Türkiye Cyber Security Cluster organized the event on 22-24 November within the scope of Cyber Security Week. National Cyber Security Summit and Fair He managed to attract attention with. T.R. Presidency of Defense Industries and T.R. Türkiye Cyber Security Cluster, which carries out its work under the auspices of the Digital Transformation Office, made a great contribution to the ecosystem by bringing together relevant public institutions, member companies and academia at the Cyber Security Week, which it organized for the second time this year.
Vice President Mr. Fuat OktayAt the opening ceremony, which was attended by , Oktay emphasized the importance of protecting the Cyber Homeland as valuable as the homeland and underlined that becoming a pioneer in cyber technologies is one of the most important parts of the National Technology Move. Oktay said, "Especially in the last 5 years, we have focused on protecting our critical infrastructures, as well as cyber capacity building and technological measures that enable us to detect and prevent threats as quickly as possible."
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the National Cyber Security Summit, where the sector participated widely, President of the Presidency of Defense IndustriesProf. Dr. İsmail DemirEmphasizing that the meaning of the concept of "security" has changed greatly with digitalization, he pointed out the importance of the digital platform for the security and defense of a country. Demir underlined the importance of learning about the effects of digitalization on life and how to be vigilant against it and said, "Cyber security includes the concept of 'defense' as well as an element of attack in defense. "We should not forget this," he said.
President of the Presidential Digital Transformation Office Dr. Ali Taha Koç In his opening speech, he drew attention to the importance of the number 42. Stating that Turkish people leave their footprints on the digital world an average of 42 times a day, Koç said, "If we protect this data with local and national products and software after raising awareness among people, we will definitely win this match." Koç emphasized that the meaning of the concept of "security" has changed greatly with digitalization and underlined the importance of the digital platform for the security and defense of a country.
Vice President Mr. Fuat Oktay presented the awards to public institutions and organizations that contributed to the development of the ecosystem by using local and national products. Ministry of Justice General Directorate of Information Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Directorate of Information Technologies, Ministry of Treasury and Finance General Directorate of Information Technologies, Ministry of National Defense Communications and Information System Department, Ministry of Health General Directorate of Health Information Systems, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Information Technologies and Communication Authority, General Directorate of Security Department of Combating Cyber Crimes and TÜBİTAK BİLGEM Cyber Security Institute were deemed worthy of receiving the "Contribution to the Ecosystem" award.
Domestic and National Cyber Security Products Received Great Appreciation from Industry Participants
Defense Industry President Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir and Head of Digital Transformation Office Dr. Ali Taha Koç visited the stands of the member companies one by one and examined the products with interest. Member companies, which took part in the fair with their cyber security products at Ankara Congresium for three days, were appreciated by public representatives and industry participants. Member companies, which attracted attention with their completely locally and nationally produced cyber security products, proved that our digital lands are and can be protected with our own means. Within the scope of the organization undertaken by the Turkish Cyber Security Cluster, productive panels and speeches with rich content were followed with interest by nearly 2 thousand participants. In the panels and speeches, while it was aimed for our completely national products to gain a solid place in the global market, the success stories of companies that are already successful worldwide and export their products to many countries received great applause.
At the summit, not only the present but also the future of the sector was discussed and future steps in the field of cyber security were designed within the scope of the national technology move. The summit and fair, where senior decision makers of public institutions and organizations, the industry and the academic world came together, attracted attention for three days. The event also attracted great interest from university students. After the National Cyber Security Summit and Fair, which was enlivened with the participation of approximately two thousand people, Cyber Security Week continued with 40 online events organized by cluster member companies. The online events, which lasted two days and were watched with interest by nearly a thousand people, ended with conferences, trainings and competitions held open to everyone.
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