information security experts from 50 countries were represented to
address critical cyber security concerns in Africa. The experts commended
hackathon that brought talented students together to design prototypes and
build community with others who share a passion for cyber security. According
to them, “It was inspiring to see the energy at CyberXchange focused on
developing security talent and finding solutions to security problems that
companies and governments face.” The two-day conference, featured keynotes
sessions, exhibitions and workshops. These features examined current cyber
security trends and practical solutions. Some of the highlights includes:
practical ready-to-use training for IT security professionals and a
Master-class for chief executives to get a handle on cyber security at their
organisations. As well as a Facebook-sponsored CyberXchange Hackathon session,
this aimed at developing the capacity of budding information security
professionals. The winning team went home with a cash prize of N700, 000.
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