Cyber Security Training
New for ITEC 2012 in London
Nations across the world are allocating more resources to protect themselves from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. In the UK alone, the government recently announced an injection of £650 million ($1.03 billion) into boosting the nation's cyber defence systems. Faced with a crippling shortage of ‘Cyber Warriors’, investment into training for cyber security is increasing as both public and private sectors scramble to defend their critical networks and operations.
Through the creation of a dedicated workshop and a cyber training zone on the exhibition floor, ITEC 2012 will bring together thought-leaders from government, military, academia and industry for the first time to share knowledge and expertise on how to address the critical lack of relevant skills and education for Cyber Security now and in the future.
Find out more about sponsorship and speaking opportunities here.
Themes that will be addressed include:
Policy, Plans and Protocol
Starting at the highest level, the keynote speeches and opening plenary sessions will be delivered by senior members of the Cyber Security community and will examine national strategies and plans to solve skills shortages within Cyber Security, both now and in the future.
Human Capital for Cyber Security
There is a critical shortage of people with relevant knowledge about Cyber Security, from technical experts to senior managers. Even more worryingly, the talent pool for the future is diminishing, with fewer people studying computer science or associated subjects at University level or beyond. The solutions are both short term (recruiting the right people and making people aware of how their skills can be used) and long term (developing the talent pool from a younger age for the future). This theme will examine potential solutions to both the short term and long term challenges, featuring initiatives such as the UK’s Cyber Security Challenge and representatives from Universities and computer societies.
Education and Training for Future Threats
A multi-levelled and intelligent approach to Cyber Security training and education is required to robustly defend critical networks and operations. Different training is required for technical experts and senior managers, and a basic level of awareness is required across organisations if they are to be protected from constantly evolving cyber threats. This theme will focus on the challenges that lie ahead, and discuss ways in which information can be shared to create effective and intelligent solutions to educating the Cyber workforce in a timely manner. Case studies from the London 2012 Olympic Games network testing can be used to derive lessons as well.
Human Factors and the Insider Threat
Described as the ‘Achilles heel’ of Cyber Security, the insider threat is sometimes regarded as being more severe than the external threat. Increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks often target the weakest links in an organisation, and a good level of understanding is required across all operators to reduce this risk. The theme will examine the insider threat and encourage sharing of ideas and solutions to solving this critical and often overlooked problem.
Simulation for Cyber Security
Keeping within the 23-year tradition of ITEC having a focus on simulation, the final theme will look at some of the opportunities that visualised cyber environments create for modelling, testing and training. There are a number of industry solutions already available, from dedicated simulators for cyber training, to ranges designed to emulate cyber environments for various functions. Trans-national simulation exercises, such as the Cyber Storm exercise, will also act as interesting case studies.
Theme Sponsors:
ITEC is a well-established event in the military training and simulation community already. It is recognised as the leading European event for this market, and it has been running successfully for over 20 years. In the past it has focussed on training and simulation for the traditional domains of land, sea and air, so it is ideally placed to host an initiative focussed on cyber security training.
To find out more about the exhibiting opportunities or about participating in the cyber training workshop, contact us today.
Please check back here for further details about the participating organisations in due course.
Simulation for Cyber Security Theme sponsored by:
