Cape Town Chapter – June 2018

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Chapter Overview

Date: Wednesday, 27th of June 2018

Time: 8.00 am – 2.00 pm

Venue: Marriott Crystal Towers, Century City

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Overall Theme: Delving into Security, Where are the Lessons?

Areas of focus:

Benchmarking Strategy for Learning:

  • People
  • Process
  • Technology
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This Alliance Chapter will focus on building a decision making and decision influencing community focused on impacting the ICT and Cyber Security division of enterprises and upper mid-market organisations from the Western Cape in South Africa.

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  • 800

    Registration

  • 830

    Welcome Remarks & House Keeping

  • 845

    Session 1 - Open Forum

    Session Leader: Russell Nel – Head of Information Governance – Stanlib

    Session Title: Impact of GDPR on the South African Market

  • 930

    Session 2 - Open Forum

    Session Leader: Peter De Villiers, IT Security and Risk Manager – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa

    Session Title: An Open Debate on the Vendor options when it comes to Security Stacks

    Description:

    Going through a Design Thinking process. Like minded individuals into a room and following a process to help better understand the problem before reaching an ideal solution.

    The role players involved can come from multiple disciplines and, not only from a security background.

    Key Takeaways:

    A Solution to Help SA with our current skills and job shortage.

  • 1015

    Networking Break

  • 1035

    Session 3

    Session Leader:  Jon Hamlet, Senior Country Manager, South Africa, Symantec

    Session Title: What are the emerging threats and how do we address them?

    Description:

    In general Cyber Threat Actors have one objective and that’s to generate revenue through malicious and fraudulent activities. Ransomware has been on the rise and cryptocurrencies have introduced additional revenue streams that Threat Actors can explore and exploit… the question is, “How do we protect ourselves”?

  • 1125

    Session 4

    Session Leader: Tiyani Nghonyama – COO – Geekulcha

    Session Title: Security Skills Shortage: Upskill and Empower

    Description:

    Going through a Design Thinking process. Like minded individuals into a room and following a process to help better understand the problem before reaching an ideal solution.

    The role players involved can come from multiple disciplines and, not only from a security background.

    Key Takeaways:

    A Solution to Help SA with our current skills and job shortage.

  • 1210

    Networking Lunch

  • 1300

    Session 5 - Open Forum

    Session Leader: Mtutuzeli Buwa, Chairperson of the Executive Risk Management Commitee – Department of Labour

    Session Title: Safe and Secure VAPT?

    Description:

    Why aren’t we identifying our vulnerabilities?

  • 1345

    Closing Remarks & the Next Steps

    Session Leader: Leigh Thomas – Founder & Director – CISO Alliances

  • Russell Nel Impact of GDPR on the South African Market

    POPIA-GDPR

  • Jon Hamlet What are the emerging threats and how do we address them?

    Symantec

  • Tiyani Nghonyama Security Skills Shortage: Upskill and Empower

    Geekulcha