By Irene Gaitirira
A cyber crime occurs every five seconds, posing a serious threat to individuals and organisations across the globe. But did you know that you can stop cyber criminals dead in their tracks?
A conference that shows you how to fight back by securing as many of your systems as possible takes place in the Nigerian commercial capital, Lagos, November 2-3, 2016.
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Dubbed CyberXchange Conference 2016, the two-day event, billed as the biggest holistic cyber security event in West Africa, shall seek to identify the main trends and technologies in Cyber Security.
Targeted for attendance at the meeting which will hold at Lagos’s Landmark Event Centre on Lekki Peninsula are Academics & Researchers, IT gurus, Developers of cyber security, Media Practitioners and, indeed, any cyberspace Professional.
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The organisers of the CyberXchange Conference 2016 say the summit shall identify the key trends and technologies in Cyber Security emerging from diverse industries such as Finance, Payments, e-commerce, Banking, Telecommunications, Law-enforcement, Oil & Gas, Insurance, Digital Media, Energy, and emerging start-up companies.
The organisers say the conference, “that has a carefully selected agenda of interactives, B2B matchmaking, Hackathon, Workshops, Demos, Exhibition Live Hack and other fun-filled activities,” will avail you the opportunity to:
- Engage in discussion topics that will help you learn new innovations and skills,
Explore highly relevant sessions, led by some of the industry’s top experts, - Meet prospective business partners from the sea of professional in attendance,
- Earn CPE credit that will give you a good standing in your organization,
- Be inspired by presentations from thought leaders representing a wide range of disciplines within and outside the info security industry, and
- Network productively with representatives from several companies, including sponsors such as Facebook, Interswitch, Co-Creation Hub IBM and more.
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Among the organisations the organisers of CyberXchange Conference 2016 say will be represented at their event include IBM, Interswitch, Ernst & Young, UBER, Belverdere, PAGA, Digital Encode, Central Bank of Nigeria, Liberia Telecommunications Authority, Facebook, Co-Creation Hub, DeltaGRiC Consulting, ERPScan, Vmware, ImpervaIncapsula, Rack Centre Limited and Union Bank.