The transports, the energy, health, telecommunications, the financial sector, security, democratic processes, the defense sector are now highly dependent on increasingly interconnected network and information systems.
During the pandemic, societies' exposure to electronic media has increased exponentially, from day-to-day transactions and consultations to complex political processes, such as elections.
Digitization offers enormous opportunities and solutions to many of the challenges, but it also exposes the economy, society and democracy to cyber threats.
The potential and weaknesses they face in their field cyber securitymodern democracies will be at the center of the International Conference on "Cybersecurity and Democracy", on June 2 at Zappeio Megaro, co-organized by the Department of International and European Studies of the University of Piraeus, the Council on International Relations, the Cybersecurity Initiative of the University of of Southern California and the University of Southern California Institute for the Advancement of Technology in Higher Education.
Among the distinguished speakers and coordinators of the Conference "Cybersecurity and Democracy", are from the Greek side Mr. Dimitrios Avramopoulos, former European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Citizenship, Rear Admiral Mr. Ioannis Drymous, General Ethnikos Michail Sfakianakis, Professor and Dean of the School of Business Economics and International Studies of the University of Piraeus, Mrs. Maria Virvou, Professor and President of the Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Mr. Athanasios G. Platias, Professor of Strategy at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Mr. Andreas Liaropoulos, Assistant Professor at the University , Mr. George Tsichrintzis, Professor of the Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Ms. Lillian Mitrou, Professor at the Department of Engineering, Information and Communication Systems of the University of the Aegean, Mr. Ioannis L. Konstantopoulos, Assistant Professor at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus, Mr. Aristotelis Tziambiris, Professor at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus and President of the Council on International Relations, Mr. , Ms. Konstantina Botsiou, Professor at the Department of International and European Studies, University of Piraeus and General Manager of the Council on International Relations.
The new US Ambassador to Greece, Mr. George J. Tsunis, will speak for the first time at a public event in the country at the introductory remarks of the conference together with Mr. Avramopoulos, Mr. Drymousis, Mr. Sfakianakis and Ms. Virvou.
From the USA, Professors Mr. Chrysostomos Nikias, former President of the University of Southern California and President of the International Advisory Committee of the Council on International Relations, Mr. Clifford Neuman, Director of the Center for Computer Systems Security and Development will honor the Conference with their presence . Professor at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Electrical Engineering and Ms. Sarah Mojarad from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Electrical Engineering and also Mr. Adam Clayton Powell III, Executive Director of the Cybersecurity Initiative at the University of Southern California and member of the International Advisory Committee of the Council on International Relations, and Mr. Matthew Turpin, Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Foundation.
