About ISSA

About the ISSA Conference

The aim of the ISSA conference is to bring together national and international researchers, academics, students, and industry practitioners in the broader fields of Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity & AI, Information Security, Computer Security, Network Security, and Digital Forensics.

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Research Domains / Topics

Chaos engineering & Cyber security
Cyber security
Information Security
Network Security
Computer Security
Digital Forensics
Cyber security aspects of Bots & Botnets
Innovative risk assessment methods
Zero Trust Security & continuous validation of trust
Cyber security standards, regulations and frameworks
Security in Cloud Computing
ChatBot security
Insider Threats
Insider Threats
Honeypots
NIDS
GANs and Malware
Privacy & ethics
Cyber security Education
Cyber security & AI - including LLMs
Data sets for Cyber security & ML
Digital Forensics & AI
Cyber warfare

Committees

Organizing Committee

  • Jan Eloff - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Mariki Eloff - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Hein Venter - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Reinhardt Botha - Nelson Mandela University, South Africa & Noroff University College, Norway
  • Renier van Heerden - National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research & University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Proramme Committee

  • Dr Heloise Meyer - National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Dr Jacques Ophoff - Abertay University, Scotland
  • Prof Dieter Gollman - Technical University of Hamburg, Germany
  • Prof Hein Venter - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Prof Jan Eloff - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Prof Karen Renaud - University of Strathclyde, Scotland
  • Prof Mariki Eloff - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Prof Nathan Clarke - Plymouth University, UK
  • Prof Reinhardt Botha - Nelson Mandela University, South Africa & Noroff University College, Norway
  • Prof Renier van Heerden - National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research & University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Prof Simone Fischer-Hübner - Karlstadt University, Sweden
  • Prof Steven Furnell - University of Nottingham, England

Publication Committee

  • Hein Venter - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Heloise Meyer - National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Mariki Eloff - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Renier van Heerden - National Integrated Cyberinfrastructure System, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research & University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Reviewer Committee

  • Alapan Arnab - Private
  • Alf Zugenmaier - Hochschule München, Germany
  • Avinash Singh - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Barend Taute - Self-employed
  • Barry Irwin - Noroff University College, Norway
  • Bertram Haskins - Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
  • Bobby Tait - University Of South Africa, South Africa
  • Brett van Niekerk - Durban University of Technology, South Africa
  • Carl van der Westhuizen - University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Christoff Jacobs - University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Dirk Snyman - University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Edgar Weippl - University of Vienna, Austria
  • George Sibiya - CSIR, South Africa
  • Günther Pernul - Universität Regensburg, Germany
  • Hanifa Abdullah - University of South Africa, South Africa
  • Hein Venter - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Heloise Pieterse - CSIR, South Africa
  • Innocent Mbona - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Jacques Ophoff - Abertay University, Scotland
  • Jan Eloff - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Jason Jordaan - DFIRLABS (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
  • Johan van Niekerk - Noroff University College, Norway
  • Karen Renaud - University of Strathclyde, Scotland
  • Karl van der Schyff Abertay - University, Scotland
  • Kerry-Lynn Thomson - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
  • Kevin Kativu - Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
  • Lehlogonolo Ledwaba - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
  • Luzuko Tekeni - University of Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lynette Drevin - North-West University, South Africa
  • Lynn Futcher - Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
  • Madri Kruger - Noroff School of Technology and Digital Media, Norway
  • Marijke Coetzee - North-West University, South Africa
  • Mariki Eloff - University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Mauricio Papa - University of Tulsa, USA
  • Michael de Jager - North-West University, South Africa
  • Moses Dlamini - CSIR, South Africa
  • Namosha Veerasamy - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa
  • Natasha Sexton - Noroff University College, Norway
  • Nathan Clarke - Centre for Security, Communication & Network Research, University of Plymouth
  • Oluwasola Mary Adedayo - Applied Computer Science, The University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • Paul Haskell-Dowland - Edith Cowan University, Australia
  • Reinhardt Botha - Noroff University College, Norway & Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
  • Rudi Serfontein - North-West University, South Africa
  • Steven Furnell - University of Nottingham, England
  • Stones Chindipha - Rhodes University, South Africa
  • Tonderai Muchenje - Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
  • Wai Sze Leung - University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Wynand Nel - Akademia, South Africa