cybersecurity

29November, 2019

ENISA Warns of 5G Security Risks

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ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity has published its Threat Landscape for 5G Networks report, assessing the threats related to the fifth generation of mobile telecommunications networks (5G). 

This report complements the EU Member States report on EU-wide risk assessments on 5G security released in October 2019.

According to the report, ‘the technological changes introduced by 5G […]

31January, 2019

UK Government Announces Plans for a Cyber Security Profession

By |January 31st, 2019|Ethics|0 Comments

The UK Government recently announced plans to develop a Cyber Security Profession in the UK. The initiative, which was announced in December last year, will include different specialisms and Chartered status for cyber security professionals. The announcement laid out the following timeline:

By March 2020:

The early development and alignment of a coherent set of career […]

29September, 2017

IFIP IP3 Launches Global CyberSecurity Specialism

By |September 29th, 2017|Events, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

IP3 Announces New Professional Standard for People Working in CyberSecurity roles
 

The professional standards arm of the global federation of ICT professional societies, IFIP IP3 (International Professional Practice Partnership), has announced the first CyberSecurity Specialism for ICT professionals working in this critical discipline.

The Specialism, which is an add-on to IP3’s existing standards framework for ICT professionals, […]

27February, 2017

Exploring ICT in Peace and War

By |February 27th, 2017|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

Members of IFIP Working Group 9.10, which focuses on ICT Uses in Peace and War, will gather in Dayton Ohio later this week to discuss emerging issues and to plan activities and initiatives for the year.

The meeting has been timed to coincide with the ICCWS (International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Terrorism http://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/iccws/) 2017.

WG9.10 Chair […]

27January, 2017

Public Comment Sought on Cybersecurity Education Report

By |January 27th, 2017|ACM|0 Comments

The ACM Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education (JTF) has released the latest version of its report (CSEC2017 v. 0.5) for public review and comment.

The JTF was launched in September 2015 with the purpose of developing comprehensive curricular guidance in cybersecurity education to support future program development and associated educational efforts.

The group is a collaboration between […]

16September, 2016

IFIP World IT Forum Wraps Up with Call for Governments of Developing Nations to Manage the Impacts of Digital Disruption

By |September 16th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

MEDIA RELEASE
IFIP World IT Forum Wraps Up with Call for Governments of Developing Nations
to Manage the Impacts of Digital Disruption
 

Friday 16 September 2016 – The IFIP World IT Forum (WITFOR) 2016 concluded in San Jose, Costa Rica this week with calls for developing nations to take decisive action to prevent mass job losses as a […]

4July, 2016

ACM and IFIP Collaborate on Cybersecurity Education Joint Taskforce

By |July 4th, 2016|ACM, IFIP|0 Comments

The ACM has created a Joint Task Force on Cybersecurity Education, bringing together representatives from IFIP TC11 (WG11.8) with the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS), the Association for Information System’s Special Interest Group on Information Security (AIS SIGSAC) and the Cyber Education project (CEP).

The task force arose out of the foundational efforts of the CEP […]

27May, 2016

Security and Privacy Experts to Converge on Belgium for International CyberSecurity Conference

By |May 27th, 2016|Events, IFIP|0 Comments

IFIP SEC 2016 to Explore CyberSecurity Threat Landscape in the Wake of Snowden Revelations
The 2016 Kristian Beckman Award winner, Professor Bart Preneel, is one of three Keynotes engaged to speak at the upcoming 31st International IFIP Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection (IFIP SEC 2016).

The flagship event of IFIP’s Technical Committee 11 on […]

22May, 2016

Security and Privacy Experts to Converge on Belgium for International Security Conference

By |May 22nd, 2016|Big Data, Events, IFIP, Professionalism in ICT|0 Comments

IFIP SEC 2016 to Explore CyberSecurity Threat Landscape in the Wake of Snowden Revelations

Friday 20 May 2016 – The 2016 Kristian Beckman Award winner, Professor Bart Preneel, is one of three Keynotes engaged to speak at the upcoming 31st International IFIP Conference on ICT Systems Security and Privacy Protection (IFIP SEC 2016).

The flagship event of IFIP’s […]

14December, 2015

Nigeria Computer Society to Highlight Security Innovation at 2016 National Conference

By |December 14th, 2015|Big Data, Cloud Computing, Events, social media, Young ICT Professionals|0 Comments

Nigeria Computer Society to Highlight Security Innovation at 2016 National Conference

The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) will hold its 2016 National Conference from 27-29 July 2016 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and seat of the Federal Government.

Nigeria’s largest and most important Information Technology conference, the NCS National Conference will take the theme, “Information Technology for […]