(Physical Session) Alert on Cybersecurity and PDPO
Courses Details
Highlights of the Topic
In this webinar sharing, Henry will explain how cybersecurity has become an essential element in the business world as well as in our digital world. He will talk about how IT has advanced in the past 30 years, which has forced many corporations to go digital while creating new opportunities as well as transforming individual lives. At the same time, such technological disruption has introduced many cybersecurity issues resulting in data privacy issues, data breaches, and security incidents.
Not only are financial institutions concerned about protecting their digital assets against cybersecurity threats, but cybersecurity is also a national security issue which can cripple the national critical infrastructure and even the political status of a country. By sharing real life examples, Henry will illustrate how cybersecurity has affected different companies and in different industries.
Fixing cybersecurity issues are complex and Henry will try to explain why and the difficulties behind it. Henry will describe several renowned cybersecurity frameworks and best practices which can be applied to many organizations.
Besides cybersecurity, data privacy has also become a renowned topic for executives to be cautious about. How does data privacy relate to cybersecurity? What data privacy matters Hong Kong companies need to be concerned about? Henry will explain data privacy and PD(P)O in the presentation as well.
By attending this presentation, the audience will be able to better understand:
• What cybersecurity is?
• How cybersecurity affects businesses?
• What possible solutions are out in the market?
• How does data privacy complicate cybersecurity?
• What privacy matters Hong Kong companies need to be aware of?
Speaker(s)
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Henry Ng
He was the former managing director of Thales Critical Information Systems and Cybersecurity business line looking after the entire Asia region for 9 years. In his Thales role, Henry built up the cybersecurity business from scratch to managing a team of 30. He oversaw the regional team to help APAC customers address cybersecurity by protecting against cyber security threats and managing IT security risks. Projects include conducting cybersecurity maturity assessment, strategy studies, security assessment and audit, PCI and other regularly security engagements, penetration testing and ethnical hacking. Customers come from different industry sectors including banking and finance, insurance, telecommunications, transportation and utilities, manufacturing and higher education institutes. Prior to joining Thales, Henry also held senior positions at Verizon Business and HP consulting security practice team.
Henry was appointed as the adjunct professor for University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering, and serves in a number of cybersecurity professional bodies including the director of Cloud Security Alliance Hong Kong and Macau Chapter and member of the Hong Kong Expert Group on Cloud Security and Privacy. He has been invited frequently as speakers and panellists in many Cybersecurity and risk seminars in the region. He also teaches IT security courses and helps promote security awareness to the local community by speaking in schools and the public.
Henry holds the following IT and security certifications: Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), certified Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP), Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE), Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), and Microsoft Azure AZ-900. He also holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. |
Seminar Details
- Date: 2023-12-06
- Time: 16:30 - 18:00
- Language: Cantonese with English handout and terminology
- Venue: 17/F, Leighton Centre, 77 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
- Fee: Complimentary
- Product Code: R231206O
- Availability: In Stock
- HK$0.00
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