Staff Writer:
International security company, RSA has announced that it is set to partner CyberXchange Conference 2016 to update professionals on security trends that will enhance protection for company and client’s most valuable assets.
CyberXchange Conference 2016 is a response to present security challenge in West Africa. The event promise to be a global convergence of Information Security stakeholder and it to hold at the Landmark Event Centre, Lagos Nigeria from November 2nd through 3rd, 2016.
During the 2 day conference, carefully selected topics that will examine current cyber security trends and practical solutions will be discussed by global industry leaders in Technology, IT Audit, IT Risk, Cybersecurity professionals in Finance/Banking, eCommerce, Digital Media, Telecommunications, Oil & Gas and Government..
The free-attendee exhibition on both days of CyberXchange 2016 will feature solution providers, product demos, product launches, a cyber security Hackathon and a chance for Business-to-Business introductions. Select schools that offer cybersecurity programs will be on hand at the exhibition to meet interested candidates.
Workshops will be available alongside the conference on both days for practical ready-to-use training for IT security professionals and a unique Master-class for chief executives to get a handle on cyber security at their organizations.
The event is open to IT Risk, Audit & Cybersecurity practitioners, leaders, academiaand researchers in both private and public sectorsincluding Finance, Payments, ecommerce, Banking, Telecommunications, Digital Media, Energy, and emerging start-up companies, Legal, law enforcement, regulators, and national security related agencies.
Speaking on the conference, Hashim Zein, resident conference consultant said. “The CyberXchange 2016 Conference is part of our effort to aggregate the views of information security stakeholders and drive its practical applications”. “There will also be a Hackathon session at the conference. This is aimed at developing the capacity of budding information security professionals.” He added.
Speaking about the partnership, Chief Marketing Officer at RSA Security, Holly Rollo said that. “We are happy to be part of the 2016 CyberXchange Conference because as a security company, we understand that the worst time to build a breach communication plan is while the breach is happening’’
‘’Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility, the more systems we secure the more secured we all are therefore we hope that as a result of this conference, West Africa’s information technology sphere will be more developed.’’ She added
Organizations which will be represented at the CyberXchange Conference 2016 includes; IBM, Interswitch, Ernst & Young,UBER, Belverdere, PAGA, Digital Encode, Central Bank of Nigeria, Liberia Telecommunications Authority,PlayData, Facebook, RSA Security, Co-Creation Hub, DeltaGRiC Consulting, ERPScan, Vmware, ImpervaIncapsula, Rack Centre Limited and Union Bank.
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