The informative workshop organized by the Cyprus Standards Organization (CYS) together with the Digital Security Authority (DSA), on "Standards supporting conformity assessment in Cyber security and Data protection", was successfully held on Tuesday 17 March 2023.
The workshop was welcomed by the Director General of Standardisation of CYS Ms Athina Panayiotou and the Assistant Commissioner for Communications Mr Petros Galides, highlighting the importance of standardisation in the field of cyber security.
The welcoming remarks were followed by a short presentation by the Standardization Officer Stefanos Giurov, on the national activities of CYS in the field of information security, as well as on the ways to involve stakeholders in International and European standardization.
A presentation was also given by the Head of the National Cybersecurity Certification Authority (APSA) Dr. George Chatzichristofis, who presented the national certification system. Among the main speakers of the workshop was the national representative of CYS in the European Technical Committee for Standardization CEN/CLC/JTC 13 "Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection" Konstantinos Tsiurtos, who presented the EU cyber security policies and regulations.
This was followed by presentations by foreign experts in the field of cybersecurity, Walter Fumy President of the European Technical Committee for Standardization CEN/CLC/JTC 13, where he gave an overview of standards for conformity assessment in the field of cybersecurity, Alessandro Guarino Convenor of CEN/CLC JTC13/WG 5, where he gave an overview of standards for certification and conformity assessment systems for the protection of personal data. Dr Samim Ahmadi, CEN/CLC JTC13 member Dr Samim Ahmadi continued, who focused on the European Harmonised Standards for cyber security certification under the Radio Equipment Directive (RED), Dr Eric Vetillard, Chief Certification Expert at the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), who in turn briefed the attendees on certification and standardization projects in the cybersecurity field. Finally, Dr. Alexis Michael, Head of Technology Risk at BDO Cyprus, who spoke about risks and threats in the field of cybersecurity.
The workshop was supported by BDO.
After the presentations, questions and discussion on standardization and certification followed. The workshop was attended by about 100 participants from the private and public sector, mainly from the Information and Communication Technology sector. At the conclusion of the workshop, the need for information on the whole range of technologies related to standards in Cybersecurity became apparent.
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