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, “Positive Security: Empowering Business Models of the Future”, highlights the need for all players in our infocomm ecosystem to adopt a more forward-looking paradigm in confronting IT security issues.  We have traditionally perceived security as an expenditure that erodes our bottom lines and budgets.  Such a paradigm needs to be reinvented to keep pace with the dynamic changes in our IT security landscape.

The conference programme aims to encourage participants to embrace IT security as an opportunity to solve critical problems.  Participants will be able to acquire a holistic perspective from the programme, which incorporates discussions, case studies and “live” demonstrations on a broad spectrum of issues pertaining to IT security such as:

  • Security Issues related to Electronic Identities
  • Personal Digital Protection in the New Cyber Universe
  • Latest Cryptography and Biometrics
  • Critical Infocomm Infrastructure Protection
  • Database Security
  • Secure Wireless Sensor Devices
  • Wireless Security
  • Secure Collaboration Framework
  • Online Forensics
  • DIVA (Dynamic Isolation of Virtualised Applications) 

The conference programme is structured along the following tracks:

Closed-Door Tracks

  • Closed-Door Government Briefing
    Presents clarifications on new security policies and updates on the latest Governmentware products, emerging government security trends and new modus operandi employed by perpetrators of cyber attacks. (This track is for Singapore civil servants only.)
  • Law Enforcement Track
    Introduces strategies and policies to counter pervasive cyber-threats.  (This new track is opened to invited law enforcement agencies only.)

Tracks Open to All Participants

  • Enterprise Security Track
    Introduces strategies and security technologies that enterprises may leverage on to address weak points in their enterprise security and integrate well-architectured security components as an integral framework of their enterprise applications architecture.
  • Electronic Identities and Personal Security Track
    Showcases the latest electronic identity technologies such as RF tags and personal security tokens and explores how they can be applied in various scenarios to effectively address personal security concerns.
  • Infrastructure Protection Track
    Examines security issues associated with the protection of critical infrastructure and new digital infrastructure and media and demonstrates how a next-generation IT device-based Eco System consisting of embedded devices, sensors and ambient intelligent can be made secure.
  • Biometrics Track (1 Day)
    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.
  • Mobile Security Track
    This track will invite 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.

By-Invitation Only Tracks

  • CXO Track
    Allows high level CIOs and CEOs 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 shares success stories by leading experts in the industry, providing avenues for transformation from conventional views of IT Security to Positive Security to take place.

Govware08 Programme Update

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
  • Law Enforcement Agencies
  • Owners and Operators of Critical Infocomm Infrastructure

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