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Information Security and Cloud Challenges

Open Event Thursday March 17, 2016 Hilton Park, Nicosia

 

 

 

Event Presentations

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­­Time

Session

Presenter

09:00 – 09:30

Registration – Welcome Coffee

09:30 – 10:00

Facing Information Security Challenges

Paschalis Pissarides – Immediate Past President, ISACA Cyprus Chapter

10:00 – 10:30

IT Industry Trends

Evangelos Hadjichristodoulou – Engagement Manager, Microsoft

10:30 – 11:00

How to Combat Emerging Cyber Threats

Alexandros Kaniklides Lead Researcher of IthacaLabs in Cyber Security, Odyssey Cyber Security

11:00 – 11:10

Digital Skills Gap in Cyprus

Stratos Panayides – Business Development Manager, Aktina

11:10 – 11:30

Coffee Break

 

 

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

 

BUSINESS EXECUTIVES

IT PROFESSIONALS

DEVELOPERS

 

Session/Presenter

Session/Presenter

Session/Presenter

11:30 – 12:00

Microsoft Excel: Its Unexplored Capabilities

Stratos Panayides – Bus. Dev. Mgr, Aktina

Office 365 Security: A Technical Overview

Angelos Eliades – Training Manager, Aktina

Modern Practices for Secure Code

Marios Patsias – Director, Patsoft

12:00 – 12:30

Office 365: More than Just an Office Suite

Theodosis Theodosiou – Account Technology Strategist, Microsoft Cyprus

ClearSkies Redefining SIEM, Big Data Security Analytics

Irene Selia – Product Manager ClearSkies, Odyssey Cyber Security

Leverage the Cloud for your Applications

Valentinos Georgiades – Azure PMM, Microsoft Cyprus

12:30 – 12:55

Savings through Cloud Productivity

Constantinos Kattirdjis – Corporate Accounts Manager, Microsoft

Cisco Security in Practice

Socratis Tsiamezis – DC Manager, Carta Worldwide in Cyprus

Azure Security Options

Ioannis Stavrinides – Technology Evangelist, Microsoft Cyprus

12:55 – 13:00

Raffle: Win 1 Microsoft Band, 1 EC-Council Course & Exam Voucher, 2 MCP Exam Vouchers, 3 MOS Excel Exam Vouchers

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch – Standing Buffet

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Information Security and Cloud Challenges

 

 

 

Presentations’ Content and Audience *

 

 

 

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Session

Audience/Content

All sessions before the coffee-break were not technical and were attended by business & financial executives as well as IT officers. In addition to CISOs and CIOs, prime audience for these presentations includes CEOs, CFOs, Accountants, Non-IT Auditors, HR Managers/Training Officers, Departmental/Operational Heads and Government/Intelligence Agents.

09:30 – 10:00

Facing Information Security Challenges

Information Security risks evolve at lightning speed, creating many security challenges: Who should be responsible for it? Is it a matter of the Chief Information Security Officer alone or should the Directors deal with the issues as well? What are the risks arising from sensitive information leakage, cyber security attacks and cloud computing? The speaker will address the issues from a practical perspective taking into account the Cyprus reality, attitude obstacles and the role of IT as a technology innovation enabler. (English)

10:00 – 10:30

IT Industry Trends

Cloud Computing, Internet of Things and Big Data are emerging technologies which transform the way business is run and have a major impact on society at large. Organisations in Cyprus need to be aware of the opportunities and challenges that arise. The speaker will identify current IT industry trends and possible future implications. He will also present the obstacles to organisational change and the ways to overcome them. (English)

10:30 – 11:00

How to Combat Emerging Cyber Threats

Combatting cyber-attacks like malware, phishing and ransom-ware is becoming a daily challenge. To minimise the risk imposed by cyber-criminals, organisations need to be proactive and utilise an adaptive and robust behaviour. The presenter will go over the knowledge and intelligence that business executives and security managers should be aware of in order to be able to protect their organisations from such emerging cyber-attacks. (Greek)

