This is the first post on this newly registered website, so I will begin by briefly explaining the idea behind this maltainfosec.org
Due to a lack of general awareness on the topic, my colleague and I have decided to start off this google
group hoping to try and achieve some of the ambitious points quoted above.
In addition to this, and to further strengthen my point on the topic, I felt the need to do something like this following a seminar I recently attended at the University of Malta given by Professor
Guillermo Francia wherein he discussed the integration of Information Security into our CS/IT University curriculum. Dr. Francia is a Professor of Computer Science, Mathematical Computing and Information Sciences at the Jacksonville State University, Alabama. Having the pleasure of meeting Dr. Francia firsthand, we both agreed that there is a need for a bigger awareness especially now-a-days.
A very strong argument Dr. Francia re-iterated was that security as a concept can and should be introduced as a module/chapter in most (if not all) aspects of an IT curriculum. So for example if there is a module taught on
databases then there should be a slot of allocated time dedicated to good databases security practices.
Whilst all of this is good, until now (and to my knowledge) there aren't any local websites to bring together people with a common interest
security therefore whether you are student, an upcoming security professional or indeed a security professional, I invite you to visit our website and google group and share any information you might want.
Meanwhile, of course any suggestions, links and referrals are more than welcome.
Spread the word around to anyone who you feel can contribute to our efforts!
More can be read from the press release article published on the Times Of Malta - IT Supplement here
** Quote from ISC2 Presentation slides given @ Infosec 2007
