Visionary Keynotes Monday 15th Kaspersky Lab - Eugene Kaspersky: Surviving the Age of Cyberwarfare VK01 17.30-18.15 Al Multaqua Governments around the world have embarked on constructive dialogue to tackle cybercrime, are establishing regional cyberpolice divisions, and are developing international initiatives such as IMPACT and a planned Interpol unit. As a result, cybercriminals will not have it so easy in the future. However, the threat of cyberwar remains unresolved − targeted military − or terrorist-organized cyberattacks on infrastructure, which could disable whole countries, weaken military potential and critically damage governments’ ability to govern − with grave consequences for human populations. Our total dependency on computers and computer systems at local, national and global levels – from online banking and shopping, through control of power stations and factories, to operating transportation systems and military installations – makes us all extremely vulnerable to the malicious use of cyberweapons. Highly-complex malware such as Stuxnet and Duqu, and now this year’s Flame and Gauss – discovered by Kaspersky Lab – are indicative of both the sophistication and growing prevalence of the threat of cyberweapons. The only possible solution is international cooperation: internationally coordinated responses to future attacks, and a global treaty among governments on the non-proliferation and non-usage of cyberweapons − similar to the treaties on chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. 62 visionary keynotes