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maltatoday SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2017 16 News Career Opportuni�es OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AUBERGE DE CASTILLE, TRIQ SAN PAWL, VALLETTA, MALTA (1) Senior Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Systems Coordinator Jobsplus Permit Number: 645/2017 (1) Senior IT Security and Compliance Manager Jobsplus Permit Number: 646/2017 Objec�ve of the role: The ideal candidate will be required to support & coordinate large scale projects for na�onal PKI systems. The PKI coordinator should have an advanced understanding of the principles of cer�fica�on authori�es, e-ID schemes, informa�on security policies & standards. Responsibili�es: • Adhere to the Cer�ficate authority polices, prac�ce statements & EU regula�ons. • Ensure maintenance of all relevant documenta�on with the solu�ons provider. • Keeping abreast with technical and strategic developments and trends within the ICT industry and Specific business area/s. • Monitor technological and opera�onal changes to IT systems ac�vi�es accordingly. • Analyze PKI technology industry and market trends, assess impact of emerging security threats. • Contribute to the technical direc�on on all areas of PKI architecture (policies, conformity, standards, strategies and governance). • Conduct risk assessment and Incident mi�ga�on. • Repor�ng on security issues, audits, project assignments and monitoring of third party opera�ons. Qualifica�ons and Experience required: • A minimum of 5 years experience in an ICT management/security posi�on, in possession of a valid Microso� Cer�fied Systems Engineer/Expert (MCSE) cer�fica�on OR a minimum of 3 years experience in an ICT security field in possession of a valid CISSP cer�fica�on OR in possession of a recognized qualifica�on at MQF Level 6 in Compu�ng and (2) years relevant work experience in an ICT management/security related field. • Experience with PKI-based products & common protocols. • Experience in areas such as iden�ty management, cer�fica�on & governance. • Experience in the implementa�on and review of policies and procedures. • Excellent wri�en, verbal, interpersonal business and technical communica�on skills. Objec�ve of the role: The deal candidate will be required to oversee the IT compliance and governance func�ons that are responsible for tes�ng, documen�ng, evalua�ng, remedia�ng and improving regulatory controls and processes for effec�veness and opera�onal efficiency. Responsibili�es: • Design enhancement for internal controls such as segrega�on of du�es, produc�on change management, compliance, network security, incident handling & risk assessment. • Managing ISO, security compliance cer�fica�ons and industry standards. • Review and update exis�ng documenta�on, including Internal Control Standards, to meet regulatory requirements and ensure business processes, policies and procedures are effec�ve and sustainable. • Conduct regular Informa�on Security Risk Assessments, including interviews of applicable stakeholders ensuring appropriate security controls are in place to mi�gate risks. • Managing vulnerability scanning, penetra�on tes�ng, coordina�ng with external vendor conduc�ng tests, and coordina�ng all remedia�on and priori�za�on ac�vi�es. • Monitor regulatory risk assessments performed on business and opera�onal processes, procedures and policies, providing recommenda�on for mi�ga�on or remedia�on. Qualifica�ons and Experience required: • A minimum of 5 years experience in an ICT management/security posi�on and in possession of a valid Microso� Cer�fied Systems Engineer/Expert (MCSE) cer�fica�on OR a minimum of 3 years experience in an ICT security field in possession of a valid CISSP cer�fica�on OR in possession of a recognized qualifica�on at MQF Level 6 in Compu�ng and (2) years' relevant work experience in an ICT management/security related field. • Hands-on experience with CISCO firewalls, routers & switches. • Experience in tes�ng, evalua�ng, and documen�ng controls of compliance. • Advanced knowledge on secure transport protocols, secure authoriza�on protocols & cer�fica- �on authori�es. • Proficiency in vulnerability assessments, penetra�on and intrusion detec�on tools. Interested persons are to send a covering le�er together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae by not later than 29th December 2017, addressed to the Chief Officer Human Resources, Iden�ty Malta Agency, Mediterranean Conference Centre, Old Hospital Street, Valle�a VLT 1645. Applica�ons may also be sent by email to recruitment@iden�tymalta.com. Iden�ty Malta is a government Agency established through Legal No�ce LN269 of 2013. Web: www.iden�tymalta.com The comparatively weak uptake of public transport by those aged over 60 in