The Cyber Defence East Africa Summit 2015 (CDEA2015) is the third annual cyber security conference organized by Norway Registers Development East Africa Ltd from August 11-13, 2015 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The conference will discuss topics such as incident response, digital forensics, and mobile/ATM security solutions. It is aimed at CEOs, IT professionals, and cyber security practitioners and will feature international experts and representatives from government institutions and banks.

1. CYBER DEFENCE EAST AFRICA
SUMMIT 2015
www.cybersecurity.co.tz
11-13 August, Dar es Salaam
T H I R D A N N U A L N R D E A S T A F R I C A C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y C O N F E R E N C E
IN COLLABORATION WITH TANZANIA COMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (TCRA)

2. Summary
The Context
The Organiser
01
ABOUT THE EVENT
Executive Summary

3. SUMMARY
Cyber Defence East Africa Summit 2015
(CDEA2015) is the third annual cyber
security conference, organized by Norway
Registers Development East Africa Ltd.
Theme: Cyber security strategy to protect
an interconnected world.
Dates: 11 to 13 August 2015.
Location: Mlimani city, Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania.
Participants: CEOs, CXOs, IT managers,
information system auditors, information
security and IT risk professionals,
developers, IT enthusiasts
Tickets: 250 USD

4. THE TOPICS
Incident response, APTs
Digital forensics & incident remediation
Protection of Critical ICT Infrastructure
Cards & payments security solutions
Penetration testing & ethical hacking
Mobile banking security solutions
ATM security solutions
Network design solutions and best
practices
Practical cyber defence exercises
... and more

5. WHO SHOULD ATTEND
CEOs, CXOs, IT managers, information
system auditors, information security
and IT risk professionals, developers, IT
enthusiasts.
In 2014 the conference was attended by
the representatives from:
the East African Community,
American and Russian Embassies,
Tanzania government institutions (the
Office of the President, TRA, PSPF, NIDA,
NAO, TPA, Tanesco,
a number of banks and
other public & private sector organisations.

6. THE CONTEXT
Internet penetration in Tanzania -
14%
28 Million mobile subscribers - 77% of
the total population.
East Africa is now connected to the
rest of the world through marine fiber
optics cable,
Mobile money transfers - more than
USD 1 billion per month.
Lack of cybercrime legislation &
specific procedures, skillset &
technological capacity has created a
fertile ground for cyber criminals.

7. THE ORGANISER
Norway Registers Development East
Africa Ltd is a daughter company of
Norway Registers Development AS,
established in April 2013.
Acts as a first line support and
maintenance serving East Africa.
Information security technologies
value added distributor.
Performs IS audits, IT management
consultations and trainings.
Cyber security expertise supported by
international team.

8. INTERNATIONAL
TEAM
Securing digital environment:
CIRT services
Advanced cyberdefence technologies
Law enforcement forensic labs
Situational awareness and response tools
CIRT establishment and certification
User awareness trainings
Critical controls and auditing
IT and security governance review
Works closely national CERTs, is a
member of Council on Cybersecurity
and contributes to development of
ISACA Cybersecurity methodologies.

9. TANZANIA
COMMUNICATIONS
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Authority (TCRA) is a quasi independent
Government body responsible for regulating
the Communications and Broadcasting
sectors in Tanzania. It was established under
the Tanzania Communications Regulatory
Act No.12 of 2003 to regulate the electronic
communications, and Postal services, and
management of the national frequency
spectrum in the United Republic of
Tanzania.

10. TICKETS
Register for the conference by sending an email
to registration@nrd.no. Please include your
name, organisation, title and contact details.
DEADLINE FOR BOOKING: 30th July 2015
TICKET PRICE: 250 USD
NUMBER OF TICKETS IS LIMITED. PLEASE BOOK
IN ADVANCE TO SECURE YOUR SEAT
All payments should be made to:
Norway Registers Development East Africa Limited
Bank Barclays Bank Tanzania Branch Ohio
Account number (USD) 0006005320
Account number (Tsh) 0006002259
Swift code: BARC TZTZ

11. 02
DRAFT
AGENDA

12. DRAFT AGENDA DAY 1

13. DRAFT AGENDA DAY 2

14. DRAFT AGENDA DAY 3

15. Profiles of a few selected speakers
For all speaker profiles, please visit
www.cybersecurity.co.tz
03
SPEAKERS

16. AMB. OMBENI SEFUE
The Chief Secretary of the United Republic of Tanzania
Ombeni Yohana SEFUE was sworn in as Chief Secretary of
the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania on 31st
December 2011. As Chief Secretary, he is Secretary to the
Cabinet and Head of the Public Service.
Before that, Ambassador Sefue served as Ambassador and
Permanent Representative of the United Republic of
Tanzania to the United Nations in New York, Ambassador to
the United States of America in Washington D.C, and High
Commissioner (Ambassador) to Canada as Counsellor in the
Embassy of Tanzania in Stockholm, Sweden. He also served
in other various positions, including vice chairman of the
Board of Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
based in Washington DC, USA and Board Member Emeritus
of the Partnership.

17. PROF. JOHN NKOMA
The Director General Tanzania Communication Regulatory
Authority
Professor John S. Nkoma is currently the Director General of
the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
since 2004. As Chief Executive Officer of TCRA, he is charged
with the co-ordination of activities of the Authority which
include the regulation of telecommunications, broadcasting,
postal services; management of the radio frequency
spectrum; management of electronic and other Information
and Communications Technologies (ICTs).He has BSc degree
in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania, MSc and PhD degrees in Physics from the
University of Essex, UK. Before joining TCRA Prof. Nkoma
worked both in University of Dar es salaam and later
university of Botswana where gained 25 year of experience
as lecturer and researcher.

