EEMA: Isse 2008 To Assess The International Response To Information Security Attacks

eema, the Independent European e-Identity & Security Association, has revealed the world leading expert speakers that will participate at ISSE (Information Security Solutions Europe), in Madrid, 7th to 9th October 2008. The Senior Vice President of McAfee Inc., Chris Kenworthy and Advisor Directorate General for Information Society and Media, European Commission, Detlef Eckert will deliver keynote addresses during an opening plenary that includes welcomes from the Spanish Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Information Society, Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade and the Executive Director of ENISA.

Chris Kenworthy, Senior Vice President of McAfee Inc., will deliver a keynote address on the first day entitled Evolving cyber-threats and corporate challenges to combat user, web and data risks'. He will be followed by Advisor Directorate General for Information Society and Media, European Commission, Detlef Eckert who will present on the topic, Security and IPv6: challenges and opportunities'.

Kenworthy comments on the invitation to present at the 10th annual ISSE conference, "ISSE 2008 has a reputation for promoting an open forum that encourages knowledge sharing. I am looking forward to discussing the issues customers face and what we as a security vendor are doing to address them. I'm also keen to hear from the audience and the other speakers to learn more about the specific challenges organisations across Europe face."

On day two, Howard Schimdt, Security Strategist at (ISC)2 and former White House Cyber Security Advisor will moderate the panel debate, Assessing the International Response to Information Security Attacks'. UK Cabinet Office representative Nick Coleman, the Chief Security Officer at Oracle, Mary Ann Davidson and former Principle of Asia Network Research, Aizu Isumi, will join Schmidt. The discussion will gauge the differences that exist in regional responses to individual concerns, from increasing sophistication in malware and the cyber terrorism threat, to growth in social engineering and ongoing concern over insecure practice in software development.

Schmidt and the panel will evaluate the tactics employed by commercial and government sectors, as well as law enforcement and industry associations, recognising the limitations associated with particular groups. The panel will identify opportunities for global co-ordination, with a view to minimise the impact of these threats on business and society.

Since its inception, ENISA has strongly supported ISSE with sponsorship and taking an active role in the organisation of the event. Executive Director of ENISA, Andrea Pirotti, who will himself present a welcome address at the conference explains, "The topic of network and information security is getting more and more attention from the industry, political decision makers and consumers. Having stable electronic communication networks and being able to make secure transactions is key to economical development throughout Europe." Pirotti continues, "ENISA is contributing to sustainable economical growth and welfare. One of the strengths of ISSE is that it gathers independent experts from various constituencies that are dealing with information security. This is the place to come together and discuss emerging topics in a high professional atmosphere."

Over 100 guest speakers will be at ISSE 2008 (the full programme for ISSE 2008 is available at www.isse.eu.com), tackling the issues including trusted computing, biometrics, digital identity, fraud prevention, privacy and data protection, the security of mobility and the economics of security. Delegates from European governments, academic institutions and technology experts will unite to debate and share best practice, via four partner session tracks across three days, including presentations, panel discussions, round table sessions and accompanying workshops.

Executive Director of eema, Roger Dean says, "We are honoured to have such influential figures in the security sector taking part in the ISSE conference. With big industry names like Microsoft, DNV Research & Innovation, McAfee, Seagate, Philips and CA, I am confident that this will be our most successful event yet. It is great to have the support of Chris Kenworthy, Howard Schmidt and Andrea Pirotti as well as over 100 other guest speakers including, Norbert Pohlman from TeleTrusT, Maria Luisa Garcia Tallon from Banco de Espana and Matthias Buger from Deutsche Bank, Germany."

The conference programme for ISSE 2008 has been compiled by TeleTrusT in collaboration with eema, ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) and INTECO. The sponsor and exhibitor line-up include British Embassy, BlackBerry (RIM), charismatics, CoreStreet, Fortify Software, Giesecke & Devrient GMBH, GigaTrust, Informatica, ING Group, INTECO, McAfee, Microsoft, Safelayer Secure Communications, Seagate Technology, Telindus, the Federal Authority For IT Security (Germany) and TeleTrusT.

