This year's Kent Cyber Security Forum (KCSF ’21) will see the official launch of the University of Kent's newly established Institute of Cyber Security for Society (iCSS).

Alongside our carefully selected talks and panel discussions, you will have an opportunity to (virtually) meet with a diverse range of cyber security experts from different organisations and disciplines, including researchers, practitioners, innovation experts, policy makers and end users. We will also have some fun and interactive sessions available throughout the day for you to join in.

We expect the event will be attended by participants from different sectors including industry, public sector, education, research institutions and NGOs. We also welcome individual users to attend the event, particularly for the cyber education parts.

SCHEDULE

10:00-10:10 - Welcome by Professor Karen Cox, University of Kent Vice Chancellor and President

10:10-10:30 - Opening Session : Invited talk by John W5, Systems Team lead, Sociotechnical Security Group (StSG), NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre)

10:30-12:00 - Keynote talk & Panel discussion: Risk, Harm and Online Safety Tech: The Changing UK Landscape – Professor Julia Davidson. Following the 30 minute Keynote talk, the following panellists will join Julia for a discussion on Cyber Crime and Digital Forensics: Dr Virginia Franqueira (facilitator), Professor David Wall, Dr Budi Arief, Dr Hans Henseler and Chris Crute, Forensic Investigation Department, Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

12:00-13:00 - Lunch break / networking / interactive sessions

13:00-13:30 - Introduction to iCSS - Professor Shujun Li, iCSS Director

13:30-15:00 - Keynote talk & Panel discussions: A Psychological Vaccine Against Misinformation – Professor Sander van der Linden. Following the 30 minute Keynote talk, the following panellists will join Sander for a discussion on False Information and Online Harm: Dr Harmonie Toros (facilitator), Professor Shujun Li, Lyric Jain and Ian Phillips, Vice President, International News, The Associated Press.

15:00-16:00 - Concluding remarks /networking / interactive sessions / feedback survey

JOINING INSTRUCTIONS

The main sessions, including introductions, keynote talks and panel discussions will take place via Zoom Webinars.

You can access the event with the following link: https://zoom.us/j/98186427049?pwd=VlcrWEZsR1lzWmdOd2NkYzJ2TGI1UT09

During the lunch break and following the final keynote and panel discussion, we also encourage you to visit our Gather.Town virtual conference space. Here, you can roam the virtual conference space with an avatar of your choosing, check out our poster and showcase areas, play some games, and have the opportunity to network with others.

You can access Gather.Town with the following link: https://gather.town/app/gZDQzSSTqBSitQHS/Kent Cyber Security Forum

Please note, you can also access the Zoom Webinar link above by visiting the auditorium in the Gather.Town platform. Gather.Town is now open to explore, but please note that before the event day, the space will only support 25 users effectively at one time, so if it is busy, it may be slow.

Further information about this event can be found on the iCSS website: https://research.kent.ac.uk/cyber/kcsf2021/

We look forward to you joining us on Monday 28th June at KCSF ’21 to celebrate the official launch of iCSS, a new chapter of cyber security research and education at the University of Kent!