Kathmandu Hosted Global Cyber Security Summit 2018

Nepal Hosted Global Cyber Security Summit 2018

March 16, 2020

16 March 2020, Kathmandu

Information Security Response Team Nepal (NPCERT) is a group of cybersecurity professionals in Nepal to address the urgent need for the protection of information. It is carrying various cybersecurity events within the country and beyond. It works closely with law enforcement agencies as well as ICT Communities in Nepal such as the Nepal Police, Departments of IT, Bankers, National ICT Council, ISP, CAN Federation, Center For Cyber Security Research and Innovation, ICT Association of Nepal, One Cover Pvt. Ltd. Computer Security incident response teams and various computer security initiatives worldwide to address the cybersecurity concerns as well as the probability of successful attacks and the risk of consequential damage.

Information Security Response Team Nepal (NPCERT) jointly with ICT Frame Magazine has hosted a Global Cyber Security Summit (GCSS) 2018 on July 27 and 28 in the theme “Building Global Alliance for Cyber Resilience“with Cisco System as a main title sponsor. The objective of the summit was to provide a creative and productive platform for professionals in the field of Cybersecurity. It was an unparalleled opportunity for global leaders in the domain of cybersecurity to create a more secure world. The first-ever global cybersecurity summit 2018 is chaired and led by Founder President at npCert (Information Security Response Team Nepal) Mr. Chiranjibi Adhikari. This great event was inaugurated by Dr. Jiba Raj Pokharel, Vice-Chancellor of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) along with a chief guest from Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MOCIT), National Information Technology Center (NITC), Department of IT (DOIT), Government of Nepal, Nepal Banker’s Association, CAN Federation, Internet Society, npiX, ICANN, Cisco, Nepal Police, Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA, Log point, Checkpoint, and other Institutions. It empowers professionals and organizations to build security resilience by bringing in contemporary issues of cybersecurity, mitigation strategies, and solutions with comprehensive Cybersecurity infrastructure. GCSS 2018 highlighted the silos between business objectives and cybersecurity readiness in changing the landscape of security threats.

The objectives of the conference are:
To analyze and diagnose the emerging Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity trends in today’s scenario.
To pinpoint the areas of Cybersecurity that needs to be further evolved to meet the expectations and needs of the relevant stakeholders.
To enlighten about newly emerging Cybercrimes and threats that are impacting, if not all, stakeholders in the digital and mobile ecosystem.
To build the Global Alliance for Cybersecurity Resilience to demonstrate and share their knowledge and make their mark in technology sectors.
To emphasize international best practices that need to be put in place by industry stalwarts from being vulnerable and attacked.
To empower attendees with the latest quality information on techniques, solutions and cost-effective methods of ensuring a comprehensive Cybersecurity infrastructure.
To reinforce prevention, detection, analysis, recovery, response, and research skills to cope with Cybersecurity.

Global Cyber Security Summit for the first time in Nepal