2nd Cyber Security Conference

Therapon Therapontos is leading DataKnights Ltd, a digital consulting firm focused on digital acceleration, information security and data privacy. At his early career stages Therapon served IBM and later Logicom Solutions as a Managing Director. Also, during his last years of tenure at Logicom, Therapon, managed the Group’s technology strategy team and has led several digital transformation initiatives across the region. Therapon has extensive experience leading operations and driving digital business both in Europe and the Middle East. Since 2017 Therapon is focused solely on digital consulting through DataKnights, a boutique consulting firm that has already successfully managed an impressive portfolio of projects.

Kyriacos Kokkinos is the Deputy Minister to the President for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, since March 1st 2020. He previously served as the National Chief Scientist for Research & Innovation of Cyprus and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Research & Innovation Foundation. He is a distinguished technologist and professional in the high tech sector, with more than 30 years experience in Executive Management, Technology and Business Consulting, served at c-Level Executive roles in global corporations such as IBM Europe (Executive Director & Partner) and PwC. He also served at the Board of Directors of many Organisations, including Invest Cyprus (Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency - CIPA), the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), the Cyprus Ports Authority (CPA), and the Board of Trustees of the Cyprus Research Institute. His Academic qualifications include Executive MBA in Strategic Management from Henley Management College (UK) and MSc & BSc in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA).

George Michaelides has more than 25 years of experience in ICT. He holds a B.Eng in Computer Engineering and an MSc in Communications Systems. For more than 14 years he has been working for multinational organizations holding various regional senior ICT roles, accountable for the provision of impeccable service through, reorganizations, outsourcing and the implementation/adoption of IT Best Practices. Since 2014, he is leading the Cyprus national regulatory authority (OCECPR) for Electronic Communications and Postal Services as well as the regulatory authority for Network and Information Security (NIS) for Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs). In addition he has been tasked to setup and operate the National CSIRT. Hıs office is also the coordinating body for the implementation of Cyprus Cybersecurity Strategy. As part of his regulatory duties he is a Board member of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the European Cybersecurity Competence Center (ECCC)

Demos Demou is the President of the ISACA’s Cyprus chapter Board, an affiliated member of the ISACA international “Information Systems Audit and Controls Association” (ISACA) and a CEO of Reg4Tech , a new Company offering IT Audit and IT Consulting services. Demos has more than 17 years of experience in IT Audit and IT Consulting, servicing clients of a Big 4 company in Cyprus in the areas of Information Systems (IS) Audits, Security Management reviews, Risk Management, IT Governance, Data Protection and IT Compliance reviews. Demos holds a BSc in Accounting and Management Information Systems and MSc in Information Systems and Operational Research. He also holds professional certifications as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC), Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE), Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA), ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and Approved Trainer by HRDA.

Chris Dimitriadis is the Chief Global Strategy Officer of ISACA. Previously, he has served ISACA as a volunteer for the past 19 years, as Chair of the board for 2 consecutive terms and as director of the board for 9 terms. Chris is also a former Group CEO of a global gaming solutions supplier and operator active in 42 regulated jurisdictions around the world. He has also served as a member of the Permanent Stakeholders Group (PSG) of ENISA. He holds 3 patents, 6 awards, a degree (Bachelor’s and Master’s) in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Ph.D. in Information Security.

Iva Tasheva is the co-founder and cybersecurity lead at CYEN, a family-owned microconsultancy established in Brussels in 2018. She helps public and private sector organisations manage cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance (GRC). She has experience in the public, digital, transport, banking, medical devices and non-profit sectors. She is certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer and ISO 27799 Lead Manager. In addition to her work for CYEN, she is a Member of the EU Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA) Ad-Hoc Working Group on Enterprise Security, adviser to Obelis (representation of non-EU based manufacturers in a successful EU Market entry), a Board Member of the DPO Circle (community of GDPR and data security professionals) and adviser to SANA, the South African Norwegian Association.

