Exploring emerging Cyber Security topics

This Simula-hosted morning event will explore important topics within cyber security, including the intersection of the latest with AI and cyber security, as well as how the associated challenges are being addressed.

During this half-day seminar, six expert speakers will discuss the very latest developments within cyber security, emphasising the collaborative efforts in Norway to make it more effective, efficient, and robust. Attendees can expect to gain a better understanding of the current and future state of digital security, along with insights into the risks, best practices and possibilities as they apply to different sectors. Join us!

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Date: Sept 10th
Time: 09:00-11:30, followed by a light lunch and mingling
Venue: Simula Research Laboratory, Kristian Augusts gate 23

What you can expect:

• 6 talks by leading experts in Norway, each exploring security culture, the future of quantum cyber security, lessons from ML-ops and more
• Chances to network during the breaks & lunch (with refreshments)

Scientific abstract for this seminar:
Emerging Topics in Cyber Security

The rapid evolution of emerging technologies makes it increasingly difficult to stay informed on important security issues. This challenge is more prescient in the context  of current political instabilities, with increasing occurrences of malicious cyber-attacks levied at Norwegian companies and critical infrastructures. This seminar aims to improve the understanding of actual cyber security risks, moving the discourse beyond sensationalism to focus on substantial vulnerabilities that impact security and (potentially) national sovereignty. Through a combination of presentations and discussions, this seminar is designed to share new insights and expert opinions from Simula and other leading entities in the public and private sectors, making this information both accessible and actionable.

Speakers: 

• Roar Thon
Fagdirektør sikkerhetskultur, NSM 
"Digital security in an uncertain time" (Norwegian presentation)

•  John Arild Johansen
Chief information security officer, reMarkable 
"Security culture" (Norwegian presentation)

•   Prof. Carlos Cid
Director, Simula UiB 
"Quantum cyber security"

• Prof. Michael Riegler
Chief research scientist, SimulaMet
"Maleficent Neural Networks" 

• Thorvald Ballestad
Data scientist, Simula Consulting
"Best practices in ML-operations" 

• Prof. Olav Lysne
Director, SimulaMet
"The Lysne III Commission: National control of critical digital communications infrastructure"

About the Simula Seminars 

Simula's mission is to solve important and fundamental problems of science and engineering for the benefit and advancement of society.

Through this free seminar series, Simula explores big picture questions at the intersection of technology and society. Questions such as how to build systems and cultures that are actually secure, both now and in the quantum future, and how to combat malicious AI that can learn from and exploit vulnerabilities? By bringing together interdisciplinary contributors from academia, industry and the public sector, Simula aims to drive progress in a way that is beneficial for everyone. 

This singular event was financed in part by the Research Council of Norway.