11:00 – 11:10

Digital Skills Gap
in Cyprus

According to a recent study by the EU, Cyprus ranks 25th out of 28 in Digital Skills – Human Capital. This poor performance sends the necessary signals to all stakeholders: Government, businesses as well as academic and training institutions. Concentrating on the IT training and certification process, the speaker will demonstrate why and how IT staff and other employees can benefit from effective training and certification in IT. He will also show how the gap between the market expectations and what IT graduates offer may be filled. (English)

 

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

 

BUSINESS EXECUTIVES

IT PROFESSIONALS

DEVELOPERS

Audience

CEOs, CFOs, Accountants, Non-IS auditors

HR Managers/Training Officers

Departmental Heads

CIOs, CISOs, IS Auditors

Systems Administrators & Engineers Network Engineers, Hardware Engineers

IS auditors

CIOs, CISOs

Web Developers

Windows Developers

Software Engineers

CIOs, CISOs

 

Session/Content

11:30 – 12:00

Microsoft Excel: Its Unexplored Capabilities

With 750 million users, Excel is the most popular tool for analysing data. Find out the features that most users ignore and what Excel 2016 has to offer. Explore its Business Intelligence capabilities and the role of Power BI. (English)

Office 365 Security: A Technical Overview

Is my information safe? Learn how the main Office 365 security concerns are addressed by Microsoft-managed technologies and procedures that are enabled by default. Also explore the customer-managed controls that enable you to customise. (Greek)

Modern Practices for Secure Code

Developers know that one of the key things they can do to help secure their systems is to write code that can withstand attack. The presentation will highlight the modern approaches for writing secure code. (Greek)

12:00 – 12:30

Office 365: More than Just an Office Suite

Digital disruption is happening now in all companies, and yet, we are still running our organisations the way we always have, focusing mainly on maximum efficiency. But a shift is underway, necessitating agility and flexibility. (English)

ClearSkies Redefining SIEM, Big Data Security Analytics

See the effectiveness of the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tool in security operations. How does Odyssey re-define SIEM? Can Security Analytics provide a holistic and coherent view of an organisation’s IT security? (Greek)

Leverage the Cloud for your Applications

The cloud enables developers to take their applications to the next level. During this session we will discuss the value of migrating your application to the cloud and the various options you have to do so effectively. (English)

12:30 – 12:55

Savings through Cloud Productivity

Cloud is now dominant in all industries. Join us to see why cloud computing is offering substantial productivity advantages and the various financial benefits your company will be able to gain out of it. (English)

Cisco Security in Practice

See how Cisco solutions may help your organisation manage risk, protect from advanced threats and secure its data center. Drawing from his professional experience, the presenter will give a practical approach to implementing Cisco security. (English)

Azure Security Options

A major concern for all Azure customers is how to secure their data and infrastructure. In this session, we will go through the available services and features on Azure offerings that can help customers with their decision. (English)

12:55 – 13:00

Raffle: Win 1 Microsoft Band, 1 EC-Council Course & Exam Voucher, 2 MCP Exam Vouchers, 3 MOS Excel Exam Vouchers

* Spoken language for each presentation appears in brackets. PowerPoint presentations were all in English.

 

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Presenters’ Profile

Paschalis Pissarides Immediate Past President, ISACA CYPRUS CHAPTER

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Paschalis has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Information Security and Information Systems Auditing. He has been actively involved in the promotion of best practices in information security through public lectures, seminar presentations and CISA training sessions. He holds a BSc degree in Accounting & MIS, an MBA and an MA in Political Science. He is also a CPA and holds several certifications including CRISC, CISM and CISA.

 

Evangelos Hadjichristodoulou – Engagement Manager, MICROSOFT

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Responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of customer engagements, Evangelos is actively involved in cloud computing work at Microsoft for all pillars of Cloud computing including Private Cloud, Hosters/Telcos, Office 365, Azure, CRM Online and Intune.

