Cyber security czars from leading international organisations are among dozens of industry experts expected to descend on Muscat next month for a major summit that, among other things, will hammer out a strategy for the region’s cyber defence. ‘Cyber Defence Summit 2012’ will be held on April 2-3 at Grand Hyatt Muscat. It is being staged against a backdrop of escalating global concerns over the potential implications of cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure systems and even the global economy.
Underscoring the global significance of the event, a number of multilateral agencies are dispatching their frontline experts to next month’s summit. Leading the line-up is Nato whose Cyber Defence head, Suleyman Anil, will be a panellist at the event. Representing the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is Shawn Henry, Executive Assistant Director, Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch.
Oman’s flagship IT agencies — the Information Technology Authority (ITA) and Oman National CERT (OCERT) — are backing the summit as co-hosts. OCERT (Oman National Computer Emergency Readiness Team) is the principal agency tasked by the government to tackle cyber security challenges and to serve as the focal point of contact for any ICT security incidents.
Other high-profile speakers include Jim Nelms, Chief Information Security Officer of the World Bank; Eugene Kaspersky, the founder and CEO of Kaspersky Labs; and Marco Obiso, Cyber-security Coordinator at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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