The Internet is fertile ground for hackers and social engineers looking to harvest passwords, posing as network administrators, spoofing websites and so on. It’s been long known that the human link is the weakest point and part of computer and Internet security. Cybercriminals can unleash a myriad of attacks on your company, and preparing employees to meet the challenges of social engineering threats is critical for effectively mitigating these risks. Join MediaBUZZ as we delve into Social Engineering in the Business World, look at the various threats that abound, see how they are evolving, ask how we can detect them and protect ourselves, see how security policies can and should tackle this ever-growing problem, and more.
The Expert Forum is targeted at CEO, CIOs, MDs, Directors, VPs and Senior Managers from IT & Operations, Business Strategy, Research & Development, Vendor/Partner Managers, IT Engineers, Systems Engineers, Consultants, Business Development and Project professionals etc.
You should attend if you are from these industries:
- Information & Communication Technology
- Telecommunications & Media
- Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals
- Medical & Healthcare
- Banking & Finance
- Insurance and Investment houses
- Energy & Utilities
- Government bodies and Associations
- Travel & Transportation services
- Warehousing & Logistics
- Call centers
- Data centers/Server farms
- Internet service providers
- On-line businesses
| Date: | 9 July 2009 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 2 p.m.—7 p.m. |
| Venue: | The Possibility Room at National Library Board, Level 5 |
| 100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064 |
Program Agenda
| 2.00 p.m.: | Registration & Welcome Coffee |
| 2.20 p.m.: | Welcome address |
| 2.30 p.m.: | Introduction: The Realm of Social Engineering |
| Exactly what is social engineering? How did it come about and how has it evolved? Why is Social Engineering such a big risk? What are the typical examples of social engineering attacks and how can and does it affect businesses? What should companies look out for to avoid becoming an exploited social engineering attack? Presenter: Shanti Anne Morais, Editor Asian Channels, MediaBUZZ Pte Ltd | |
| 3.00 p.m.: | Your Web and Applications - The Hacker's New Target |
| Hackers today are attacking your web applications, to get into your infrastructure and steal your data. They know you (should) have a firewall and so realize the network is no longer the best way to infiltrate. Our being highly and increasingly dependent on web applications and services, with these becoming increasingly sophisticated, do not help either. Firewalls do not protect against web application attacks. Over 80% of software applications are known to be vulnerable, due to imperfect coding or development. Learn more about this new, real and dangerous internet security threat, why it happens and what to do about it … Presenter: Anthony Lim, Director, Security, Rational Software, IBM Asia Pacific | |
| 3.30 p.m.: | Coffee Break |
| 4.00 p.m.: | The Shadow Economy |
| The last few years have seen a considerable change in the nature of security challenges faced by companies all over the world, whether they are small, medium, or large enterprises. On the Internet everything is connected to everything else – distance does not separate a business in San Francisco from a virus-compromised home computer in Bangalore or Beijing. The problem for businesses anywhere in the world is that the more compromised computers there are, the greater the torrent of malware and spam. With these ever-growing threats, how can you prepare your organization against these attacks? This presentation will give an overview of the threat landscape for organisations. Presenter: Don Ng, Enterprise Security, Field Director, Symantec Asia Pacific | |
| 4.30 p.m.: | Quiz - Join In & Win |
| 4.40 p.m.: | Panel Discussion: Identity Theft and Social Engineering |
| In the wake of surging figures in identity theft, are companies and users in Asia changing their online behavior? Can more be done here? Is social engineering having a negative impact on e-commerce? Although many users are becoming more Internet savvy, many are still leaving still leaving holes an experienced criminal can reach through to grab a hold of their identity. What do users and businesses have to be more aware of? Are there any best practices and measures they should implement and/or take note off? How much can governmental Internet control help? Is vishing (phishing over VoIP) picking up in the Asia Pacific region? Have the lines between privacy versus security become even more blurred in the Internet and computer security realm? Q & A Moderator: Margaret Tan, Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Panelists: all mentioned above | |
| 5.25 p.m.: | Wrap-up & END followed by Cocktail Hour cum Networking |
| 7 p.m.: | End |
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