1st ETSI Security Workshop

The first ETSI Security Workshop brought together over 70 people involved in Security Standards work. Presentations were given by experts representing many organizations, such as ETSI, CEN, the European Commission, ITU-T, ENISA and the Industry.

In discussions following the presentations, the workshop participants identified the following topics as being of vital importance:

1. Next Generation Networks
2. Definition of privacy levels
3. Product proofing
4. Collaboration with standards bodies
5. Digital Rights Management
6. Data Retention Directive
7. Network issues
8. Mobile terminal security
9. Security in Banking systems
10. Real-time security challenges

Following the success of this event a second ETSI Security workshop was organised in 2007.

The 3rd ETSI Workshop will take place on 15th & 16th January 2008.

ETSI Future Security Workshop 2006 Presentations

Opening speeches

Session 1: ETSI Security Standardization

  • Lawful Interception, Scott Cadzow - ETSI LI Vice-Chairman, 3CL
  • NGN Security - Evolutionary Security Standards, Judith E. Y. Rossebo - ETSI TISPAN WG7 Chairman, Telenor R&D
  • Smart Cards, Klaus Vedder - ETSI SCP Chairman, Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
  • EMTEL, Raymond Forbes - ETSI EMTEL Chairman, Marconi
  • Electronic Signatures, Riccardo Genghini - ETSI ESI Chairman, Studio Notarile Genghini
  • Satellite Communications Networks Security, Haitham S. Cruickshank - SES BSM STF 283 Expert
  • Security assurance and the role of ETSI, Scott Cadzow - STF 268, 292 and 3CL

Session 2: Mobile Communications Security

  • GSM Association, James Moran - GSMA Fraud and Security Director
  • Security analysis of UMTSTM and future converged devices, Akbar Rahman - Interdigital Communications Corporation
  • Security and the Convergence of Wireless Standards, Philip Nobles - Dept. of Information Systems Cranfield University Defence Academy

Session 3: CEN Security Standardization

  • John Ketchell - CEN/ISSS Director
  • An overview of standardization activities in the area of Biometrics, Nicolas Delvaux - CEN/ISSS Focus Group on Biometrics, SAGEM
  • SmartCards as electronic signature devices - Latest news from standardization, Helmut Scherzer - CEN TC 224, IBM Germany Chief Engineer/Consultant
  • Advanced security activities for eHealth, Bernd Blobel - CEN/ISSS eHealth Standardization Focus Group

Session 4: Global Security Standardization

  • ISO/IEC 17799, Ted Humphreys - JTC1/SC27, XiSEC Director
  • Issues related to the use of RFID towards digital evidence; a real world experience, Bertus Pretorius - iPico, Chief System Architect
  • NGN Network Security Forensics and the Data Retention Directive, Anthony M. Rutkowski - VeriSign, Inc. Vice-President for Regulatory Affairs and Standards
  • NIS Report, Geoff Lister - NISSG, Echelon
  • ITU-T Network Security Initiatives, Ted Humphreys - XiSEC Director
  • Denial of Service Protection 'Standardize Defense or Loose the War', Emir Arslanagic - Cable and Wireless, Director of Global Security Engineering

Session 5: Round Table Discussion and Conclusions

Output Report