Alexandros Kaniklides Lead Researcher of IthacaLabs in Cyber Security, ODYSSEY CYBER SECURITY

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Alexandros specialises in analysing new attacking methods. His research and analysis methodology is instrumental because it streamlines multiple threat intelligence sources to evaluate risk and provide counter measures to emerging attacks for Odyssey’s clients. He is a long time network geek and excellent researcher in network aware malwares & infections. He holds an MSc in Security Technologies & Applications with Distinction.

 

Stratos Panayides Business Development Manager, AKTINA

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A Chartered Accountant & Economist with a special affection for IT, Stratos has been in the IT training business with AKTINA since the company’s inception. An Excel enthusiast, he has been a Microsoft Certified Trainer on advanced Excel courses with expertise in financial modelling. He is a regular contributor to the “Accountancy Cyprus” magazine with IT related articles.

 

Angelos Eliades – Training Manager, AKTINA

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Angelos has over 20 years of experience in IT training and consulting and has developed invaluable instructional skills. He holds several IT certifications including that of Microsoft Certified Trainer, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Apple Certified Trainer. He is passionate about keeping up to date on latest technologies and transferring skills and knowledge to IT professionals.

 

 

Marios Patsias Director, PATSOFT

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Marios has more than 20 years of professional experience in analysing, designing and developing software solutions and 15 years of experience in training as a Microsoft Certified Trainer specialising in Microsoft.Net and SQL Server related technologies. He holds several certifications including MCSD, MCAD, MCTS, MCS and MCT.

 

Theodosis Theodosiou – Account Technology Strategist, MICROSOFT CYPRUS

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Theodosis works for Microsoft Cyprus for nine years. His position as an Account Technology Strategist (ATS) adds value to Microsoft by providing technical guidance to customers, resulting in expanded deployments of Microsoft technologies, in targeted Enterprise Sector accounts.

Irene Selia – Product Manager ClearSkies, ODYSSEY CYBER SECURITY

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Irene holds this high caliber position in Odyssey Consultants for almost 3 years and she is in charge of the dynamic creation, local and overseas promotion as well as the sustainable support of the innovating ClearSkies SECaaS SIEM and Security Analytics product. She works closely with the ClearSkies R&D team for developing new features and functionality enhancements. She has acquired extensive local and global experience in information security.

Valentinos Georgiades Azure Product Marketing Manager, MICROSOFT CYPRUS

Valentinos Georgiades

Valentinos’s responsibility for the Azrure business covers a region of countries in Central & Eastern Europe. He joined Microsoft in 2011 as the Developer Evangelist Lead for Cyprus & Malta and he holds a BSc and MSc in Computer Science from RIT in New York – USA, where he studied after receiving a scholarship from Fulbright.

Constantinos Kattirdjis – Corporate Accounts Manager, MICROSOFT

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An IT professional with more than 10 years of experience, Constantinos has evolved through several positions initially at IBM, from Network and Security Consultant to Hardware Sales and finally today at Microsoft into a world of Business and Sales. His focus is to help Microsoft’s most valued Partners and Customers make the transition and evolve their business models to where the industry is clearly moving: Cloud First, Mobile First world.

Socratis Tsiamezis – Data Center Manager, CARTA WORLDWIDE in Cyprus

Socratis Tsiamezis

Responsible for maintaining a Data Center, Socratis has been heavily involved in Cisco network infrastructure, HP/IBM servers & storage area networks. He has extensive experience in information security through IT external audits, penetration tests and Payment Card Industry compliance. He holds a BSc in Computer and an MSc in Telecommunications & Networking as well as several Cisco certifications.

Ioannis Stavrinides – Technology Evangelist, MICROSOFT CYPRUS

Ioannis Stavrinides

Ioannis Stavrinides is a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft Cyprus. He has more than 10 years of professional experience with software development, systems integration and architecture. He specializes in .Net, MS SQL Server and Azure technologies, as well as Mobile Development on Microsoft platforms.

 

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