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// 10th edition · Sibiu, Romania
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Sibiu 2024
Digital Humanism in the Cyber Age.
Reflecting a decade of cybersecurity evolution and pioneering the next ten years. The 10th anniversary edition, organised by Swiss Webacademy and NTT DATA Romania.
// How it unfolded
25 Sep
Awareness Day
Children & teenagers
26 Sep
Congress Day
Hilton Hotel · Royal Ballroom
26 Sep
Gala Dinner
Împăratul Romanilor
27 Sep
Masterclass Day
NTT DATA Romania
28 Sep
Capture the Flag
EduHub · ULBS
// Brought to you by
// Under the aegis of
// The 2024 theme
Digital humanism in the cyber age
Ten years of Cybersecurity Dialogues in a fast-evolving cyber world had to be celebrated. The 10th edition looked back at the first decade of the Dialogues and the ICT evolution since our foundation in 2013 — and forward to the end of the decade and beyond.
The last decade was characterised by a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Now we enter a brittle, anxious, non-linear and incomprehensible (BANI) world — and the stakes will be even higher in the decade ahead.
From smartphones, social media and 3D printing to AI, virtual reality and blockchain, every technology of the past ten years shares one thing: it relies on the internet and on critical infrastructures. Quantum computing, IoT and 5G are next.
Cybersecurity in the next decade will entail digital humanism, human rights, democracy, inclusion and diversity. Embracing new technologies responsibly and ethically, in a cybersecure world, will be crucial.
A
AI & Quantum
The convergence of AI, quantum technologies and ChatGPT reshapes both attack and defence.
H
Human factor
Humans are still the weak link, qualified personnel is scarce and the distance to technology keeps growing.
D
Damage
Cyberattacks could severely damage economies at 5% of GDP — already over 3% in Germany.
S
Sovereignty
The role of the GAFA and NATU is increasingly unacceptable for democracies.
// About the congress
An annual, non-profit, apolitical, neutral, non-marketing and non-technical 360° international dialogue on cybersecurity.
Since 2014 the congress has rested under the high patronage of the Swiss Embassy in Romania, and in 2015 the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) designated it a “best practice example for the European continent”.
4
Days in Sibiu
35
Speakers & moderators
6
Congress panels
11
Masterclass talks
// Voices from the front line
Speakers
// Program recap
Four days in Sibiu
01
// Wednesday · 25 September 2024
Awareness Day
Our traditional social-responsibility action: cybersecurity awareness sessions that help children and teenagers recognise and avoid online risks.
Children & teenagers
09:00 – 10:30
Awareness
Middle school
Awareness training for middle-school pupils
11:00 – 12:30
Awareness
High school
Awareness training for high-school students
02
// Thursday · 26 September 2024
Congress Day
Venue · Hilton Hotel, Royal Ballroom
6 panels · closing round table
08:00 – 08:45
Registration, welcome coffee & networking
09:00 – 09:30
Opening
Patron · Swiss Embassy
Welcome speeches & official opening
H.E. Massimo Baggi · Ambassador of Switzerland to Romania
Daniela Chrzanovski · President, Swiss Webacademy
Vlad-Alexandru Vasiu · Vice-President, Sibiu County Council
Dan Cîmpean · Director, DNSC (online)
09:30 – 10:30
Panel 1
Moderator · Luca Tagliaretti, ECCC
Today’s world and the principal challenges that define the cybersecurity landscape
Cătălin Zetu · Romanian Police
Patrick Ghion · Geneva State Police
Virgilius Stănciulescu · ANCOM
10:30 – 11:30
Panel 2
Moderator · Quentin Ladetto, Swiss DoD
Preparing for GenAI: early disruptions and future potential in cybersecurity
Danny Afahounko · Cloud Inspire
Mihai Popescu · Accenture Romania
