National Cyber Security

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National Cyber Security and Information
(Cyber) Security Awareness
Prof SH (Basie) von Solms Immediate Past
President IFIP University of Johannesburg Johann
esburg South Africa basievs_at_uj.ac.za
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• Agenda
• SA Draft National Cyber Security Policy
• National Cyber Policy and Information (Cyber)
  Security Awareness
• Way forward for this Workshop initiative -
  Proposal

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From SAs Draft National Cyber Security Policy
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From SAs Draft National Cyber Security Policy
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Comments to DoC on the Draft Policy (March 2010)
No reference is made to general Information
Security Awareness of potential users of cyber
space, specifically as far as ordinary citizens,
including school learners, are concerned.
Anyone today venturing into cyber space without
a proper awareness of the risks involved, will
surely suffer. This aspect is crucial and must
receive focused attention in the final Policy.
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Comments to DoC on the Draft Policy (March 2010)
One of the most important ways to reduce
cybercrime threats and vulnerabilities is through
user information security awareness. Clause 4.1
should therefore have a specific reference to
extensive national Information Security Awareness
programs from primary school right through to
adults. This is the way the culture of
cybersecurity mentioned in Clause 6 will be
established.
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Let us look at three more examples relating
Information Security (Cyber Security)
awareness to Cyber Security
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• Thus, user awareness education is just as vital
  a tool in protecting cyber
• space as the latest firewall or encryption
  technology
• The sorry state of information security
  awareness for the public at large is
• an even bigger problem
• The state of information security in cyber space
  can be significantly improved
• by public service announcements and education
  campaigns

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• Like the anticrime, environmental awareness, and
  antismoking television ad
• campaigns of recent years, a comprehensive and
  repeated program of
• public awareness could help instill
  fundamental security principals
• to make cyber space safer and more secure.
• Such awareness programs should point out that
  securing ones own
• computer not only lowers the risk for that
  individual but also helps improve
• the security of cyber space and the country
  as a whole.

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October is National Cyber Security Awareness
Month. Microsoft and the National Cyber Security
Alliance (NCSA) have teamed up with the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) again this
year to help increase awareness about Internet
security issues and to educate people about how
to help protect themselves and their
devices. NCSA's mission is to create a culture
of cyber security and safety through education
and awareness activities, No one can guarantee
complete safety in cyberspace, but we can take
steps to help prevent criminals and identity
thieves from stealing our personal information
and accessing our computers. We can also minimize
our exposure to other Internet security risks.
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Malaysian National Cyber Security Policy
National Security Vision Malaysias Critical
National Information Infrastructure will be
secure, resilient and self-reliant. Infused with
a culture of security, it will promote stability,
social well being and wealth creation
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• THRUST 4 Culture of security and Capacity
  Building
• Develop, foster and maintain a national culture
  of security
• Standardise and coordinate cyber security
  awareness and education
• programmes across all elements of the CNII
• Establish an effective mechanism for cyber
  security knowledge
• dissemination at the national level
• Identify minimum requirements and
  qualifications for information security
• professionals

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Comment
I state that this workshop today is the first
such cooperation and I trust that it will be a
ground breaking event in this area of cyber
security in SA
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• Proposal
• Start working on a National Cyber Security
  Awareness Plan
• for schools
• Establish a National Cyber Security Awareness
  Day for
• schools in SA starting in 2011
• Role players
• All the institutions present at this Workshop

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Congratulations to the group at UNISA for this
initiative Lets get working!!!!!
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Thanks