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).
This year at ICCWS there will be four keynote addresses by a number of prominent academics in the field as well as insights from practice. Sascha Bachmann from Bournemouth University, UK will speak on the topic of Hybrid Conflict as 21st Century Conflict. We will have an address by Dr. Edward L. Mienie from the University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, USA who will talk about The Role of Cyber in National and Global Human Security. A talk from Dr John Hurley will focus on The Evolving Demands of a Data-Driven Society: The New Cyber Challenge. A keynote will be given by Theodorus Brigadier (Piet) Pieterse from the South African Police Service giving insights into Cybercrime Investigation.
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.
