Dear All, Workshop Announcement ISiM Executive Education Programme Series – Cyber Security Workshop, October 15-19, 2007, Bangalore Objectives and Outline : ·How secure is the Internet? ·Is your digital information safe? ·What is identity theft and Internet fraud? How do you protect yourselves against them? ·What tools and techniques do hackers use? ·What are the anti-virus, anti-spam and anti-spyware tools currently available? ·How secure are credit card transactions on the Internet? ·What are the challenges in wireless security? ·How would you establish an organization-wide security plan? ·What are the latest security techniques? If your profession requires answers to these questions, this introductory workshop on information and cyber security might be right for you. Cyber Security is becoming increasingly important in today’s networked world and is impacting every aspect of society including finance, healthcare, government, education, arts and entertainment. The objective of this workshop is to teach the basic principles of cyber security from the perspective of providing security awareness and its best practices for the real world. Topics Covered : ·Motivation for security ·Tools and techniques used by adversaries to gather information and launch attacks ·Virus protection, secured credit card and bank transactions, wireless security systems ·Computer forensics, Theft identity and protection, anti-phishing and biometric security ·Case studies from security practices in real-world scenarios Faculty : Dr. Srinivas Sampalli is Professor of Computer Science and 3M Teaching Fellow at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. His research work is in the area of security and quality of service in wireline and wireless networks. He has been involved in national research projects on vulnerabilities, security best practices, risk mitigation and analysis, and the design of secure networks. He was the Dalhousie principal investigator for the Secure Active VPN Environment project sponsored by the Canadian Institute for Telecommunications Research and is currently the principal investigator for the Wireless Security project sponsored by Industry Canada. He has received many teaching awards. Most recently, he received the 2005 3M Teaching Fellowship, Canada’s national teaching acknowledgement. Learn more about him at http://www.cs.dal.ca/cspeople/s_srinivas.shtml Target Audience : The workshop is targeted for audience in a wide range of professions including finance, banking, management, health care, arts and entertainment etc. The Workshop is designed for an audience who use computers and networks on a daily basis but do not necessarily have a technical background in computer science. However, people with an IT background who need an introduction to security technologies will also benefit from the workshop. A working knowledge of computers and its applications is essential. Workshop Highlights and Benefits : ·Learn the threats and vulnerabilities in today's digital world ·Understand the basics of Internet & network tools ·Understand tools & techniques used by adversaries to launch intrusions. ·Learn to identify Internet fraud & be secured. ·Gain knowledge of the best practices for safe Internet transactions. ·Learn principles of computer forensics & biometric security ·Learn the techniques in network security. ·Learn the design techniques for security. Venue : Conference Hall Informatics (India) Ltd. No. 194, R.V. Road, Basavanagudi, P.B. No. 400, Bangalore 560 004 Tel: +91-80-40387777 Workshop Dates: October 15-19, 2007 Registration Fee: Rs. 15,000/- per participant (Registration fee includes workshop material, lunch and refreshments) Registration forms can be downloaded from www.isim.ac.in/cybersecurity/ For enquiries please contact: Angrosh – 9886970411 For more details visit: www.isim.ac.in/cybersecurity/ ISiM Executive Education Programme Series – A note ISiM Executive Education Programmes help individuals and organizations to leverage on technology management through our courses that integrates technical expertise with management. Our Executive Education Programmes enables you to accumulate credits and complete your Certificate / Diploma / Degree in a flexible manner. Each Workshop in the Executive Education Programme Series is a 3 Credit programme. The classification and required credits for different levels of certification is as shown: Certificate in Information Systems & Management : 18 Credits Diploma in Information Systems & Management : 30 Credits M. Tech Information Systems & Management : 60 Credits Visit www.isim.ac.in for more details. Thanks and regards, Angrosh ************************************* M. A. Angrosh Project Manager International School of Information Management University of Mysore, Manasagangotri Mysore - 570 006 Tel: +91-821-2514699; Fax: +91-821-2519209 Email: angrosh@isim.ac.in website: www.isim.ac.in ******************************************** -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.