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Academic Conference Master Class
Cyber Warfare and Cyber Security
– a state of the art seminar
July 1, 2015 - one day event
Presented by
Dr Leigh Armistead
This one day seminar presents an overview of the key issues which are of concern in today’s challenging
world of cyber warfare and cyber security.
There is increasing concern that our systems are vulnerable to attack from numerous sources and that these
attacks are becoming more and more sophisticated. It is therefore essential to understand these threats and
to be able to create and implement a robust policy of self defence.
This programme takes participants through all the important issues to be considered to ensure that cyber
attacks do not disrupt an organisation’s operations.
Programme outline
1000 Cyber Warfare and Cyber Security
The inter-complexity of 21st century society through a national lens, a corporate lens and a personal lens and
society’s increasing dependence of cyber assets and their effective functioning.
Cyber attacks at a National level, a Corporate level and a Personal level and the drivers for the need to
increase levels of cyber security at a national level, a corporate level and at a personal level.
The nature of potential losses and their associated risks including accidents, malware intrusions, denial of
service, theft of personal data and other assets, corporate and personal identity theft.
The need for continual review as Cyber Warfare incidents continue to increase.
1100 Refreshments
1115 Risk as a central issue in Cyber Warfare and Cyber Security
The nature of risk and the two fundamental responses to all risks. Minimising the possibility of a loss and the
creation of operations continuity programmes designed to survive whatever loss is incurred.
The need for continuing environmental scanning and education.
The cyber security audit. Identifying the potential internal and external exposures.
Evaluating and prioritising risk.
1300 Lunch
1400 The Cyber Warfare and Cyber Security Model
Developing a cyber security model. Identifying and evaluating variables. What-if analysis and what-then
analysis. What are the financial and operational dimensions.
1500 Policy issues as a first defence against Cyber terrorism, Cyber blackmail and Cybervandalism
Creating a cyber security policy. Top down and bottom up issues. The need to have an informed and
committed set of stakeholders.
1530 From policy to operational plans.
The management plan and the resources plan. The need for continuous feedback.
1600 Can the Cyber war be won?
The never-ending nature of the cyber security challenge.
1630 Close of day.
Seminar facilitator
Dr Edwin “Leigh” Armistead is the President of Peregrine Technical Solutions, a
certified 8(a) small business that specializes in Cyber Security. A retired United
States Naval Officer, he has significant Information Operations academic
credentials having written his PhD on the conduct of Cyber Warfare by the federal
government and has published three books, in an unclassified format in 2004, 2007
and 2010, all that focus on full spectrum Information Warfare. He is also the Chief
Editor of the Journal of Information Warfare, a double-blind peer-reviewed
academic publication, http://www.jinfowar.com/jiw, a double-blind peer reviewed journal; the Program
Director of the International Conference of Cyber Warfare and Security, http://academicconferences.org/iciw/iciw2014/iciw14-home.htm; and the Vice-Chair Working Group 9.10 –
http://www.ifip.org/bulletin/bulltcs/memtc09.htm, ICT Uses in Peace and War. Shown below are the three
books on full spectrum cyber warfare:
The seminar will be held on 1 July 2015 at the University of Hertfordshire in Hatfield, near London. The
Seminar will run from 10:30 until 16:30. The attendance fee for those registered for the European
Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security is £50+VAT at 20%= £60. For those not registered for the
conferences the fee is £100+VAT at 20%= £120. Fees include an electronic copy of the course materials and
tea/coffee on arrival. To reserve a place please email Se Nugus on sue@academic-conferences.org