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Mr Andreas Iacovou
Team Coordinator , National CSIRT , Republic of Cyprus
Andreas Iacovou joined the National Computer Security Incident Response Team as an analyst in October 2017 . He holds a Bachelors degree in Information Technology , and a Masters degree in Information Security from Royal Holloway , University of London . During his career , Andreas worked as an engineer for Apple Inc . and as a security engineer for Gemalto . As a security analyst and team coordinator for the National CSIRT-CY , he , among others , is responsible for incident handling , incident analysis , incident resolution , reporting and threat intelligence .
" National CSIRT-CY - Cyprus Risk Landscape - Critical information infrastructure protection "
National CSIRT-CY envisions the increase of the security posture of The Republic of Cyprus by enhancing cyber protection of its National Critical Information Infrastructures ( CII ), banks and ISPs . National CSIRT-CY coordinates and assists CII owners / administrators , banks and ISPs to ensure the existence of ( at least ) a minimum level of security , by implementing proactive and reactive security services to reduce the risks of network information and cyber security incidents , as well as respond to such incidents as and when they occur . This presentation will outline and describe the services ( proactive and reactive services ) offered by the National CSIRT-CY to its constituency and how the organization analyses and reacts to security incidents .