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Microsoft eyes e-security in Bangladesh
Dr Bradley K Jensen speaks at the event
A two-day workshop on Microsoft innovation and security programme concluded recently at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) in Dhaka. Dr Carmen Z Lamagna, vice chancellor of AIUB, and Feroz Mahmud, country manager of Microsoft Bangladesh, inaugurated the workshop. Dr Bradley K Jensen, academic relationship manager and Jeff Paine, manager for Regional Government Engagement Programme of Microsoft, and Dr ABM Siddique Hossain, dean of the Faculty of Science, AIUB also discussed the importance and the timeliness of such a workshop in the country. This is the first such joint workshop co-arranged by AIUB and Microsoft under the Microsoft Security Cooperation Programme (SCP). Dr Jensen moderated the two-day workshop. The workshop included sessions on the importance of a safe development lifecycle and business intelligence tools. The topics also discussed aspects of threat modelling, code testing and the impacts of data mining. Through the SCP, Microsoft provides a structured way for governments to engage in cooperative security activities in the areas of computer incident response, attack mitigation and citizen outreach. The goal of the SCP is to help governments address threats to national security, economic strength, and public safety more efficiently and effectively through cooperative projects and information sharing. The progra-mme was launched in February 2005 with global participation, and a government entity from Bangladesh signed an agreement with Microsoft in May 2007. Government officials, academics and IT professionals attended the workshop. The event concluded with the certificate distribution ceremony for the participants.
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