General Shugg of Sylint Group, Inc. to Speak at World Summit on Counter-Terrorism

SARASOTA, Fla., Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), has invited Brigadier General Charly Shugg, USAF (Retired) of the Sylint Group, Inc., to speak at the 17th World Summit on Counter-Terrorism, in Herzliya, Israel on September 11-14, 2017. The ICT's International Conference aims to strengthen and support the exchange of ideas and cooperation that are vital to the world's counter-terrorism efforts. Over 1,000 people from 60 countries, with an unprecedented number of national leaders, practitioners and academics are expected to attend this year's summit.

General Shugg, is Executive Director of the Global Consortium for Counter Cyber Terrorism (GC³T), a newly emerging non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and developing solutions to mitigate the emerging threat of cyber terrorism. He is also a Partner in Sylint, a U.S. based, globally recognized cyber security and digital data forensics firm, well known for discretely addressing headline-grabbing data breaches, cyber incidents, and precedent-setting court cases. While the firm declines to release specific names, they note their clients include Fortune 500 companies, AmLaw 100 firms, insurers, NGO's, celebrities, non-profits and government entities.

Founded in 1996, the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT) is one of the leading academic institutes for counter-terrorism in the world, facilitating international cooperation in the global struggle against terrorism. ICT is an independent think tank providing expertise in terrorism, counter-terrorism, homeland security, threat vulnerability, risk assessment, intelligence analysis, national security and defense policy. General Shugg will address this international group on America's challenge to countering cyber-threats and the potential repercussions of terrorists' increased use of cyber weapons against potential critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.

SOURCE Sylint Group, Inc.