On Wednesday 10 July, the technical roundtable promoted by ANGI - National Association of Young Innovators in collaboration with Alé on the theme "Innovation and security between smart cities and smart energy" took place in the prestigious setting of the Chamber of Deputies. The aim of the initiative was to compare experts, academics, companies and institutions on the world of security, ecological and energy transition, combined with the implications for young people and businesses between AI and cybersecurity. Opening the proceedings were the President of ANGI, Gabriele Ferrieri and Robert Hassan, President of CyberArea. Institutional greetings from the Hon. Alessandro Giglio Vigna President of the European Affairs Commission of the Chamber of Deputies.
“We are pleased with the important participation received by our discussion table to highlight the perspectives on the world of security, ecological and energy transition, combined with the implications for young people and businesses between AI and cybersecurity. During the discussion, ideas of great interest emerged which, as young innovators, we will bring to the attention of the respective institutional and technical bodies in order to give our support both with a view to implementing the PNRR and working for the G7. A special thank you for the support to the parliamentary institutions of the Chamber and to all the actors who were with us at the working table". So Gabriele Ferrieri president of ANGI.
Robert Hassan, CEO of Alé Comunicazione and president of Cyber Area declared: “the technical table created together with ANGI – National Association of Young Innovators is the result of a natural partnership with the Young Innovators for Alé which was the first Italian Agency to deal with strategic communication for cybersecurity. Today, in addition to the creation of an overall national cybersecurity ecosystem, I believe it is even more necessary, due to the Italian peculiarity, to have a vertical setup of cyber ecosystems, in order to select and perfect relationships with actors, public and stakeholders who are very different from each other, especially on topics such as smart cities and smart energy, to share knowledge, visions, critical issues to be addressed and opportunities to be seized, towards a more adaptive and constructive concept of cybersecurity capable of increasing the export of solutions to international markets".
“The first challenge we find ourselves facing when talking about the implementation of Smart cities, Smart energy, IoT and innovation is the integration of technologies into a cohesive and functional system. This requires not only advanced infrastructures, but also a strategic vision shared between public bodies, private companies and citizens. In fact, it is often unclear who is responsible for infrastructure security. Large companies generally have well-defined roles, policies and procedures, but for smaller players, responsibility for security can fall into a gray area, exposing the entire chain to risk. - He claims Matteo Biancani, CRO of HWG Sababa. Furthermore, the heterogeneity of IoT devices and suppliers further complicates things because each device can present unique vulnerabilities and often the main difficulty has been the lack of documentation and knowledge of the systems on the part of the suppliers, who often pass the responsibility off to one party to another, making troubleshooting difficult. This highlights the importance of considering cyber risks right from the design stage, and the importance of having a methodical approach. sophisticated and by design, to mitigate risks effectively”, concludes Biancani.
“In an increasingly interconnected world, innovation and security represent fundamental pillars for the development of smart cities and smart energy. At Skybox Security, we firmly believe that technological progress must go hand in hand with the protection of critical infrastructure. Smart cities and advanced energy solutions offer extraordinary opportunities to improve quality of life and operational efficiency, but they also introduce new cybersecurity challenges. Our mission is to ensure that these technologies can be deployed in a secure and resilient manner, protecting both data and infrastructure from potential threats." comments Alessio Fasano of Skybox Security.
“Today, security is evolving across IT, OT and IoT systems, for which there is a strong need for advanced solutions to protect critical infrastructures and connected devices. In a system where devices exchange data continuously, threat prevention and constant monitoring are essential. For this reason there are solutions that allow you to autonomously detect threats and anomalous behaviors by optimizing a deep scan of the entire mapping of the attack surfaces with cyber threat intelligence, therefore with a constant analysis of possible vulnerabilities of the perimeter to be protected". comments Eylam Tamary from Tag Company.
Among the other delegates, the following spoke at the table: Corrado Giustozzi Cyber Expert; Ranieri Razzante Committee for the strategy of artificial intelligence at the presidency of the council; Laura Pezzoli A2A smart cities; Sergio Oliviero Polytechnic of Turin; Francesco Meneghetti Confagricoltura and Digital Factory; Giorgio Cecchini Italian Army; Martina Gregori Sapienza University of Rome; Daniele Nardi Sapienza University of Rome; Antonio Capobianco IT Fairy; Matteo Lucchetti Cyber 4.0; Simone Santi Trend Micro; Simona Rinaldi Engan; Giuseppe Lieto Digital Platform; Alessandro Menna Italgas; William Nonnis Presidency of the Council of Ministers - PNRR mission structure - Digitalisation and Innovation; Stefano Pizzuti ENEA Agency; Guido Scorza Member of the Guarantor for the protection of personal data. Moderation entrusted to Luisa Franchina, president of the Association of Critical Infrastructure Experts.
