First published: 24th September 2010
The first INTERPOL Information Security Conference took place from 15th to 17th September 2010 at the Hong Kong Police Headquarters with the theme of “Global Cooperation Today for InfoSec Risks Tomorrow”, and brought together industry leaders, academic experts and law enforcement representatives of the 188 INTERPOL member countries.
A recurrent theme in many speeches during the two-and-a-half days was public-private cooperation. This was reinforced by the participation of local speakers, including Roy Ko of HKCERT, LegCo Member Samsom Tam, Frank Yam of ISACA and Yui Kee Chief Consultant Allan Dyer, representing the Hong Kong Computer Society.
Mr. Dyer spoke on Critical Infrastructure Protection during a Day 1 Panel Session in the Technical Track, a theme picked up on by Samson Tam in his Keynote speech on Day 2. Samsom Tam emphasised the need for increased funding, and the role of HKCERT.
Demonstrating their versatility, all but one of the performers at the Gala Dinner were Hong Kong Police Officers
The conference ended by agreeing five recommendations to strengthen information security capacity.