As the first ever ICT Security Conference in sub Saharan Africa tagged ‘Hackcess 2014’ holds tomorrow in Lagos, the Abuja chapter of the global ICT security body ISACA said it endorsed the Conference for the impact it would have on the Country’s IT space.
ISACA previously known as the Information Systems Audit and control association is a global body of professionals in the information systems security arena.
ISACA provides guidance and sets benchmarks for the effective use of information systems.
One of the association’s key focus is in its definition of the roles of information systems governance, audit, security and assurance of its professionals worldwide.
In Nigeria, ISACA is the accepted body for all professionals aiming to build effective careers in Information Systems Security.
In line with the Hackcess security conference, the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa, the organizers have decided to focus on the theme “IT Security and the different shades of the (Hack) – the emerging Africa challenge”.
According to organizers of the event, ISACA Abuja Chapter’s support and endorsement of this conference confirms some of the goals and objectives of the conference.
These objectives are to bring together top Information security experts in one room to discuss the burning issues and challenges across the network that affects individuals, corporate bodies and government parastatals.
Nigeria and by extension the African continent is indeed going digital in every way.
There is a lot of data that moves across the internet at every second.
How safe is the technology behind these applications, what are the human errors that need to be mitigated upon to ensure that this growth in technology in sub Saharan Africa creates the right development and growth for the economy?
Hackcess shall seek to address these issues and more at this conference.
All IT professionals in both private and public establishments are invited to participate at this conference to take place at the Eko hotels and Towers on Thursday June 5 2014.