The second meeting of Stakeholders and Authorities in the field of Cybersecurity in Cyprus was successfully organized today by the Digital Security Authority. The meeting was attended by more than one hundred and thirty experts, relevant stakeholders and authorities. The Commissioner for Communications Mr. George Michaelides addressed the meeting. Then a historical review of the work of the Digital Security Authority since its establishment was given, as well as a report on its future plans by the Head of the Authority Mr. Diamantis Zafiriadis.
In the first part of the workshop, and through the various studies presented (by the University of Oxford, the Digital Security Authority and ENISA), the challenges that exist regarding the level of cybersecurity maturity in Cyprus and in Europe based on the Cybersecurity Capacity Maturity Model for Nations as well as the challenges faced by critical infrastructure were reviewed and highlighted. In a panel discussion that followed, moderated by Dr. Athanasios Drougas, Cybersecurity Expert at ENISA and representatives of Critical Infrastructures and the Digital Security Authority, a discussion on cyber-attacks, the types and frequency of attacks as well as the economic impact that critical infrastructures have to face was developed. Further, the investments required in cybersecurity issues in critical infrastructure, both in equipment and services and in human resources, were discussed.
In the second part of the workshop, actions and actions that have been taken or are planned to be taken at both national and European level, for the skills that are necessary to develop in cybersecurity, were presented.
In the second part of the workshop, actions and actions that have been taken or are planned to be taken at both national and European level, for the skills that are necessary to develop in cybersecurity, were presented. Through the presentations, the role of universities was highlighted, as well as the challenges faced by companies in finding human resources in the field of cybersecurity. The very interesting results of the survey on Human Resources in Cybersecurity conducted by ISACA were also presented. In a panel discussion that followed, moderated by Ms. Argyro Hatzopoulou, cybersecurity expert and representatives of ENISA, ISC2, Academia, Critical Infrastructures and the Digital Security Authority, a discussion on Cybersecurity Skills was developed, the challenges faced in finding suitable human resources and the actions to be taken by all stakeholders to create conditions for cybersecurity workforce development.
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