Malta – the total population of which the authors quote as 93,758 based on a 2014 NSO report – is down to a mixture of personal habits, an aggressive car culture, as well as structural problems within the transport system as a whole A recent study has shown how the intuitive assumption that the elderly would be more likely to use public transport just does not hold true in Malta, TEODOR RELJIC finds Has our public transport failed the elderly? WHILE the quality (or otherwise) of the local public transport system is often a source of contentious de- bate – when it isn't a long drawn- out polemic, anyway – attention is often focused on the suitability of the service in and of itself, and how it affects the population as a whole. What seems to be lacking, how- ever, is a clearly targeted approach to the ongoing problems that beset the system, though a recent study has at least attempted to explore one angle of it – namely, how peo- ple over the age of 60 either take up or don't take up public transport as a way of getting around the island. Published in the October 2017 edition of the Journal of Transport Geography, the article 'To drive or to use the bus? An exploratory study of older people in Malta' by Deborah Mifsud, Maria Attard (University of Malta) and Stephen Ison (Loughborough University), showed how while an intuitive as- sumption based on research on other countries would suggest that the Maltese elderly should be ex- pected to take up public transport in healthy numbers, the reality on the ground proves that this is sim- ply not happening. Based on their sample of 500, who were interviewed by phone over the course of 2016, the com- paratively weak uptake of public transport by those aged over 60 in Malta – the total population of which the authors quote as 93,758 based on a 2014 NSO report – is down to a mixture of personal habits, an aggressive car culture, as well as structural problems within the transport system as a whole. Car trumps bus... every time One of the most consistent strands of Mifsud, Attard and Ison's study is the characterisation of the elderly public-transport user in Malta as being a "captive" user. Broadly speaking, this means that public transport is seen as some- thing of a 'last resort' measure, es- pecially for those who do not own a car, or who have stopped driving after reaching the age of 60, for a number of reasons (see box). "The highest percentage of driv- ers (43.3%) used public transport in an infrequent manner, or else did not use it at all (41.2%). On the other hand, 23.6% of the non-driv- ers used public transport weekly compared to only 10.2% who were drivers. This shows that public transport usage was the highest among the non-drivers, mean- ing that these can potentially be captive-users," the study reads. In other words, having access to a car and being fit and willing enough to drive it will almost always result in the car 'winning' over public transport. While the authors claim that further research will need to be done in order to pin down why the system remains somewhat un- attractive to the elderly, they do suggest that "incentives and edu- cational campaigns that encour- age alternative modes of transport" could be the way forward, espe- cially given what they recognise to be heavily "motorised ageing socie- ties" like Malta. The findings also noted a clear gender gap when it came to aban- doning the car, with a total 67% of those who gave up driving being female. Geography and society Two other key factors identified by Mifsud, Attard and Ison in the study point to how geographic lo- cation and the individuals' social lifestyle also determined the degree of public transport usage. "Participation in social activities was a significant determinant for public transport use," the authors claim, adding that "the odds for those who participated in social activities to use public transport weekly rather than never were al- most three times more than for those who did not participate in any social activity". However, they do not interpret this as arising from any intrinsic positive factors within the trans- port system. Rather, the authors suggest that one "possible expla- nation" for this lies in the fact that those elderly people who engage in social activities in the first place would tend to belong to the health- ier cohort among their group, "and thus feel more confident to use public transport". When it came to geographi- cal distinction, the big one when it came to public transport usage was, quite simply, the distinction between Malta and Gozo – with public transport being taken up in an even more decreased capacity among those living on the smaller island. "Public transport was used significantly less [in Gozo] than in the other districts in Malta," according to the authors. "For