Presentations and debates on key policy developments and challenges at European and international level
08.30-09.30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09.30-10.00 Opening Address and Keynote Speeches
Lucian Sova, Minister of Communication and Information Society
Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner, Digital Single Market
Victor Negrescu, Delegated Minister for European Affairs
10.00-11.15 Plenary Session – Strategy and policy outlook - Elysium Hall
Speakers:
Sorin Ducaru, Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges, NATO
Ernest Abisellan, Economic Counsellor, US Embassy in Romania
Jean-Baptiste Demaison, Chairman of ENISA Management Board
Rosheen Awotar-Mauree, Program Officer, Europe Coordination, International Telecommunication Union
Moderator: Mircea Grigoras, Deputy General Director, CERT-RO
This panel aims to provide an overview of the current strategic context, the main actors and the latest developments in the area of capacity building, developing cyber resilience and building confidence and security in the use of ICT at EU and international level, as well as the cooperation among these actors.
11.15-11.30 Q&A
11.30-11.45 Coffee Break
11.45-13.00 Policy debates, parallel sessions
S1. Transposing the NIS Directive: progress and best practices
Speakers:
Julien Masson, External Relations Department, ANSSI France
Dan Tofan, Project Manager, Network and Information Security, ENISA
Rastislav Janota, Chairman of the Cyber Security Comittee, Security Council of Slovak Republic
Toma Cimpeanu, President, ANSSI Romania
Moderator: Mircea Grigoras, Deputy General Director, CERT-RO
This panel aims at discussing the challenges posed by the attempt to boost the overall level of cybersecurity and to develop a unified cybersecurity incidents response mechanism in the EU: the implementation of the NIS directive.
Establishing competent national NIS authorities, increasing member states preparedness by appropriately equipping their Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRT), identifying the essential services as well as the operators of essential services and promoting a culture of security across sectors which are vital for the economy and society and moreover rely heavily on ICTs, such as energy, transport, water, banking, financial market infrastructures, healthcare and digital infrastructure is a challenge not only for the member states but also for the Commission in unifying the practice at Union level.
Representatives of key-institutions in France, Slovakia and Romania, as well as ENISA – the EU cyber-security agency that oversees the transposition process and assists Member States in this process will share best practices and challenges met along the way in this complex process.
S2. Supporting the cybersecurity industry: best practices, public-private partnerships and ways forward
Speakers:
Ilan Laufer, Minister for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship
Yanir Laubshtein, Former Manager of Israel’s National C-SOC for Critical Infrastructure
Valentin Necoara, CTO, CertSign
Vlad Sorici, Architecture & Services Project Manager, Orange Fab
Cristian Cucu, CIO, Romanian Government
Dorin Pena, CEO, CISCO Romania
Moderator: Razvan Rughinis, PhD. Eng. Professor, Innovation Lab
In 2014, the global cybersecurity industry was worth USD 3.5 billion. In 2017 industry leaders expect the market to hit USD 120 billion in revenues. This increase is spectacular in terms of value, but also in terms of companies, government support and innovation clusters. Globally there are a few innovation winners, such as USA with Sillicon Valley and Israel with Tel Aviv and Be’er Sheva. But these clusters are connected to the rest of the world and exchange information, know-how and funding.
Although it is, least to say, hard to replicate a Sillicon Valley or Tel Aviv model, smaller, focused clusters can be efficiently developed.
S3. Cybersecurity and data protection (the privacy challenge)
Speakers:
Teodor Cimpoesu, Deloitte
Simona Sandru, Manager of Complaints Department, ANSPDCP
Maria Maxim, Deputy Chair ITC Committee, AmCham Romania
Panagiotis Sotiriou, Symantec
Dmitri Belotchkine, Principal Sales Engineer at Trend Micro
Moderator: Bogdan Manolea,President, APTI
Over the past years, online privacy has slowly glided into public discourse. Our increasingly digitalised world brought significant advantages to how we communicate, conduct business and govern. However, it has also eroded the thin red line between personal and public, causing ripples across the political spectrum. Today, talks of major data breaches and privacy infringements arising from data monetization or transnational transfers have become the norm.
All the while, Europe’s regulatory response will have a significant impact on both public and private stakeholders. The key effort is protecting the data we process while balancing new requirements from the cybersecurity angle.
Key government and industry representatives will join us in addressing these challenges. The panelists cover all the categories of stakeholders involved – public authorities, providers of technical solutions to secure data, consultancies and companies that will be affected by recent regulatory developments.
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Industry debates, parallel sessions
S1. Challenges and solution for the Banking sector
Speakers:
Florin Costache, Head of Information Risk Management, ING Bank
Petru Sinculei, Senior Manager, Global Investigations, Western Union
Pawel Rybczyk, CEE Manager, Wallix
Alon Tzachi, Former Head of Operations CERT-IL
Moderator: George Dragusin, IT Security Manager - EximBank, President of IT Security Committee, Romanian Bank Association
For 2017, many risk managers from the banking sector have identified cyber threats as top priority. Taking into account the data breaches from the last 2 years globally, but also the accelerated pace of digitalization in the sector, information security officers have a lot on their plate for the upcoming years, especially in assessing the gaps in cybersecurity, learning from past incidents and steering the mindset of top management towards security.
S2. Challenges and solutions for the energy industry
Speakers:
Cristian Pirvulescu, General Director, ENEVO Group
Yugo Neumorni, IT Director, Hidroelectrica
Gabriel Sofian, CERT ENEL
Victor Ciurus, Group Information Security Lead, KMG Rompetrol
From a technological standpoint, the energy market is not dynamic, considering that process equipment is calculated to have a life cycle of 25-30 years. There are many legacy systems, some due to be replaced in 5-10 years) that have critical vulnerabilities and still need to be secured over this period of time. However, both process systems and enterprise networks have vulnerabilities that could affect or compromise core activities of a company.
Recent years revealed a series of incidents, be it external attack or incidents coming from inside the company, highlighting the need to ramp up security measures.
DAY 2 [31st October] LATEST CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS
Talks with cybersecurity leaders from the private sector and government agencies
08.00-09.00 Registration and welcome coffee
09.00-11.50 Plennary session I: a private sector perspective on the new global challenges in cybersecurity - Elysium Hall
Speakers:
09.00-09.50
Maya Horowitz, Threat Intelligence Group Manager Checkpoint
Matthieu Bonefant, CMO, Stormshield
Matt Walmsley, EMEA Director at Vectra Networks
09.50-10.40
Liviu Arsene, Senior E-Threat Analyst BitDefender
Daniel Grabski, Chief Security Adviser, EMEA, Microsoft
Adrian Danciu, Regional Director, South East Europe Fortinet
Michal Ostrowski, Regional Director Eastern Europe & CIS, FireEye
Moderator: Ciprian Stanescu, President of Global Shapers, Romanian Chapter, World Bank
There are probably only a few areas where public-private cooperation is as important as it is for ensuring cybersecurity. Cyber security spending is driven by cyber crime and it is rapidly growing – predictions on global spending on cyber security products and services place the value at over 1 trillion dollars over the next five years (from 2017 to 2021). Most of the companies represented in this panel play an important role in the global cyber security market, being leaders in launching new technologies and having a global view of the cyber threat landscape.
12.10-13.30 Plenary session II: a public perspective on the new global challenges in cybersecurity - Elysium Hall
Speakers:
Manon Le Blanc, Cyber Policy Advisor, European External Action Service
Hannes Krause, Counselor, Cyber Security Issues, Permanent Representation of Estonia to the European Union
Virgil Spiridon, Deputy Head of Cybercrime Office, Council of Europe
Eric Strom, FBI Liaison Officer to EC3 – Europol Cyber Crime Centre
Anton Rog, Head of National Cyberint Center, Romanian Intelligence Service
Peter Traven, Assistant Legal Attache, US Embassy in Romania
Catalin Zetu, Principal Inspector, Cyber Crime Office, Romanian Police
Moderator: Daniel Ionita, Director for Policy, Analysis and Cooperation, CERT-RO
Incidents involving ransomware and phising attacks have tripled and doubled, respectively, since 2015 ; their projected market impact at the turn the decade is expected to reach as much as $6 trillion annualy . These developments confirm the increasing importance of state agencies in the digital realm. While the private sphere leads in technological innovation, governments worldwide are seeking better ways to enforce and improve relevant countermeasures. One clear message encompasses their initiatives : cooperation is essential. We will be discussing the intricacies of cybercrime response initiatives with key representatives from national and international organisations.