An ITU-T workshop on "New challenges for Telecommunication Security Standardizations" will take place at ITU Headquarters, in Geneva, 9 (afternoon)-10 February 2009, prior to the meeting of Study Group 17 scheduled to take place in Geneva from 11 to 20 February 2009.

This workshop will present telecommunication security as an essential part of the IP-based networks and IP-based services development. Integration of telecommunication and information security infrastructures is constantly increasing. The workshop will also provide an opportunity for discussions on the C2 (Information and communication infrastructure) and C5 (Building confidence and security in the use of ICTs) WSIS Action Lines to learn about main development trends and practical issues in these areas.

In addition, the workshop will be seen as:

• a follow-up of the Workshop on "New Horizons for Security Standardization" held in Geneva (3 - 4 October 2005) and of the side-event on Cybersecurity held at WTSA-08 (23 Oct. 2008) in Johannesburg; and
• a good opportunity to review the achievements of the ITU-T work on security in the last study period and in analyzing the new work programme resulting from the decision made at WTSA-08.