Month: July 2018

Cloud Security Alliance supports CLOUDSEC, the leading internet security conference in Asia Pacific and Europe, on a regional basis.  The Hong Kong event will be held on August 14, 2018 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center.

CLOUDSEC Hong Kong 2018 gathers together renowned experts, industry thought leaders, businesses and organizations from across the globe to re-evaluate and redefine their understanding of threats, risks and solutions in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

With a theme of “The Freedom to Connect”, CLOUDSEC Hong Kong 2018 provides an avenue for enterprises and organizations to discuss and collectively address issues such as the increasingly complex cyber-attacks, new government policies, and the widening cybersecurity skills gap.  So that they can implement strategies and solutions that are resilient enough to withstand the fast-changing landscape of a hyperconnected world.

Ian Christofis, founding board member of CSA HKM, will host a panel discussion entitlted “Building Cyber Resilience in a Hyperconnected World” during the event.

Date:  August 14, 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:00 – 17:00
Venue:  S221, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, Wanchai
Registration: www.cloudsec.com/hk
Admission Fee:  FREE

CSA Knowledge Sharing Event provides an excellent opportunity for cybersecurity professionals to discuss the latest trends and developments in IT and in the process build a close-knitted cybersecurity community in Hong Kong and Macau.

This month we have invited Mr Nelson Yuen, Technology Manager from Microsoft, to deliver a talk on the compliance planning strategy for the General Data Protection regulations (GDPR), from Microsoft’s perspective.

The Talk: Microsoft Perspective: GDPR Compliance Planning Strategy

The GDPR contains many requirements about how you collect, store, and use personal information. This means among other things, not only how you identify and secure the personal data in your systems, but also how you accommodate new transparency requirements, how you detect and report personal data breaches, and how you train employees in the collection and use of personal data. The session will share planning & implementation strategy and common technologies & tools on the market to achieve the GDPR compliance goal.

The Speaker: Nelson Yuen, Technology Manager, Microsoft
Nelson Yuen is a Technology Manager at Microsoft. He spent most of his career in the security industry working at Symantec, Thales, Sophos and Utimaco. Specializing in secure cloud service, identity access management and mobility security, information protection and data leakage prevention. He is also an experienced cybersecurity advisor and involved with data security & compliance discussions with CXX executives across different industries in ASEAN and Greater China regions. Currently, he is working on critical projects such as security technology research for GDPR compliance and also sits as a member of Executive Council at the Hong Kong Computer Society Cyber Security Specialist Group.

Nelson received his Bachelor of Science in Information Technology at University of London.

DETAILS:

DATE: August 2, 2018 (Thursday)

TIME: 4:30 – 6:30 pm

VENUE: Room Z504, Core Z, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom

REGISTRATION: http://csakse1808.eventbrite.hk/

Please do not miss this opportunity to learn from the expert and connect with your peers. Participants may claim 1.5 CPE.