Türkiye Cyber Security Cluster 3rd Sector Summit, T.R. President of the Presidency of Defense Industries Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir and T.R. President of the Presidential Digital Transformation Office Dr. Ali Taha Koç It started in Antalya on February 11, 2022, under his chairmanship.
The opening speeches were made by the President of Defense Industries, Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, Head of Digital Transformation Office Dr. Ali Taha Koç, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Dr. Fatih Ömer Sayan and Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır.
Defense Industry President Prof. İsmail DemirHe stated that information technologies, one of the areas where technology is experiencing the fastest change, has turned into one of the open or secret areas of struggle of countries. He underlined that the global epidemic that has been experienced for the last two years has reminded us how important it is to ensure the security of our data as remote working has become widespread, and emphasized that using domestic cyber security products is the most efficient and fastest solution. Demir: "I would like to proudly state that our cluster has carried out more than 200 events in 3.5 years to ensure development in the fields of Market Access, Innovation, Access to Talent, Interaction and Technological Superiority. The most important outcome of the organizations organized to bring our companies together with buyers in different sectors in domestic and foreign markets is to increase the sales of our companies and ensure their growth. With our Product-Service-Training catalogs, which are a first in our country and prepared by our Cluster." "We continue to introduce the products, services and training of our esteemed companies all over the world and offer them to the authorities to meet the needs of our country," he said. SSB President also emphasized that the Cyber Cluster has carried out more than 200 events in 3.5 years to ensure development in the areas of Market Access, Innovation, Access to Talent, Interaction and Technological Superiority. He said that 264 trainings have been given in 94 different training programs so far, with the training provided by member companies on a voluntary basis, and more than 10 thousand people have been reached with these trainings. Prof. İsmail Demir stated that they continue to work to both develop existing companies and create new cyber security companies through idea competitions, hackathons, investor meetings and acceleration programs organized in order to turn new ideas into products and products into brands.
Head of Digital Transformation Office Dr. Ali Taha KoçMentioning that future technologies have radically changed security perspectives, he underlined that the nature of cyber threats continues to change to an incredible extent along with innovative technologies. DDO President Koç stated that cyberspace is expanding with innovative technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, internet of things, cloud environments, block chain, digital twin, autonomous vehicles and quantum, which are expected to transform the world, and that today, cyber attacks are becoming state-level, automated, more frequent, complex, destructive and target-oriented. He also emphasized that there is very important work to be done by all stakeholders of the ecosystem. Koç: "We need to accelerate capacity development by further increasing public and private sector cooperation, especially the restructuring of our national cyber security ecosystem within the framework of defense and offensive security. There is no obstacle to us developing "new generation smart cyber security solutions" together using artificial intelligence, machine learning and similar new generation techniques and making Turkey a world brand in smart cyber security products. Just like Turkey is a world brand in UAV / UCAV technology. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. We will achieve this together with you." spoke.
Then speaking Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan, "With the Cyber Security Operation Center, which is the bastion of cyber security and established by our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, within BTK on February 10, 2020, the work and transactions between USOM and operators can be monitored 24/7 and, when necessary, actions can be taken without wasting time. In the last 3 years alone, more than 350,000 Distributed Denial of Service (DdoS) attacks have been detected on our operators and necessary "Precautions have been taken," he said. Sayan also said that instead of activities that are easy to implement and whose earnings and functioning are certain, such as implementations of products supplied from abroad or ready-made package installations; He stated that he expects the stakeholders to take responsibility in developing our local and national products and ensuring that all businesses, especially SMEs, can easily procure these products.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır In his speech, he underlined that a strong R&D and technology ecosystem has been formed in our country with the steps taken and the incentives given in the last twenty years. He stated that more than 7,000 companies operate in our technoparks, the number of which exceeds 90, and the number of our R&D and design centers exceeds 1,500. "Since 2017, we have provided 15.9 million TL support to 62 people in the field of cyber security within the scope of TÜBİTAK support programs for scientists," he said.
After the speeches, the 3rd Sector Summit Awards were given to their owners.
STM Support for Entrepreneurial Activities Award
Integrator Company Award Supporting the Local Ecosystem Türk Telekom
Shining Star of the Year Award Binalyze
Deepcase Award for Support to Educational Activities
Chomar Award for the Company Exporting to the Most Countries
Cluster Studies Support Award HAVELSAN, ASELSAN, STM, Oğuz Yılmaz and Uğur Çağal
After the award ceremony, TR TEST by, Testing and Certification Certificates were presented to member companies whose processes were completed.
Member companies that are entitled to receive Certificates with the Testing and Certification Product Group are as follows:
MAY CYBER TECHNOLOGY, CRYPTEK, KARMASIS in SIEM product group
LABRIS, EPATY in FIREWALL product group
In the GOVERNANCE RISK COMPLIANCE product group, BTYÖN, CYBERWISE
In the DLP product group, HAVELSAN, KRİPTEK
TRAPMINE in the ENDPOINT SECURITY product group
NEBULA, STM in the CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE product group
KRIPTEK, CYBERWISE, STM in the Vulnerability MANAGEMENT product group
KRON in the IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT product group
Company representatives presented their awards and certificates to the President of Defense Industries, Prof. İsmail Demir, Head of Digital Transformation Office Dr. Ali Taha Koç, Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Dr. He received it from Fatih Ömer Sayan and Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır. Following the award and certificate presentation, SSB Cyber Security and Information Systems Department Head Muhammet Sami Ulukavak made a presentation under the title "Turkey Cyber Security Cluster 2021 Evaluation and Vision" and DDO Cyber Security Unit Manager Duygu Fidancıoğlu made a presentation under the title "National Cyber Security Ecosystem Development Vision and Domestic Cyber Security Working Group Activities".
In the afternoon of the 3rd Sector Summit organized by the Turkish Cyber Security Cluster, Defense Industry President Prof. İsmail Demir, Head of Digital Transformation Office Dr. Ali Taha Koç continued with a special closed session for member companies, moderated by Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır. Presidents and Deputy Ministers listened to the wishes and suggestions of member companies and shared their comments.