Intro to the security underpinnings of the web: putting the “s” into https

Internet security explained: foundations, 20 years of protection, emerging threats, and how businesses can prepare for the future. What will this presentation cover? ● A high-level overview of the foundational mechanisms of security on the Internet aimed to be understandable to a broad audience. ● How these systems have been underpinning the security of the internet for the last 20 years. ● Potential future threats to this security model and what businesses can do now to mitigate them pre-emptively. AGENDA: 18:30 - Refreshments and networking. 19:00 - Presentation – Ryan Lee. 20:15 - Q&A. 21:00 - Close. SPEAKER: Ryan Lee, Community manager and Principal Software at Bluetel Solutions Who is this event aimed at? BCS members, University, college, and school students, local businesspeople and the general public with an interest in Security, cryptography and generally how the internet works. SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY: Ryan Lee is a community focused software engineer working at bluetel. He currently helps organise codebar Birmingham and the cloud native computing foundation Birmingham and Tech Mids. He has given talks on a wide range of topics from local user groups to international conferences on a wide range of Business and technology topics. THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: The British Computer Society (Hereford & Worcester Branch) in collaboration with BIPC Worcestershire. Links: https://www.bcs.org Start or grow a business | Worcestershire County Council https://www.bluetel.co.uk/