Moty Cristal is a professional negotiator, and leading expert on negotiation and crisis management. Lt. Col. (Res.) in the Israel Defense Forces with extensive operational experience in hostage and crisis negotiations. Founder of NEST, Negotiation Strategies Ltd, and CEO of NEST Consulting, which provides consulting services for complex negotiations during various cyber crises: from ransomware attacks to persistent cyber extortion incidents. Trains, publishes and presents at different platforms worldwide.

Andreas Iacovou joined the National Computer Security Incident Response Team as an analyst in November 2017. He holds a Bachelors degree in Information Technology, and a Masters degree in Information Security from Royal Holloway, University of London. During his career, Andreas worked as an engineer for Apple Inc. and as a security engineer for Gemalto. Currently, as a security expert and Team Leader for the National CSIRT-CY, Andreas, among other responsibilities is responsible for Incident Management, Reporting and Threat Intelligence.

Goher made his mark as one of the youngest IT leaders in Omnicom Group back in 2004, and has a huge passion for Technology, Information and Cyber Security with a drive not just do things well but in an innovative and better way. Having had experience in global organisations dealing with more comprehensive but secure and controlled structures in Citibank and Merrill Corporation to more agile environments within Omnicomgroup and Photobox Group Security, Goher’s vision is always taking and combining the best of both. At L&Q Group, he has brought a forward thinking information and cyber security function to the forefront to meet the demands and ambitions of the organisation and group in an agile and future proof way to deliver a world-class information security function. A keen diver, traveller keen to explore the world, Goher also loves play retro video games and not so secretly is a complete tech geek. Deep down, his inquisitive nature is always looking to understand the inner workings of everything that’s around and in turn, how can it be made better.

Theodoros Stergiou is Director and in charge of the ITA and Cyber Security Consulting Services of KPMG in Greece. With over 18 years of experience in the information security sector, he has served as a lecturer for the subject matter, a business consultant, as well as security officer for major organizations. He is also involved with new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud computing and serves as an experienced consultant/reviewer for global organizations like ISACA and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). He coordinates KPMG’s trainings at the European level, through the EMA Cyber Futures Academy.

Dr Andria Procopiou is a Cybersecurity Lecturer in the School of Sciences at City and a member of the Applied Security research centre at UCLan Cyprus. Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the department of electrical and electronical engineering at City, University of London where she also completed her PhD at the department of computer science. The core of her research is divided between IoT/smart cities security and privacy and Extremism/Online Hate Analysis on social media and/or the metaverse using A.I. and machine learning. In addition, she is interested in researching how Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is applied in cyber security, adversarial machine learning against cyber security countermeasures and A.I. ethics.

Rois Ni Thuama PhD is a doctor of law and subject matter expert in corporate cyber governance and risk management. She informs a variety of clients including governments, legal, finance, and banking about cyber threats, risks, liabilities, and resilience to drive effective change. Having given presentations at the International Fraud Prevention Conference, NYPD Cyber Crimes & Counter Terrorism Symposium, World Savings Bank Institute and UN Information Communications Technology, Rois recently contributed to the revision of NATO's cybersecurity curriculum as part of the Partnership for Peace Consortium's (PfPC) Defence Education Enhancement Program housed at the Austrian Defence Academy in Vienna.

Anna Michael is working as a senior Information Security (L2) SOC Analyst at Adacom Cyber Security. She has studied Computer Information Systems at Strayer University in the United States. Early in her career she has worked as a System Analyst and Developer in various private and government projects in the United States and Cyprus. She has many years of experience in providing Information Technology and Cybersecurity services. Currently and for the past years in the position of the Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, her areas of expertise include SIEM systems, SOC operations and procedures, Threat management, Incident investigation and Data analysis.