18. DR VILIUS BENETIS
CEO NRD CS, CISA, CRISC
Dr. Vilius Benetis is a senior consultant, focusing on cyber
security, IT infrastructure audit and optimization of IT
infrastructure architecture.
Dr. Benetis is a researcher, a promoter of Critical Security
Controls for Effective Cyber Defense with 20 years of
experience in the IT sector and 10 years of experience in IT
project management, IT audit and IT consultancy. Vilius has
graduated from Kaunas University of Technology, as well as
from Danish Technical University in BSc in Computer
Science, MSc and PhD in Teletraffic Engineering. He has
extensive experience in corporate environment (Motorola, CA
technologies, Dell), where he was supporting IT services and
managing project sales and implementation.

19. KESTUTIS GARDZIULIS
CEO & Co-Founder of ETRONIKA
Kestutis Gardziulis is a sought speaker on the subject of
financial and banking technology innovations, regularly
speaking at professional events worldwide.
He has 20 years’ of experience in IT sector, 15 years’ in
management positions and holds a degree in Physics
(Quantum Electronics) from Vilnius University. Kestutis’
vision and drive are responsible for creating a culture of
innovation and passion for user-centered design within the
company. As ETRONIKA continues to grow, Kestutis’ sights
are firmly set on identifying emerging technologies and
continuing to explore new opportunities for expansion.

20. RAMESH KUMAR
VISHWAKARMA
Cyberoam (A SOPHOS Company)
Presales Manager
Ramesh Vishwakarma is Presales-Manager at Cyberoam, a
leading network security solutions provider, now a part of
Sophos. He has helped enterprises in coming to a definitive
stand on security with Cyberoam’s security solutions. He
brings deep understanding of the market and has presented
Cyberoam’s security insights and approach at technical
conferences and seminars around the world.
At present, he is involved in partner enablement, team
enablement and thought leadership building initiatives for
the company. Ramesh holds a bachelor’s degree in
Information Technology.

21. NERIJUS SARNAS
Head of Systems' Integration Group
at BAIP, UAB
Nerijus Sarnas has more than 15 years of experience in
implementing critical IT infrastructure deployment,
migration, transformation and optimisation projects.
Certified as a CISA auditor, works as a technical consultant, IT
architect, technical projects manager.

22. 04
SPONSORS

23. BAIP
BAIP is a critical IT infrastructure company providing
information systems’ resilience and mobility services for the
largest corporate IT users and public sector organisations.
BAIP holds certifications and competencies with worldwide
recognized technological partners in the fields of critical IT
infrastructure, printing solutions and solutions for users.
Company is acknowledged as a strategic IT infrastructure
architect, specialised in large scope local and international
projects and helping organisations to ensure their business
continuity processes.
www.baip.lt

24. CYBEROAM
Cyberoam Technologies, a Sophos Company, is a global
Network Security appliances provider, offering future-ready
security solutions to physical and virtual networks in
organizations with its Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs)
and Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances. The
virtual and hardware Cyberoam Central Console appliances
offer Centralized Security Management options to
organizations, while Cyberoam iView allows intelligent
logging and reporting with one-of-their-kind, in-depth
reports.
Cyberoam is accredited with prestigious global standards
and certifications like EAL4+, CheckMark UTM Level 5
Certification, ICSA Labs, IPv6 Gold logo, and is a member of
the Virtual Private Network Consortium.
www.cyberoam.com

25. ETRONIKA
ETRONIKA is NRD group’s company, specialised in
e-banking and m-signature solutions.
ETRONIKA develops complex and innovative solutions for
finance and online business, integrating advanced and
secure technologies across various electronic channels.
ETRONIKA was one of the first in the world to implement
the commercial mobile electronic signature solution, which
is used by Lithuanian Centre of Registers and mobile
operators. Company develops and implements modern
electronic banking solutions, which received several
international awards. ETRONIKA for two years in a row has
been selected as one of the most innovative European
companies in the financial technology sector by FinTech50.
www.etronika.lt

26. NATIONAL MICROFINANCE
BANK PLC (NMB)
National Microfinance Bank Plc (NMB) is one of the largest
commercial banks in Tanzania, providing banking services to
individuals, small to medium sized corporate clients, as well
as large businesses.
It was established under the National Microfinance Bank
Limited Incorporation Act of 1997, following the break-up of
the old National Bank of Commerce, by an Act of
parliament.
Three new entities were created at the time, namely: NBC
Holding Limited, National Bank of Commerce (1997) Limited
and National Microfinance Bank Limited.
www.nmbtz.com

27. 05
PREVIOUS
EVENTS

28. 2014 CONFERENCE &
SPONSORS
Nearly 100 participants.
Guest of honour - Deputy Minister of Home
Affairs Hon. Pereira Silima.
Experts from Europe and East Africa,
including TCRA, Banking Sector, The Law
Reform Commission of Tanzania, Police
Cyber Crime Unit.
Topics: forensic investigations, IT governance
and compliance, internal cyber security
incident response team establishment,
among others.
Sponsors:

29. "It was really amazing; presenters were knowledgeable to
the subject matter. Last session about Incident Management
Simulation was a real bomb",
Mr. Samwel Charles Mujinja, TRA

30. CONTACTS
Norway Registers Development East
Africa Limited
3rd floor, Elite tower, Azikiwe Street, Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania
Phone: +255 222 110 895
E-mail: info@nrd.co.tz
www.nrd.co.tz
www.cybersecurity.co.tz