10TH WIEF GLOBAL DISCOURSE ON CYBERSECURITY FOR MICRO SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES: Risks, Adversity & Trust

“Technology trust is a good thing, but control is a better one.”

― Stephane Nappo

Cybersecurity, the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks is imperative as increasing number of people and organisations are going online.  In today’s computerized world where the number of devices is more than people, making them safe and secured are more challenging as attackers, hackers have become innovative and creative.

In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic crisis, there has been an upsurge in the use of online and digital tools, primarily to support communication and online trade. This creates new opportunities for malicious actors to take advantage of the disruptive effects of the crisis and target businesses, especially MSMEs as they are an easy target due to lack of resources to implement comprehensive cyber security solutions.

It is apt for MSMEs to understand and appreciate the information they have, where it is, and how valuable it is, and then, establish policies and securing suitable IT infrastructure for protection to ensure business continuity, protect employees and continue to serve customers.

The 10th WIEF Global Discourse will discuss the importance of securing IT infrastructure and data; the existing state and the future of cybersecurity in consequence giving options of solutions to overcome the threats, giving awareness and educate small businesses on steps to undertake to protect themselves.

It will also provide a platform to exchange information, sharing of useful insights between industry leaders, experts in related fields and entrepreneurs, and bring forth an interactive discussion with the presenters.

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Dato’ Ts Dr Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab
Chief Executive Officer
CyberSecurity Malaysia

Dato’ Dr Amirudin Abdul Wahab is CEO of CyberSecurity Malaysia. He has 30 years’ experience in the telecom and IT sectors. He has spearheaded and served various national and international cyber security platforms including as co-chair of the cyber security working group for CSCAP since 2015. He was a Canadian-based POLCYB non-executive Board of Directors until 2018, an OIC Task Force Member on ICT and cyber security, and a Fellow at Malaysian Institute of Management.

Dato’ Dr Amirudin was appointed as Vice-Chair of OIC Science and Technology Committee and Executive Committee Member of Annual Coordination Meeting of OIC Institutions. He was ratified by APEC ECSG as an Expert Member and appointed as Advisory Board Member of The Economist Intelligence Unit on Asia Smart City Program 2016. He serves as board member of Technology Park Malaysia and Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) as well as Chairman of National ICT Standard Committee.

Nordin Abdullah
Managing Director
Glenreagh Sdn Bhd

Nordin Abdullah is the Managing Director of Glenreagh Sdn Bhd.  He sits on the board of the Malaysia Australia Business Council, was the Vice Chairman of the Malaysia International Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the World Halal Forum.  Nordin was an advisor for various multinational companies and international governments on business in Malaysia.  He was involved in policy and strategic planning on selected projects in Malaysia including the developing parts of the 3rd Industrial Master Plan and various strategic plans for state governments.

Nordin developed several publications, television and radio shows, online media brands as well as documentaries. A Working Lunch with Nordin is a popular weekly show on LinkedIn and various social media platforms and websites. He established the Crisis Management Centre to assist individuals, corporations and governments to effectively deal with all aspects of crisis.

Bobby Varanasi
Founding Chairman and CEO
Matryzel Consulting Inc., USA

Bobby Varanasi is Founding Chairman and CEO of Matryzel Consulting Inc., an independent advisory firm. He has over two decades of experience in consulting and management across technology, business services and building global operations. He advises federal governments across North and South America, Middle East, North Africa, Asia-Pacific and Australia on ICT sector development with emphasis on, among other things, policy transformation. He also advises Fortune 500 customer organisations and emerging market entrepreneurs on various aspects including strategy and inter-party trust ecosystems.

Bobby is a board member for IAOP as well as Global Sourcing Council, and an Exco member of Malaysia-Australia Business Council. He is Co-founder of ThynkBlynk, an Executive Director for Sigmax-e and an external advisor for Angstrohm Technologies. He mentors various tech startups in Malaysia.

Bobby holds two masters degrees, one each in Solid State Physics and Management from Berhampur University, India. He is one of the world’s first Certified Outsourcing Professionals (COP), a certified Core Banking Professional (HSBC) as well as an ISO 9000 and CMMi Quality Systems Auditor. He has written various knowledge papers in both print as well as electronic media, and has authored a book titled Humanomics – Making Sense of Socio-economic Impacts of Global Sourcing.

Bobby is involved in developing and enhancing two global business standards for corporations worldwide: Outsourcing Professional Standards owned by International Association of Outsourcing Professionals and Impact Sourcing Standards owned by Global Impact Sourcing Coalition.

Reiva Lesonsky
President and CEO
GrowBiz Media, USA

Rieva Lesonsky is President and CEO of GrowBiz Media, a custom content and media company focusing on small business and entrepreneurship as well as the blog SmallBizDaily.com. She is a nationally-known speaker, bestselling author, and authority on entrepreneurship and has covered the industry for more than 40 years. Prior to starting GrowBiz Media, she was the long time Editorial Director of Entrepreneur magazine. She wrote the bestselling Start Your Own Business. Her newest book is Small Business Hacks: 100 Shortcuts to Success.

Rieva regularly writes about small business and entrepreneurship for print and digital media outlets. She also consults with, and produces, content for corporations about entrepreneurs as well as small business owners.  She is a member of the Business Journalists Hall of Fame.