Ash Hunt is a Group CISO and Information Security & Risk specialist with a decade of experience in complex, multi-national environments. He has worked extensively across UK Government departments, FTSE/FORBES organisations and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), in addition to authoring the UK’s first quantitative framework and actuarial model for information risk. He has also served as a media commentator for Sky News & ITV on cyber security issues. He is currently the Group CISO at Sanne/Apex Group.

Altani Batoudaki joined Adacom family in 2017, with the mission to establish the company’s vision and values in the Cypriot market. Specialized in Networking, Telecom and Information Security. Altani has served the ICT industry in Greece and Cyprus from various positions, for more than 25 years. She holds a BSc in Computer Science, and she has received a number of professional and technical certifications.

Stylianos N. Christoforou is the Managing Director of Stylianos N. Christoforou & Associates LLC. He is a Barrister-at-Law of Grays Inn UK, a member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of England and Wales, a qualified Insolvency Practitioner and a TUV Certified GDPR Practitioner. His expertise lies especially in assisting enterprises with the legal challenges they face. Stylianos, principally a litigator, handled a broad range of business issues, relating to data protection, mergers and acquisitions, technology law, cybersecurity, corporate governance, investment recovery cases and employment law. Stylianos is also an accredited GDPR Practitioner and one of the most prominent Cypriot professionals in GDPR compliance. Stylianos, with his team, has undertaken over 100 GDPR compliance projects for medium and large businesses of every sector of the economy including education, trade, health services, hospitality, and insurance, has defended complaints before the Office of the Commissioner for the Protection of Personal Data, and regularly guides enterprises on the correct design and operation of web applications and online platforms.

ADACOM has been providing services and technological solutions in Cyprus with its local subsidiary ADACOM Cyber Security CY LTD, since 2017. ADACOM Cyprus operates all major Cyber practices, such as Governance, Risk, Compliance and Assurance, Cyber Security Technological solutions, Managed and SOC Services through the recently acquired, award-winning Netbull Security Operation Center. ADACOM has been continuously audited and certified with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 22301:2019, ISO 37001:2016 and ISO 29993:2017. ADACOM has also received a NATO Secret Clearance, an EU Secret Clearance, while is successfully audited by a number of local regulatory bodies.

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network—today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud, or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

KPMG operates in Cyprus since 1948 and currently employs more than 900 people working from 6 offices across the island (Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaka, Pafos, Paralimni and Polis Chrysochous). We are a member of the global network of KPMG, one of the world’s largest professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services, employing more than 236.000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world in 144 countries and territories. Our clients look to KPMG for a consistent standard of service based on high order professional capabilities, industry insight, local knowledge, and expertise.

Odyssey is a leader in Information Security, supporting organizations globally in their cyber resilience journey, while effectively managing their digital risks and adhering to compliance requirements. Odyssey's Advisory Services empower organizations to build a cyber resilient organization to effectively anticipate, respond, swiftly recover, and adapt to the emerging threats and vulnerabilities inherent in a dynamically expanding and unpredictable threat landscape.

Stylianos N. Christoforou & Co LLC is a boutique law firm established in 2005. Through constant innovation and hard work, the Firm today is a fully- fledged, innovative law firm, with deep technology literacy, compliant with international best practices. Acknowledging that enterprises due to digitalisation operate in a complex and technologically rapidly evolving environment, the Firm has identified the need for change and invested in technology related legal knowledge. It is therefore that today the Firm is a leading Law Firm in all legal matters relating to Data Privacy Laws, Cyber Security Consultancy, Data Governance, Digital Transformation and GDPR. We are also proud to be the Law Firm with the greatest exposure to GDPR compliance projects and DPO consulting.

For more than 30 years, ESET has been developing technologies which protect businesses across 200 countries worldwide. We are pioneers in building a stable and ultimate digital security for your endpoints, business data and users. For those who turn their attention to cloud solutions, we offer highly competitive bundles that can respond effectively to the most demanding environment. Maintaining a strong and leading presence in Greece and Cyprus and utilizing a long experience, we have those specialized teams, which offer our partners the required added value in order to jointly build a comprehensive, functional and reliable cyber security strategy, based on the specific needs of each case.

