The Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology of the University of Johannesburg Prof Basie von Solms HOD : SB Academy for IT University of Johannesburg 31 August 2005

Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology University of Johannesburg Department of Computer Science Department of Informatics Department if Information Technology Management BSc (IT) BSc Honours MSc PhD BSc (IT) : Accredited with British Computer Society Only one in Africa One of 3 outside UK BSc (Hons) presently submitted for accreditation Standard Bank naming only till end of 2005

Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology University of Johannesburg Main research area : Information Security from Governance aspects to technical aspects Several Honours, M and D projects presently active regular publications in international journals regular presentations at international conferences accepted as a leader as far as research in Information Security is concerned several NRF internationally rated researchers

Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology University of Johannesburg Some present projects : BioVault : Preventing the replay of biometric tokens over a network (patent) Network authentication based on a self-contained Biometric USB stick An evaluation of the information security of a number of major ERP systems A secure mobile portal for students using cell phones Verifying the identity of students in an exam room using biometrics Information Security in e-Learning systems A new model for Information Security and Digital Forensics Information Security in VOIP systems (starting 2006) Information Security in Wireless Networks (starting 2006) Information Security in Instant Messaging (starting 2006) etc etc

Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology University of Johannesburg Together with the University of Cape Town, we will apply for financial support from the National Foundation for Research Development (NRF) under their Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (THRIP)

Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology University of Johannesburg Role of the Academy in the The South African Laboratory for Network Security Products and Services (SALNSPS) Assign present and future Honours, M and d projects to the Lab Work with the other partners in developing Proof of Concepts specifically relevant to SA problems Extend some theoretical research in Information security Expose students to new software and hardware technology in Information Security Expose students to industry partners Expose industry to academic research Expose students to international visitors Expose international community to SA expertise Allow students to visit Universities/Laboratories overseas Develop a closer relation between academia and industry

Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology University of Johannesburg 6 Copies of a marketing pack containing : Copies of this presentation Copies of recent papers by researchers in the Academy which appeared in international journals and conference proceedings : * The 10 deadly sins of information security management * From information security to …. business security? * From secure wired networks to secure wireless networks * Information Security Governance : COBIT or ISO 17799? * BioVault: A solution to prevent the replay of biometric tokens over networks (I3E Conference, Poznan, Poland, October 2005) * A more secure e-Commerce environment based on a self- contained biometric USB memory stick (ISSA, July 2005) * other flyers

Standard Bank Academy for Information Technology University of Johannesburg The Academy of IT and the University of Johannesburg welcomes this initiative and is totally committed to make it a success for the benefits of all parties involved Thanks