Public Institutions at all administrative levels are responsible for a huge quantity of sensitive data. With more and more governmental services becoming electronic this amount increases rapidly. Therefore it is crucial to secure public institutions against external attacks that aim to maliciously access this data.There are several technical solutions to keep data safe, but human factor and the cooperation between IT departments as well as information governance are vital to prevent leaks. The seminar How to Prevent Data Leakage in Public Institutions and Organisations will be taking place in Berlin on November 29th and 30th 2012. Attendees will be provided with first-hand knowledge onKey factors for data leakageHow can you prevent data leakageWhich are the risks you have to expect and how to precisely analyse themHow to assess data security in practiceData leakage and the use of mobile devicesWhat do to in case of emergencyHow to draft an Emergency Response Plan The Speakers are top European experts: Christos Sgaras, from the Security Unit, EuropolAlexandre Diemer, Chief Information Security Officer, Council of EuropeEpp Maaten, Head of Department, Department of Supervision, Estonian Information System’s AuthoritySjoerd Feenstra, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Head of Unit, Quality, Analysis and Management, Ministry of General Affairs, the NetherlandsZafrul Sattar, Head of IT Security, Competition Commission, United KingdomAdrian Boylan, Head of Information and Communications Technology, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom