London: The 2014 European Computer Audit, Control and Security (EuroCACS) / Information Security and Risk Management (ISRM) conference will take place at Crowne Plaza Barcelona on 29th September - 1 October 2014. The "Today's Connections, Tomorrow's Solutions" event is hosted by ISACA- a non-profit, global association serving more than 110,000 IT governance, assurance, risk and security professionals—and will address hot industry topics such as data privacy, the Internet of Things (IoT), responding to cyber attacks, cybersecurity frameworks and cloud computing. Keynote speeches will be given by scientist and encryption specialist Dr. Simon Singh on "Cracking the Cipher Challenge" and whistleblower Michael Woodford who blew the lid on the Olympus fraud scandal.
In his opening keynote address at EuroCACS / ISRM 2014, the world acclaimed scientist, author, and cypher expert, Dr. Simon Singh, deciphers how encryption is more important for Cybersecurity and Data Privacy than ever. He will also provide a demonstration of an original World War II-era Enigma machine.
Closing keynote speaker, Michael Woodford talks about his decision to expose the scandal, the ensuing resignation of the entire board and his newfound need for armed police protection. After his bravery in exposing the wrongdoing at Olympus, the UK’s Sunday Times, The Independent and The Sun newspapers all awarded him the 2011 "Business Person of the Year." The early pioneer of Corporate Social Responsibility and three-time recipient of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise also discusses whether in today's business climate, the risks of these sorts of frauds are still likely.
ISACA will also run pre-conference workshops for COBIT 5 for security and risk, responding to cyber attacks, pen testing as well as two day workshop on cybersecurity fundamentals as part of ISACA's new Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) security knowledge platform and professional programme.
"Security turned into cybersecurity when we connected our systems and data started to flow creating threats to individuals and organisations the likes of which have never been seen before," said Ramsés Gallego, an ISACA international vice president and chair of ISACA's Barcelona Chapter. "At EuroCACS in Barcelona we will be covering and discovering new approaches to deal with cybersecurity while maintaining the importance or risk management, assurance, privacy and governance perspectives; these are core values to ISACA's new Cybersecurity Nexus programme, because these are at the centre of everything that's coming next. EuroCACS/ISRM is a not-to-miss event in Europe and we welcome professionals to our magnificent city."
Open to risk managers, auditors, security professionals and senior executives, the conference will feature panels and facilitated discussions led by presenters from companies such as KPMG, FORFA AG, Dell Software, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, ENISA and many more. In addition, assurance, risk and security perspectives will be presented in five different tracks that cover:
Assurance
Cybersecurity -
Cybersecurity Advanced
Risk
Privacy/Compliance
"As President of the Barcelona Chapter, I see nothing but engagement from individuals and volunteers willing to take EuroCACS/ISRM to the next level. Having enjoyed EuroCACS in London last year, we want to excel in organisation, topics, sessions and workshops in a unique city. I am so proud of the hard work being taken to create this event," Gallego concluded.