Topics to be discussed at the ITWeb Security Summit 2014 include surveillance and privacy, the attacker landscape and infosec community failures.

Global information security (infosec) influencers will deliver keynotes at the ITWeb Security Summit 2014, the definitive South African event for infosec professionals.

Among them is Jacob Appelbaum, independent computer security researcher, hacker and core member of the Tor project. Appelbaum will deliver a presentation on "Surveillance and privacy – a global overview".

Also presenting an international keynote is Christopher Soghoian, principal technologist and senior policy analyst with the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the American Civil Liberties Union. Soghoian will share his overview of the attacker landscape, including the legal and social impact of privacy intrusions.

An in-depth insight into the failures of the infosec community will be presented by Charlie Miller, security engineer at Twitter and four-time winner of the CanSecWest Pwn2Own competition. Haroon Meer, founder of Thinkst, an applied research company with a deep focus on information security, will also deliver a keynote at this high-level event.

Delegates at the summit will be able to attend the much-anticipated car hacking demonstration by Miller and Chris Valasek, security intelligence director at IOActive.

A call for papers has been issued for the event, inviting infosec experts, industry analysts and practitioners to share their experience and knowledge. They should present strong case studies and insights into the infosec landscape, tools, strategies, and developing trends and threats. The closing date for submissions is Friday, 6 December.

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Now in its ninth year, ITWeb Security Summit 2014 will bring together international and local IT and security professionals, practitioners, industry experts and analysts to share their experiences, acquire knowledge and gain an understanding of the key tools, techniques and strategies needed to safeguard their organisations' most valuable asset – information. Click here to book your seat.

The ITWeb Security Summit 2014 takes place at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 27 to 29 May. Click here to find out more, pre-register and/or to submit a presentation for consideration.