Cybersecurity Symposium |
Where: Florianópolis Convention Center, Florianópolis, Brazil
When: 4 October 2004 (the day before WTSA-04)
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The day before ITU's World Telecommunication
Standardization Assembly (WTSA-04) gets underway, ITU will host a
Cybersecurity Symposium. The event will address global concern on
security in information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as
providing a high-level overview of the subject using practical
experiences to illustrate how specific threats can be dealt with.
With our increasing dependence on electronic communication networks,
the importance of security cannot be overemphasized. The explosive
growth in the use of this infrastructure has increased the reliance of
organizations and individuals on the information stored and communicated
using these systems. This has led to a heightened awareness of the need
to protect data and resources.
Indeed, the recent World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
highlighted the importance of ICT security as well as global standards
in its declaration of principles.
Standards development bodies have a unique ability to address
security vulnerabilities. As well as the publication and development of
many important security Recommendations, ITU-T has actively encouraged
many open discussions on providing security guidelines and identifying
threats and vulnerabilities. ITU-T's work on security covers a wide
area. Work includes studies into security from network attacks, theft or
denial of service, theft of identity, eavesdropping, tele-biometrics for
authentication, physical security, security for emergency
telecommunications and telecommunication networks security requirements.
Over seventy ITU-T Recommendations focusing on security have been
published.
This Cybersecurity Symposium will aim to cover some of the most
important issues facing network operators, enterprises, governments and
individuals today and explain how ITU-T can help to make the cyberworld
a safer place. The Symposium will bring together senior managers from
administrations, computer emergency response teams (CERTs), network
operators and equipment manufacturers to discuss the current state of
cybersecurity, and consider future approaches to ensure security in
cyberspace.
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