20 - 21 November 2018
Johannesburg, South Africa

Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 21 November 2018

Tackling Cybercrime

  • Identifying the perpetrators: Nation states, hacktivists, terrorists and criminals attracted by financial gain
  • Examples of high-profile attacks including the recent Liberty hack
  • What governments/businesses can do to prepare for the new threat landscape

Justin Williams

Executive Group Information Security
MTN Group, South Africa

Jabu Mtsweni, Group Leader at Cyber Defence Research Area Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Jabu Mtsweni

Group Leader
Cyber Defence Research Area Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Yusuph Kileo, Cybersecurity and digital forensics expert, Board Member at Tanzania, Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA)

Yusuph Kileo

Cybersecurity and digital forensics expert, Board Member
Tanzania, Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA)

10:00 am - 10:45 am Security and risk as a C-suite strategy: Information security leadership development

  • The evolving role of the CISO: Surviving and thriving in the new information security paradigm
  • Extracting business value from your security architecture
  • A guide to cyber security in the boardroom
  • Reflecting on the next generation CISO
Vernon Fryer, CISO at NEC/XON

Vernon Fryer

CISO
NEC/XON

Phokeng Mogase

Former CIO
Cross Border Road Transport Agency

10:45 am - 11:15 am Developing intelligent security operations centres

• Automation of threat hunting capabilities to tackle unknown threats
• Threat intelligence using historical patterns and analytics

Organisational Prepardeness

  • Is the attacker out of your system?
  • What are the thresholds for breach reporting and what needs to be in place beforehand to ensure it is reported in an accurate and timely way?

Justin Williams

Executive Group Information Security
MTN Group, South Africa

Michael Mbuthia, CIO at Kenya Bankers Association KBA-IPSL (PESALINK)

Michael Mbuthia

CIO
Kenya Bankers Association KBA-IPSL (PESALINK)

Doreen Mokoena

Internet Governance Coordinator
ZA Domain Name Authority (ZADNA)

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm End users as the biggest assets to deploy organisational security

• The weakest link: Analysing user behaviour
• Targeted spear phishing attacks: Is social engineering the answer?
Michael Mbuthia, CIO at Kenya Bankers Association KBA-IPSL (PESALINK)

Michael Mbuthia

CIO
Kenya Bankers Association KBA-IPSL (PESALINK)

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Networking lunch break

Startup Pitch: Risk, Cybersecurity & Fraud

2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Hand-selected, 3 of the very best cyber security startups working across a range of geographies will take you on a journey to the ends of the earth in the quest to stay safe and manage uncertainty in an effort to showcase the region’s burgeoning cyber security ecosystem.

Malware Attacks & Big Data Security

• Advent of advanced persistent threats and recent developments in automated malicious attacks
• How do you prevent modern day ransomware attacks?
Yusuph Kileo, Cybersecurity and digital forensics expert, Board Member at Tanzania, Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA)

Yusuph Kileo

Cybersecurity and digital forensics expert, Board Member
Tanzania, Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA)

• Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Security systems of the future – mitigating attacks without human intervention
Mary-Jo de Leeuw, Winner Cybersecurity Excellence Award 2018 | Ranked #10 GLOBAL cybersecurity influencers 2018 at Cybersecurity Influencer

Mary-Jo de Leeuw

Winner Cybersecurity Excellence Award 2018 | Ranked #10 GLOBAL cybersecurity influencers 2018
Cybersecurity Influencer

3:45 pm - 3:55 pm Chairman’s closing remarks

3:55 pm - 5:00 pm Networking at the EXPO

• Product demos
• One-to-one introductions
• Country briefings

5:00 pm - 5:00 pm Close of conference