CYBERSECURITY SKILLS
SUMMIT WEEK
June 2024
CyberSec Skills Summit 2022
OFFICIAL PARTNER
Cybersecurity is on everybody’s minds today. Governments across the globe understand this, and are making cybersecurity one of the most urgent priorities on their national agenda.
But the term cybersecurity conceals an entire spectrum of issues and a deep need for professionals.
Microsoft EU has pointed out that, with cyber threats increasing in both frequency and complexity, Europe’s accelerating shift to a digital-first economy, and the increasing cybersecurity requirements in European legislation, the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals has never been greater.
We often make the erroneous assumption that cyber professionals hail exclusively from the IT sphere. The objective of our Cybersecurity Skills Summit Week Second Edition from 20-27 June 2022, organised by the Youth IGF and the Swiss government, is to draw attention to the importance of cross-sectoral skills in cyber. This knowledge is crucial, as the market is clearly in demand of cross-sectoral cybersecurity skills.
The summit is focusing on increasing awareness of cyber issues among the young and creating better youth opportunities in cybersecurity. The summit was created to help eliminate the cybersecurity skills gap in Europe.
Our objective is to develop a new way of approaching cybersecurity skills in Europe that will create better opportunities for the younger generations in terms of their professional development, social utility and participation in the digital transformation of societies.
Mon, 20 June
2:30-3:30pm CET
(6:30pm Jakarta/ 08:30am NYC)
MASTERCLASS
Making our kids safe online
Tue, 21 June
3:45-4:45pm CET
(7:45pm Jakarta/ 09:45am NYC)
HIGH-LEVEL TALK
Cybersecurity skills in times of war.
EU Strategy
Wed, 22 June
2:30-3:30pm CET
(6:30pm Jakarta/ 08:30am NYC)
MASTERCLASS
Networks under attack
We all care about our children and what they do during the day. We all want our kids to stay safe and secure while surfing online and enjoying the internet. It is important to educate children about the risks they can face online, including how to detect them and how to act if their security is compromised. To keep youngsters safe it is crucial that parents and people working with children are in possession of information on online safety.
During this high-level talk we will discuss with top-level leaders from the European Parliament and academia on why cybersecurity skills represent a strategic weapon for governments today. We will seek their opinion on whether a country’s cybersecurity skills capacities are a marker of its national sovereignty. We will also learn about the situation in the EU with regard to cybersecurity skills in today’s world.
Today all our devices are entirely or partly connected to the internet. This means that potentially all of them can be hacked, and personal data stolen from those devices can be made public. It is important to understand what kind of risks we run while using our connected devices and especially to know how to assess these types of risks. Today, with the objective of enjoying the digital opportunities that exist as much as possible, it is of vital importance to understand what behaviour we need to adopt in order to minimise the risks related to connected devices.
Thu, 23 June
2:30-3:30pm CET
(6:30pm Jakarta/ 08:30am NYC)
EXPERTS VIEW
Cyber security skills needs
in the health sector
Fri, 24 June
12:00-1:00pm CET
(4:00pm Jakarta/ 06:00am NYC)
EXPERTS VIEW
Cryptoverse. NFTs: a growing market for skilled cyber pros or a bubble
Mon, 27 June
2:30-3:30pm CET
(6:30pm Jakarta/ 08:30am NYC)
POLICY DISCUSSION
Updates on cyber skills policies
and implementations
During a one-hour talk with Serge Droz we will try to understand the connection between cybersecurity and the health sector. We will discuss the issue of how to make our health data secure and learn more about the current situation in Switzerland with regard to online patient files. Serge Droz will also explain to us what cyber skills are in demand in the health sector today.
Working with two world-class experts, we will try to understand the link between blockchain and NFTs. We will also discuss the rising interest of investors in NFTs and whether this market represents real value for society. Together we will learn how to create an NFT, which sector it can be used in, and how. Finally, we will raise the issue of what skills are in demand in the crypto and blockchain world and the new opportunities that exist for skilled young professionals.
If you are interested in a job or career in the cyber sphere and want to learn more about where to start, this session is for you. With our partners from European institutions (European Cybersecurity Agency, Europol, European Commission) and the private sector (Microsoft) we will discuss the recent programmes that they have put in place for young people interested in cyber. Experts will also explain how to benefit from these programmes, where to find information and how to enrol. This session promises to be a very practical update on the existing opportunities offered by the organisations involved.
HIGH-LEVEL CLOSING
3:45pm CET
with Stephen Bereaux
Deputy to Director BDT and Chief of Department, ITU
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