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Thursday 19 April 2001

9.00    Welcome and Introduction

Pierre-Dominique Schmidt: Executive Director
Guido Maccari: Head of Information Technology and Network Services, Executive Directorate

9.30    Session 1 -- Defending Against External Security Threats

Session Leader: Mr. Tom Keane, Director, IT Division, Central Statistical Office, Ireland

• Review recent experiences with computer viruses and other malicious software.
• Review recent experiences with unauthorised intrusion and denial of service attacks.
• Can we identify a set of "best practice" defenses that our organisations should seek to implement?
• How can we best deal with security issues related to remote users (business travellers, teleworking, wireless access, etc.)?
• How can we best defend against unsolicited and unwelcome e-mail?

Short Presentations:

• Protective Measures at NATO Headquarters - Ian Davis, Head of IT, NATO
• Managing Security Risks in the Federal Reserve System - Marianne Emerson, Deputy Director of Information Technology, Federal Reserve Board

Conclusions

13.00 Lunch

14.30 Session 2 -- Security of Information Flows Among Our Organisations

Session Leader: Dr. Otto Hellwig, Head of Division for IT Coordination, Bundeskanzleramt

• How much security is needed? Can there be "too much" security?
• Can we establish a basic set of management objectives regarding security of information flows among our organisations?
• What joint actions can we take to ensure security and reliability of these information flows?
• How do we obtain management buy-in and enlist user support?
  
  Short Presentations:

• Security Provisions for Statistics Canada in a Government Online Environment - David Venables, Director of Information Technology, Statistics Canada
• IT Baseline Protection - Standard Security Measures - Harald Niggemann, Federal IT Security Agency, Germany

Conclusions

Friday 20 April 2001

9.00 Session 3 -- Managing IT Security: Solutions for the Future - Part I
Session Leader: Dee Buck, Chief Technical Officer, World Bank

• What solutions are on the horizon from industry, academia and/or standards bodies?
• What is the scope for outsourcing external IT security?
  
  Short Presentations:

• Security Solutions from SITA - Joseph Ferracin, Director, IT Security Solutions, SITA
• Security Solutions from Network Associates - Mr. Bernhard vander Feen, PGP Security, Business Development Manager, Middle Europe and Mr. Wolf-Dieter Jahn, Manager SE & Consulting McAfee EMEA

Conclusions

12.30 Lunch

14.00 Session 4 -- Managing IT Security: Solutions for the Future - Part II

Session Leader: Ian Hunter, Head of Network Information Services, EXD/ITN

• What are the emerging threats to security of information flows, and how can we best address them?
• How do we reconcile the "need for transparency" with the need to protect confidentiality and integrity of information resources ?
  
  Short Presentations:

• Managing Information Security in a Dynamic, Global Networked Environment - Eduardo Gelbstein, Director United Nations International Computing Center (ICC)
• Securing Operations in an International Financial Institution - Andrew McTaggart, Senior Manager IT Security and Change Control, EBRD
• Safeguarding OECD’s Information Assets - Fredric Challal, Head, Systems Engineering, OECD

Conclusions

17.00 Workshop Summary and Conclusions