Overview
Since 1991, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore, has organised the Governmentware seminar annually to raise awareness on the latest IT security threats. This year’s theme, “Beyond Uncertainty: Collaborating for Security”, urges all players in the Infocomm ecosystem to take a forward-thinking stance to share ideas and build synergies in today’s increasingly networked world. With increasing outsourcing and reliance on private sector infrastructure and solutions, collaboration between the public and private sector will be important to ensure a high level of IT security capabilities. Governmentware 2009 will be highlighting the essentials for collaborative efforts to address IT security challenges in today’s economy as our IT assets become more and more integral to our work and lives.
The conference programme aims to encourage participants to embrace IT security as a key component in solving critical problems. Through discussions, case studies and “live” demonstrations, participants can look forward to gaining valuable insights into the realm of IT security, both from public and private perspectives.
The conference programme is structured along the following tracks:
Closed-Door Session
- Closed-Door Government Session
Presents clarifications on new security policies and updates on the latest Governmentware innovations, emerging government security trends and new modus operandi employed by perpetrators of cyber attacks (This session is for Singapore civil servants only).
Open to All Participants
- Enterprise Security
Introduces strategies and security technologies that enterprises may leverage on to address weak points in their enterprise security and to integrate well-architectured security components as an integral framework of their enterprise applications architecture. - Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP)
Apprises attendees of the threats and vulnerabilities facing Critical Information Infrastructures today. - Mobile Security
Provides a platform for industry experts from the mobile phone and wireless domains, such as telcos, mobile phone makers, mobile application developers and mobile system security examiners, to share and update on the latest security trends cum threats prevalent in the mobile security arena. - Biometrics
Features a series of distinguished experts from academia, industry and government who will present the latest trends in biometrics and exhibits a plethora of cutting-edge biometric solutions and projects that promote biometric interoperability and open standards. - Identity Management
Provides key information on latest trends in identity managenment security threats and the various means available to secure identities. - Cloud Security
Discusses some of the security related issues involving Cloud Computing and the precautions needed to reduce the risks involved.
By-Invitation Only Tracks
- CXO Track
Allows high level CEOs and CIOs to appreciate and balance their real-life business needs with IT Security and Corporate Governance concerns and takes a peek into the real world of IT subterfuge through a short hands-on session in the workshop. - CISO Track
Presents to CISOs innovative ideas to create IT Security awareness within their organization and provides a platform to examine common challenges and problems, such as identifying cost effective and implementable security solutions with other CISOs.
Exhibition
- Governmentware 2009 will also feature an exhibition where leading providers of IT security solutions will showcase a wide array of state-of-the-art technologies and innovations.
Who Should Attend?
The profile of participants wilL include the foLlowing:
- CSO, CISO, CIO / IT Decision Makers
- IT Security Management / Professionals
- System / Network / Database Administrators
- Technical Support / IT Project Managers
- Application Developers / Support Personnel
- IS Auditors
- Officers involved in establishing security policies, standards,
procedures & guidelines - Officers involved in IT procurement
