Paper Title Author(s) Guide Page Critical Databases – Towards a Framework to protect South Africa’s Key Informati<strong>on</strong> Infrastructure Mzukisi Niven Njotini 53 vi Page No.
Preface This year sees <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>11th</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Informati<strong>on</strong> Warfare and Security (ECIW 2012), which is hosted by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute Ecole Supérieure en Informatique, Electr<strong>on</strong>ique et Automatique, Laval, France The <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> Chair is Eric Filiol from ESIEA, Laval, France and I am pleased to be <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Programme Chair al<strong>on</strong>g with Laurent Beaudoin. The <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>tinues to bring toge<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r individuals working in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Informati<strong>on</strong> Warfare and Informati<strong>on</strong> Security in order to share knowledge and develop new ideas with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ir peers. The range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> papers presented at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> will ensure two days <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interesting discussi<strong>on</strong>s. The topics covered this year illustrate <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> depth <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>s’ research area, with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> subject matter ranging from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> highly technical to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> more strategic visi<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> use and influence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong>. The opening keynote is given by Rainer Fahs, Chairman <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>European</str<strong>on</strong>g> Institute <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR) <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> topic <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> "Cyber warfare: Prospective aspects from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> EICAR perspective". The sec<strong>on</strong>d day will be opened by Lieutenant-col<strong>on</strong>el Eric Freyssinet, head <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> cybercrime divisi<strong>on</strong>, Gendarmerie nati<strong>on</strong>ale in France. Eric will address <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> issue <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> necessary c<strong>on</strong>tinuum between fighting cybercrime and cyberdefense. With an initial submissi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 90 abstracts, after <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> double blind, peer review process <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re are 42 papers published in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>ference</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Proceedings</str<strong>on</strong>g>. These papers come from around <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> world including Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Est<strong>on</strong>ia, Finland, France, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, South Africa, The Ne<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rlands, Turkey, United Kingdom and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> United States <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> America. I wish you a most interesting c<strong>on</strong>ference and an enjoyable stay in France. Robert Erra and Eric Filiol ESIEA, Laval, France July 2012 vii
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