Cătălin Mihacea · Sibiu IT Cluster
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break & networking
12:00 – 13:00
Panel 3
Moderator · Vassilios Manoussos, Strathclyde Forensics
Securing the future: cybersecurity and critical infrastructure
Alejandro Betancor · Gonkar IT Security
Mihai Sătmărean · SkyLite TEK
Daniel Pitiș · SecurityPatch
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break & networking
14:00 – 15:00
Panel 4
Moderator · Raj Meghani, BlockAPT
The convergence of AI and quantum technologies
Eduard Ștefan · GESP IT Solution
Cătălin Pătrașcu · NTT DATA Romania
Adrian Stănilă · VISMA
15:00 – 16:00
Panel 5
Moderator · Ortwin Maier, NTT DATA Romania
Embracing human-centric security: driving behavioural change to reduce cyber risk
Virgilius Stănciulescu · ANCOM
Mircea Scheau · Cloud Security Alliance
Daniel Hunyadi · Lucian Blaga University
Tal Pavel · CyBureau (online)
16:00 – 16:30
Coffee break & networking
16:30 – 17:30
Panel 6
Moderator · Fraga Tariuc, Women4Cyber
NIS2 and cybersecurity dynamics: a multidimensional approach
Alex Ricobon · NTT DATA Romania
Gaetano Sanacore · START 4.0
Iulia Feraru · VISMA
17:30 – 18:00
Closing round table
Q&A
Q&A with moderators and speakers
20:00
Gala dinner
Upon invitation or for fee
Gala Dinner
Împăratul Romanilor Restaurant
03
// Friday · 27 September 2024
Masterclass Day
Venue · NTT DATA Romania
2 parallel tracks
08:15 – 08:50
Registration & welcome coffee
09:00 – 10:00
Masterclasses
Parallel
Block 1
Mindset, motivation, cloud defence & responsible AI
Quentin Ladetto · The necessary mindset to handle emerging challenges
Iulia Feraru · The elephant in the room: human motivation and cybersecurity
Danny Afahounko · Operate your IT like a cloud
Mihai Popescu · Responsible AI
10:00 – 10:15
Coffee break & networking
10:15 – 11:15
Masterclasses
Parallel
Block 2
NIS2 and DORA, hacker thinking & digital evidence
Alex Ricobon · NIS2 in practice, but don’t forget DORA
Raj Meghani · It’s a hackers’ world: how they think and behave
Vassilios Manoussos · Introduction to digital evidence
11:15 – 11:30
Coffee break & networking
11:30 – 12:30
Masterclasses
Parallel
Block 3
DevSecOps, threat intelligence & security culture
Mihai Sătmărean · Securing critical infrastructure with DevSecOps
Alejandro Betancor · The evolving threat landscape & intelligence-led defence
Daniel Pitiș · A stronger security culture with Security Champions
Orsolya Bakó · Safeguarding through security awareness strategies
04
// Saturday · 28 September 2024
Capture the Flag
A team-based CTF for high-school and university students and junior professionals: web exploitation, cryptography, programming, binary exploitation and reverse engineering. Brought by Sibiu IT Cluster.
Venue · EduHub, ULBS
Teams of up to 3
08:00
Arrival of participants & setup
09:00 – 09:15
CTF
Introductory speech & competition rules
09:15 – 13:00
CTF
Team challenge
Capture the Flag competition
13:00 – 14:00
Awards
Debriefing, Q&A and awards ceremony
// Venues
Where it happened
// Visual archive
Frames from Sibiu 2024
Five moments, four days. Hover a frame to bring it back to colour, click to open it full screen.
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// Day 1 · Wed 25 Sep 2024
Awareness Day
Children and teenagers learning to stay safe online.
09 frames · Sibiu
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// Day 2 · Thu 26 Sep 2024
Congress Day
Six panels on a decade of cybersecurity and the ten years ahead.
09 frames · Hilton Hotel Sibiu
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// Day 3 · Fri 27 Sep 2024
Masterclass Day
Two parallel tracks of hands-on masterclasses.
09 frames · NTT DATA Romania
// Thank you
Sponsors & partners of the 10th edition
// The dialogue continues
Join us at the 12th edition — Sibiu, 18–19 March 2027.