ICCWS 2019 - Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security PRINT VERSION

These proceedings represent the work of contributors to the 14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (ICCWS 2019), jointly hosted by Stellenbosch University and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa on 28 February - 1 March 2019. The Conference Chair is Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling from Stellenbosch University and the Programme Chair is Prof. Louise Leenen, from the University of the Western Cape.

ICCWS is a well-established event on the academic research calendar and in its 14th year the key aim remains the opportunity for participants to share ideas and meet the people who hold them. The scope of papers will ensure an interesting two days. The subjects covered illustrate the wide range of topics that fall into this important and ever-growing area of research. We would like to thank the support of the South African chapter of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

The opening keynote presentation is given by Sascha Bachmann from Stellenbosch University on Hybrid Conflict as 21st Century Conflict. Then an afternoon keynote will be given by Theodorus Pieterse from the South African Police Service. The second day of the conference will open with an address by Dr. Edward L. Mienie from the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, GA, USA who will talk about The Role of Cyber in National and Global Human Security.

With an initial submission of 163 abstracts, after the double blind, peer review process there are 58 Academic research papers, 6 PhD research papers, 9 Masters Research papers, 1 non-academic paper and 2 work-in-progress papers published in these Conference Proceedings. These papers represent research from Austria, China, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom and the United States of America.