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ISSA E-News : March 6th, 2008

In this Issue:

  1. 2007 ISSA International Awards Announced
  2. Volunteers Needed for Advisory Council
  3. New Online ISSA Journal Debuts
  4. Final Winners Drawn for RSA® Full Conference Passes
  5. Recent On-Demand Webcasts now available at www.issa.org
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Hertz, Forrester, and GuardianEdge present a live eSeminar on endpoint data protection. Register now!


2007 ISSA International Awards Announced

Awards Ceremony: Monday, April 21, 4:00 p.m.
At the Texas Regional Infrastructure Security Conference, San Antonio

Please plan to join us on April 21 to honor your fellow ISSA colleagues and chapter leaders for outstanding contributions to the association and our profession.Register Here


Outstanding Chapters of 2007:

  • 200 Plus Members:      Northern Virginia
  • 100-200 Members:      South Texas

Chapter Communication Program of 2007:    Northern Virginia

President's Award for Community Service:    Marc Noble

Organization of the Year:    Cisco

Security Professional of the Year:    Louis Gamon

Honor Roll:

  • Robin Wheeler
  • Vern Williams

Hall of Fame:        Susan Hansche

Volunteers Needed for Advisory Council

The ISSA International Board is forming a new Advisory Board made up of current and former chapter presidents to provide regional expertise on unique membership and chapter development issues, mentor leaders of new chapters and engage chapters in ISSA initiatives. The Chapter Presidents Advisory Council (CPAC) will be chaired by ISSA President Howard Schmidt and Vice President Kevin Richards. If you would be willing to reach out to the chapters in your region, please contact your chapter president immediately. Delegates for the Council must be nominated by their Chapter Board by March 31.

For more information, Click Here.

New Online ISSA Journal Debuts

Go to the ISSA home page and try out the new interactive version of the ISSA Journal, where the new March issue is already online.

Final Winners Drawn for RSA® Full Conference Passes

Renné Devasia, Senior IS Internal Auditor for Adobe Systems, (Silicon Valley Chapter) and Daniel Jacobsen, Senior Consultant, Protiviti, Inc., (South Florida Chapter) received the final two full conference passes to the RSA® Conference 2008, April 7-11, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. A total of four passes were awarded to eNews readers. The other two lucky winners were Jason Joy (Silicon Valley) and Augusto Paes de Barros (Brasil).

Recent On-Demand Webcasts now available at www.issa.org


Endpoint Data Protection - Beyond Encryption

  • Date & Time of Event: Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 11 a.m. PST / 2 p.m. EST
  • Sponsor: GuardianEdge

Speakers:

  • Clint Lawson, Information Security Architect, Hertz Corporation
  • Paul Stamp, Senior Analyst, Forrester Research
  • Ram Krishnan, SVP of Products & Marketing, GuardianEdge

Strong encryption is a good first step toward safeguarding your critical data. However, with today's highly mobile workforce, trends toward outsourcing and partnering, and increasingly strict privacy protection laws, no organization can afford to have anything less than the most complete data protection solution available. Join guest speakers Clint Lawson, Information Security Architect for Hertz Corporation, and Paul Stamp, Principal Analyst with Forrester Research, as they share their insights and expertise regarding enterprise endpoint data protection and large-scale deployments.


Bring your questions and join this interactive live eSeminar!

We will discuss:

  • Market trends and directions
  • Evaluating an enterprise-wide encryption solution
  • Deploying and managing encryption together with other components of a complete endpoint data protection solution
Click here to register now!

ISSA Events


Mad Dash To Push Everything Online – Including SCADA
Central Virginia ISSA Chapter
March 12, 8:00 a.m., LandAmerica Financial Group, Glen Allen, VA, USA
Click here for details


Central Ohio InfoSec Summit
Central Ohio ISSA Chapter
March 13, Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH, USA
$35 for ISSA members prior to May 6; $45 after May 6
Click here for details


ISSA Awards Ceremony
ISSA International
April 21, 4:00 p.m., Omni Hotel at the Colonnade, San Antonio, TX, USA
Free to ISSA Members and their guests
Click here for Details


ISSA 2008 Texas Regional Infrastructure Security Conference
April 21-23, Omni Hotel at the Colonnade, San Antonio, TX, USA
Click here for details


Secure360°
ISSA Minnesota Chapter
May 13-14, Saint Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul, MN, USA
Early Registration: $199 before April 1
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Industry Events


SecureGOV Symposium
Government Technology Research Alliance Security Council
March 9-11, Williamsburg, VA, USA
20% Discount to ISSA Members
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InfoSec World 2008 Conference and Expo
MIS Training Institute
March 10-12, Orlando, FL, USA
10% Discount to ISSA Members until February 29; cannot be used with other discount offers or previous registration.
Click here for details


Source: Boston 2008 March 12-14, Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Boston, MA, USA
10% Discount to ISSA Members; registration ends March 1.
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SecureWorld Expo

  • March 26-27, Boston, MA, USA
  • April 23-24, Houston, TX, USA
  • April 29-30, Atlanta, GA, USA
  • May 7-8, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • May 21-22, Chicago, IL, USA
  • September 10-11, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • September 24-25, Cleveland, OH USA
  • October 8-9, Detroit, MI, USA
  • October 29-30, Seattle, WA, USA
  • November 19-20, Dallas, TX, USA

ISSA MEMBERS receive an $80 discount off the $195 two-day Conference Pass or $200 off the $695 SecureWorld+ Extended Training Pass

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Forrester's Security Forum EMEA 2008
Forrester Research BV
April 2-3, Movenpick Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
20% Discount to ISSA Members on Forum Seat and on the Pre-Forum Workshop
Click here for details


IT360°
April 7-9, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25% Pre-Registration Discount for ISSA Members on Conference; Free Trade Show Admission
Click here for details


RSA® Conference USA 2008
April 7-11, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
$200 off Full Conference Registration for ISSA Members
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InfoSecurity Europe 2008
April 22-24, Grand Hall, Olympia, London, UK
Free to ISSA Members
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H@cker Halted USA 2008
May 28-June 4, Marriot Resort at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
20% discount for ISSA Members
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Annual Cyber Security Symposium for Energy Enterprises
June 3-4, Sheraton Austin Hotel, Austin, TX, USA
$400 discount for ISSA Members
Click here for details