ISSE 2008 takes place 7th - 9th October at the Melia Avenida America Hotel in Madrid. Members of the press are invited free of charge. For further details regarding ISSE 2008, including the full conference programme and to register please visit www.isse.eu.com; Tel: +44 (0)1462 490609 or Email: isse@taylorbennet.co.uk

About eema

For 21 years, eema has been Europe's leading independent, non-profit e-Identity & Security association, working with its European members, governmental bodies, standards organisations and interoperability initiatives throughout Europe to further e-Business and legislation.

eema's remit is to educate and inform around over 1,500 Member contacts on the latest developments and technologies, at the same time enabling Members of the association to compare and exchange views and ideas. The work produced by the association with its Members (projects, papers, seminars, tutorials and reports etc) is funded by both membership subscriptions and revenue generated through events. All of the information generated by eema and its members is available to other members free of charge.

Examples of papers produced recently are:- Towards Understanding Identity, Spam and e-mail Abuse Management, Role based Access Control - A User Guide, Password Synchronisation, Secure messaging within and between User Organisations. eema members, based on a requirement from the rest of the Membership, contributed all of these papers. Some are the result of many months' work, and form part of a larger project on the subject.

Any organisation involved in e-Identity or Security (usually of a global or European nature) can become a Member of eema, and any employee of that organisation is then able to participate in eema activities. Examples of organisations taking advantage of eema membership are Unilever, Volvo, Shell, Hoffman la Roche, KPMG, Magyar Telecom Rt, National Communications Authority, Hungary, Microsoft, HP, and the Norwegian Government Administration Services to name but a few.

About TeleTrusT Deutschland e.V.

TeleTrusT was founded in 1989 as a non profit making association to promote the trustworthiness of information and communication technology in an open systems environment.

Accordant to the demands of the every day practice TeleTrusT supports the area wide implementation of data encryption as well as Identification, Authentification and Signature

(I-A-S) in eBusiness applications within industry and administration. In this connection the conformity of standards plays a decisive role as a foundation for interoperable Hard- and Software as well as for services.

Together with institutions from other countries TeleTrusT works on harmonising aims and standards within the European Union. Of particular concern is a technical and organisational security that is appropriate for the concrete application context.

About ENISA

ENISA is mandated to assist the European Union and its Member States in ensuring the higher levels of network and information security.The Agency's tasks are focused on collecting and analysing data on security incidents and emerging risks, establishing public/private partnerships with industry, promoting risk assessment methods and best practices and tracking the development of standards for products and services in the Network and Information Society.

ENISA - defending the future

Every day people experience the Information Society. Interconnected networks are touching our everyday lives, at home and at work. It is therefore vital that e.g. computers, mobile phones, banking, high-tech cars and the Internet are functioning, as they constitute the "Digital Economy." That is why ENISA is working with Network and Information Security for the EU and the Member States.

About INTECO

INTECO, the National Institute of Communication Technologies (www.inteco.es), is a State-owned company attached to the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. INTECO's main objectives are the development of the Information Society, management, advice, promotion and circulation ofprojects relation to Security, Accessibility and Software Quality. INTECO's main pillars are applied research, rendering of services and training. INTECO is working actually in many projects as the IT Incidents Response Centre for SMEs and Citizens, the Security Industry Show Room, the Information Security Observatory, the National Laboratory of Software Quality and the Centre of Reference in Web Standards.

CONTACT: eema Tel: +44 (0)1386 793 028 e-mail: info@eema.org WWW: http://www.eema.org Graham Thatcher / Joanna Cannon, Editorial Contacts, MCC International Tel: +44 (0)1962 888 100 e-mail: eemapr@mccint.com Alex Kenchington, Senior Account Executive, MCC International Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1962 888 100 Fax: +44 (0)1962 888 125 e-mail: Alex.Kenchington@mccint.com Web: http://www.mccint.com TeleTrusT Deutschland e.V WWW: http://www.teletrust.de

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