UCLan Cyprus is the European Campus of UCLan UK. Established in 1828, our mother university is one of the biggest and wealthiest UK Universities, recently ranked in the top 6.8% of the Best Universities in the World (CWUR 2021/22). UCLan Cyprus is a licensed university in Cyprus and its graduates have the unique privilege of receiving Two Degrees; from UCLan UK and from UCLan Cyprus, ensuring recognition in Cyprus, the UK, Europe, and internationally.

Being one of the 190+ chapters of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the Cyprus Chapter of the ACFE is an anti-fraud organization that serves professionals, students and communities in Cyprus. The objec¬tive of the Cyprus Chapter of the ACFE is to promote improved fraud detection and deterrence. This is achieved through enhancement of knowledge, promotion of networking opportunities and support for its members and the business, academic and government community.

The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) is a professional, scientific and independent non-profit organization, founded in 1984 with the aim of developing, upgrading and promoting the IT sector in Cyprus. CCS seeks to set high standards among industry professionals, recognizing the impact that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has on employment, business, society and the quality of life of the citizen. Playing a key role in connecting academics with the professional sector, the Association promotes key issues in the industry, especially in the fields of digital literacy, professional skills, professionalism, education, training and research. (https://ccs.org.cy/en/)

The Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA) was established in 1987 and is an active member of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) and the European IT Federation (Digital Europe). The purpose of the Association is to play a key role in the promotion and balanced development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Cyprus, utilizing modern technologies as a vehicle for economic development and change in the information society. CITEA members are key information technology stakeholders in Cyprus and are the main implementors of digital transformation projects in the public and private sector.

Cyprus Tech Association is a non-for profit entity registered in the Republic of Cyprus, and an initiative of Invest Cyprus. The “Cyprus Tech Association” provides the right platform for all international ICT related companies and individuals that invested in Cyprus to discuss, promote and address common challenges. It will also provide a formal representation of its members to all forums, public and private entities, and direction on a number of key strategic issues, including the economic importance of the sector and policy advocacy. For more information please visit: www.cyprustechassociation.org.cy

The Digital Security Authority (DSA) is a new independent governmental agency under the supervision of the Commissioner of Communications. It is responsible for the implementation of the European NIS (Network and Information Security) Directive, with a strong focus on upgrading and maintaining high levels of cybersecurity for all of the operators of essential services and critical information infrastructures in our country, including operators in the energy, water, transport, health, banking, financial market infrastructure, and digital infrastructure sectors. Digital service providers that are established in Cyprus are also covered – examples include online marketplaces, online search engines and cloud computing services. The establishment of the Digital Security Authority, which incorporates the National CSIRT, is crucial to significantly raising the cybersecurity posture and capabilities of Cyprus, securing our society, and boosting our international competitiveness, helping to contribute to the development of our economy in the process.

GOLD magazine was founded in 2011 as the first English-language business monthly in Cyprus. Today, it is not only synonymous with the promotion of good business practices but it has a unique and valuable readership of High Net Worth Individuals, international company executives, English-speaking Cypriot and non-Cypriot businessmen and women. GOLD provides a comprehensive and informed overview of the local business scene, the economy, and the market and has gained a reputation for its in-depth articles and revealing interviews with key local and international personalities. www.goldnews.com.cy

IN Business magazine has a monthly readership of over 89,000. It is the only monthly business magazine in Cyprus that provides a comprehensive overview of all segments of the economy, from retail to services, as well as reporting on new deals, presenting new faces and, generally, looking at everything that’s happening on the local business scene. IN Business has always been a pioneer in local business journalism, thanks to its in-depth analysis and research, often backed by previously unpublished facts and figures. www.inbusinessnews.com