Ghana Graduates Conference

Date: 23rd September, 2010

Time: 8.30am - 11.30am, Silverbird Cinema [Screen 1]

Target Group: The Police, Investigation Units, Cyber security Professionals, Security Professionals, Policy Makers, Students, Information Technology Professionals, Law Institutions, Lawyers and the General Public

RSVP: Only 50 seats - You need to register and book a place.

This workshop is targeted at technology, legal, and policy professionals and researchers who work on cyber security issues in an organizational context. The workshop will cover two key themes:

• Session One: What has God Got to do with it? - Understanding causation, trends and treatment of cybercrime.
• Session Two: Winning the War Without Walls – Employing social and information security tools to mitigate and prevent cybercrime incidence.
• Download research papers on themes [paper 1] [paper 2]

Session One

In this session we will examine the use of ICT for criminal activities in sub-Saharan Africa with the intention of empowering users as the last line of defense. The interaction here will create an awareness of the tools & techniques these con men employ in fooling the very best human and technological deterrents. We will discuss cyber infrastructures and information systems in organizations in the context of today’s cybercrime problem and provide information on how all these affect user trust in online transactions and interactions and affect the reputation of our nation as source of fraudulent online activities. We will discuss future implications of cybercrime for immigration, technological advancements, the digital divide and international trade. We will use social theories to provide an explanation for causation as well as to understand the personalities of these criminals. The different dimensions of cybercrime activities to be addressed include:

(1)   Electronic Mail Scams (“I go chop your dollar”) consisting of the following:

• The transfer of money from over invoiced contracts
• Gold Contract fraud
• Other Contract fraud  based on delivery of goods and services
• Conversion of Hard Currency(Hard money)
• Sale of crude oil at below market price,
• Purchase of real estate,
• Disbursement of Money from wills,
• Clearing House fraud

(2)   Phishing  scams (Using Fake web sites)

(3)   Insider threats ‘

(4)   Social Engineering Websites and their implications in organizations

(5)   Internet- and Mobile Phone- based Prostitution

(6)   Internet-Based Child Trafficking

(7)   Internet Pornography

(8)   Pedophiles

(9)   Dating Site Fraud (“I love you but drop your dollars”)

Session Two

In this session we will show why current techniques are deficient in addressing the cybercrime problem. We will discuss intrusion detection, social engineering websites (twitter, face book) and their effect on employee performance and organizational Information Systems Security. We will evaluate insider threats in organization as dimensions of the larger cybercrime problem. We will examine how these activities impact on productivity in various organizations. The Peel theory of community policing will be dissected in the context of today’s cybercrime problem with the intention of showing its inadequacy in tackling the cybercrime problem. We will introduce proven techniques that can be employed by organizations, law enforcement and individuals to tackle the cyber crime problem.  We will demonstrate how our novel techniques can be used to track the origins of fraudulent electronic and cyber activities. We will introduce practical steps that can be taken by organizations and law enforcements in formulating policies and best use practices to keep the cyber space safe.

Keynote Speaker for Cybercrime Workshop

Olumide Babatope LONGE, is on faculty at the Department of Computer Science, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. He holds a National Diploma in Electronics Engineering from the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria, a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria, a Master of Technology Degree in Computer Science from the Federal university of Technology, Akure. His PhD research at the Department of computer Science, University of Benin City focus on the design and implementation of an outbound antispam system for filtering fraudulent (419) mails. His scholarly publication has appeared and has been quoted in reputable peer-refereed Journals, Conference proceedings, Newsletters and edited books.

A recipient of the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Award, he is an Associate Director of the Institute for Cyber Security and Allied Research at the International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD), College of Business, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Longe is a member of the IEEE, ACM, the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Computer Professional of Nigeria (CPN) and the Internet Society (ISOC). A speaker at information security and allied research conferences and workshop, he is actively researching into cybercrime causation, apprehension, treatment, prevention using social theories and information security models. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and olumide@longeolumide.com.

Website – www.longeolumide.com.