09:30 - 10:00 |
Opening Ceremony
- Moderator and Chairman of the Workshop: Richard Hill, Partner, Hill & Associates [ Biography ]
Welcome address:
- Abdoulkarim Soumaila, Secretary General, ATU [ Biography ]
- Malcolm Johnson, Director, TSB/ITU [ Biography | Speech ]
- Gift Buthelezi, Deputy Director-General, Department of Communications, South Africa
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10:00 - 10:45 |
Session 1: Problem and dimension of unsolicited bulk electronic Communications
Objectives: This session gives insights on the problem and dimension of spam.
Where are we now on spam?
Threats, phishing, new evolving threats and new forms of spam
Email, SMS/MMS, mobile spam, web-based spam, other spam vectors
Spam distribution by bot nets
Volume of spam
Security aspects of spam
Fraud and (cyber) crime related to spam
Speaker:
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10:45 - 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
11:15 - 12:30 |
Session 2: Government policies and readiness; Industry perspective
Objectives: This session shares best practices by speakers from national Governments and regulators, Operators and ISPs
Speakers:
- Combating unsolicited SMSes in Uganda: Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo, Uganda Communication Commission
[ Biography | Presentation | Video ]
- Automated Targeted Attacks: Alexandru Catalin Cosoi, BitDefender [ Biography | Presentation | Video ]
- ISC Anti-Spam Activities and Progress: Hongbin Zhang, Internet Society of China [ Biography | Presentation | Video ]
- Ant Brooks, General Manager of ISPA (Internet Service Providers' Association), South Africa
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12:30 - 13:00 |
Session 3: Outcome of WCIT-12 on spam
Objectives: This session informs on the outcome of WCIT-12 on spam (i.e. the Articles addressing spam and unsolicited bulk electronic communications).
Speaker:
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13:00 - 14:30 |
Lunch Break |
14:30 - 15:30 |
Session 4: Technical countermeasures and best practices - ITU-T SG 17 Question 5 "Countering spam by technical means" results and activities
Objectives: This session explains the achievements and activities by ITU-T Study Group 17 in the area of technical standards on countering spam.
- How to implement ITU-T SG 17 Recommendations
Speaker:
- ITU-T Standardization on Countering Spam: Hongwei Luo, China, Q5/17 Rapporteur [ Biography | Presentation ]
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15:30 - 16:00 |
Session 5: Activities in IETF and other SDOs, forums
Speaker: - Combating Spam - Internet Society Project for Developing Countries: Kevin G. Chege, ISOC [ Biography | Presentation ]
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16:00 - 16:30 |
Coffee Break |
16:30 - 17:00 |
Session 6: Outcome of WTSA-12 on spam
Objectives: This session informs on the outcome of WTSA-12 on spam (i.e. on Resolution 52)
Speaker:
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