/24-7PressRelease/ - MUMBAI, INDIA, June 15, 2008 - A rapidly evolving business landscape in India, accompanied by the increasing use of technology, has brought about a plethora of new security challenges that range from breaches in enterprise-level data security to issues of consumer identity privacy. To address the urgent need to effectively preempt such security threats, 9.9 Media today announced the India Information Security Conference (Infosec) 2008 - to be held in Mumbai on 24th and 25th June 2008. Mahindra Special Services Group (MSSG), Microsoft and Wipro are the principal sponsors of the two day conclave.
Infosec 2008 is the first conference in India that aims to address information security from a cross-functional, cross-industry strategic perspective. It will delve into awareness and concern levels regarding the changing risk environment and will seek to trigger strategic thinking within senior management in Corporate India on how to best protect their companies and customers from information security breaches. 'A State sponsored research indicates that the overall cost of security breaches in UK can be several billion pounds a year,' said Mr. Pramath Raj Sinha, Managing Director, 9.9 Mediaworx Pvt. Ltd. 'The scenario in the rapidly changing Indian environment will be no different if we do not prepare to battle the security challenges posed by this growth. This is a matter of concern and the industry should collaborate to redress the lag in this critical area. This is exactly what we hope to enable through Infosec 2008', he added.
Infosec 2008 is being organised under the aegis of 9.9 Media's flagship publication, The CTO Forum, and its newly launched CIO Institute, a peer group-based knowledge service.
While the keynote address will be delivered by Howard Schmidt - former special advisor for Cybersecurity for the White House and former chief security advisor for eBay and Microsoft Corp., other speakers who will address the conference include Amit Mukherjee (RPG), Felix Mohan (Bharti), Vijay Mehra (Essar), Sanjay Nayar (Citibank), Neena Pahuja (Genpact), CN Ram (HDFC Bank) and Gulshan Rai (CERT-in). The conference will cover a range of topics including "Overcoming the last bastion - outsourcing corporate security", "Tackling globalization - complexities for information security" and "Going beyond RoI - the strategic value of information assets".
Other highlights of the event include a series of breakout 'learning' sessions on subjects such as "Securing the mobile and remote workforce"; "The reality of information rights management"; "Software assurance - security and integrity" and a debate between industry representatives on the subject - "Information security vs. growth - a false tradeoff?"
Interested delegates can register for the conference by logging on to http://www.thectoforum.com/infosec2008
Infosec 2008 will offer three tracks -
a) CXO Conclave - where key trends, issues and solutions will be shared, discussed and debated. High-quality keynote speeches, participative panel discussions and relevant case studies from India and overseas will be the elements of this session. The conclave will see participation from over a 100 CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, CSOs, and Chief HR Officers of the top local and multinational corporations operating in India who will share their views on a wide range of topics.
b) Information Security Learning Program - aims to provide insights and solutions on key issues that information security and other functional managers deal with. Delegates can select from the range of programs, including interactive training sessions, workshops and industry-specific case studies that will help them sharpen their tools and knowledge to be better able to serve their organisations.
c) Exhibitor session - is a showcase of latest technologies/innovative offerings of companies in the information security space.
Other organizations supporting the event include CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team), SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association), ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) and IETE (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers). Business Standard is the media partner for the event.
About 9.9 Media
9.9 Media is one of India's fastest growing diversified media companies that offers high-quality, timely knowledge and insights to targeted consumer, business and professional communities through magazines, websites, events, and peer groups. It publishes five magazines, Digit, India's leading personal technology magazine, SKOAR!, a magazine for gamers, The CTO Forum, aimed at CIOs and CTOs, Industry 2.0, for the manufacturing industry, and Logistics 2.0, for the supply chain and logistics sector. It has recently launched peer group-based knowledge services for business professionals through the CIO Institute, the CFO Institute, and the Growth Institute. Its flagship events include the SMB Conclave, the Growth Summit, The SKOAR! Expo and the CTO Forum annual conference. http://www.9dot9.in
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