We are living in an age of Knowledge Economy & Information Technology all around us. The scenario has moved much beyond the era of “Media is the message:…hot and cold media” etc. of the great Marshall Mc Luhan's concepts. We practically now live in a Borderless World of Information Technology. One of the major concerns today is to protect the real intent of the originator/originators of data and organize for proper dissemination of content to only the intended audience with complete privacy all the way up to destination/destinations without fear or loss of any part or tapping by others.

In today's interconnected and increasingly networked world, societies are vulnerable to a wide variety of threats, including deliberate attacks on critical information infrastructures with debilitating effects on our economies as also on our socities. In order to safeguard our systems and infrastructure and in order to instill confidence in online trade, commerce, banking, telemedicine, e-governence and a host of other applications, we need to strengthen our collective global cyber security. As this depends on the security practices of each and every networked country, business and citizen; we need to develop a global culture of cyber security.

The objective of this Conference is to focus on awareness, education and vision for the future in all areas of Cyber Security. It will bring together experts in all the fields e.g. from Industry, Research Labs, Academia, Telecom & IT operators to elicit their views; deliberate in depth on all related aspects and recommend a path for the present and future.

The conferance will have only invited talks from experts in their field. Some of the experts presenting papers are Prof. C.E. Veni Madhavan, IISc, Dr. C. Mazumdar of Jadavpur Univ., Kolkatta, Dr. A.K. Seth (ex Director, Reliance Communications), Dr. Sarat Chand Babu of CDAC Hyderabad, Dr. Sanjay Burman of CAIR, Bangalore, Also experts from Banks, Advocates & Professors in Cyber Laws are presenting papers.

Organisers :

Conference is organised jointly by ITU-APT Foundation of India, Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham, IEEE, STPI & CSI.

ITU :

World Telecommunication Day (WTD) commemorates the founding of International Telecom Union (ITU) on 17 May 1865. This year 17 May was identified by the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society Day. The ITU Council chose to highlight the serious challenges we face in ensuring the safety and security of networked information and communication systems and adopted the theme Promoting Global Cyber-Security for the World Telecommunication Day 2006.

ITU-APT Foundation of India :

It is a non-profit society registered in Karnataka,it is acting as a Think Tank assisting the Govt and formulating views on current issues in IT and Telecom. It is recognized by ITU-D sector of the International Telecom Union(ITU), Geneva; a United Nations body on standards and for promotion of Telecom and IT. The ITU-APT foundation has regularly been conducting workshops and seminars since over three years.

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (AMRITA):

It is a University with campuses at Amritapuri, Bangalore & Coimbatore (Ettimadai) with research & teaching programs in Engineering, Management & Medicine. The Centre for Cyber Security located at AMRITA-Coimbatore was identified by TIFAC as a CORE under Mission REACH scheme. TIFAC CORE in Cyber Security has taken up various research activities and his running M.Tech programme in Cyber Security.

IEEE :

(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.), a non-profit organization, is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Through its global membership, the IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics among others. Members rely on the IEEE as a source of technical and professional information, resources and services.

STPI :

India has earned itself a reputation of an IT superpower. Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) have played a seminal role in accomplishing this status. Today, STPIs all over the country are synonymous with excellent Infrastructure and Statutory support aimed at furthering growth of Information Technology in the country.

CSI :

The seed for the Computer Society of India (CSI) was first sown in the year 1965 with a handful of IT enthusiasts who were a computer user group and felt the need to organize their activities. Today the CSI takes pride in being the largest and most professionally managed association of and for IT professionals in India. The purposes of the Society are scientific and educational directed towards the advancement of the theory and practice of computer science & IT.