ABOUT THE CONFERENCE ON CYBER SECURITY AND DIGITAL FORENSICS

This two-day conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics is organized by the Mona ICT Policy Centre, Mona School of Business and Management, UWI in association with Internet Society (ISoc), an international organization and in partnership with Henlin-Gibson-Henlin. The conference is being planned in response to the upsurge in ICT-based crimes locally and globally. This includes the infamous lottery scam, hacking and other threats to businesses, governments and individuals. The objective is to provide information to stakeholders on the various types of cyber threats, discuss the key developments in the area, and to discuss the legal, regulatory and ethical issues involved. The conference will also seek to provide public education on digital forensics for persons with little or no prior knowledge of the area. A key outcome is to ensure that stakeholders understand that while there are risks involved in carrying out activities online, there are mitigating factors and legitimate methods of combatting cyber crimes. The conference also intends on making training and reform proposals for Cyber Security and Digital Forensics.

About the Mona ICT Policy Centre and the Mona School of Business and Management

The Conference on Cyber Security and Digital Forensics will be hosted by the Mona ICT Policy Centre of the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) which has been providing a new academic programme and a dynamic research environment for scholars, regulators and executive managers in the ICT sector from Jamaica and the wider Caribbean region.

The Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) is a School within the Faculty of Social Sciences on the Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) - the leading research institution in the Caribbean. The mission of MSBM is to maintain an unwavering commitment to the economic, social and environmental development of the nation and the Caribbean region through capacity-building and research in the field of business. Starting from humble beginnings of the USAID/UWI Management Education Project in 1987, MSB has risen like a tower of knowledge and credibility to become the premier business school in the Caribbean.

The Mona ICT Policy Centre, formerly the Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme, is dedicated to industry policy analysis, research and teaching in the area of ICT Policy and Management. Its mission is “to become a hub for world-class training, research and consultancy in Telecommunications, ICT Policy making and Technology Management”. Since inception, the Centre has led ICT Policy Dialogue in critical areas affecting the sector. The Centre delivers pioneering capacity building programmes including the globally recognized Master of Science in Telecommunications Policy and Technology Management. Its various research projects the Centre also build a culture of research in ICT policy through the engagement of a number of scholars.

Target Audience

The conference will host 150 participants from arrange of disciplines including lawyers, judges, relevant police personnel, forensic scientists, IT professionals, business houses, banks, academics, students as well as members of the public with an interest in the subject matter.

Conference Sub-themes:

Among the sub-themes of the conference are:

• International Strategies for Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
• Cyber Security in Public and Private Sector Entities
• Countering Cyber “Scamming”
• Digital Forensics: Tracking Cyber Criminals and Hackers
• Enhancing Cyber Security for Banking and Other Financial Institutions
• Security for International Networks and Information Systems
• Legal and Regulatory Issues in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics
• Scamming and Detection Identity Theft and Digital Fingerprinting
• Training and Reform Proposals for Cyber Security and Digital Forensics