ISSA E-News: March 12, 2009

In this Issue

Congratulations ISSA Amarillo Area
Call for Nominations for International Election
Register Now for April 22 ISSA International Awards
ISSA Web Conference: On-Demand
Information Security Outlook and Budgets Survey
University of Virginia Security Patch Management Survey
ISSA On-Demand Webcasts
ISSA Events
Industry Events

Congratulations ISSA Amarillo Area

ISSA is excited to officially announce ISSA Amarillo Area as our newest chapter. Through the efforts of Philip Niegos, the chapter's new president and founding leader, the Amarillo Area chapter also joins the worldwide network of ISSA Chapters, now 139 strong.

For a directory of all ISSA chapters CLICK HERE

Thank you to Microsoft for its support of newly chartered ISSA chapters.

Call for Nominations for International Elections

Call for Nominations for 3 International Officers and 4 Directors

Send HERE by April 30

Elections for the ISSA International Board of Directors are approaching. This year members will elect three officers - Vice President, Secretary/Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer - and four directors.

International Board terms are for two years. Members are expected to attend three to four face-to-face meetings annually and participate in conference calls in months when no face-to-face meeting is held. All Board members are expected to support their elected positions with such time and effort as is required to enable the association to continually improve its services, its position within the industry, and its effectiveness.

Anyone interested in being nominated as a Director can learn about the International Board of Directors responsibilities in Article VI of the ISSA By-Laws, available at: https://www.issa.org/Library/Members/Board-to-Membership/ISSA-ByLawsJanuary2001.doc

There are three ways a candidate can be nominated:

ISSA members who belong to a chapter should be nominated by their chapter. See sample statement of support.
At-Large members are nominated by petition, which must be signed by a minimum of 25 members in good standing. Petitions must be received no later than April 30 at 12 Midnight, US Pacific Time. (download petition here)
Sitting ISSA Board members may submit a nomination.(download nomination form here)

The following documents must be provided by each candidate. Documents can be emailed to election chair at issa.org or faxed to ISSA International, 206-299-3366.

A Statement of Commitment form
A biography
Goals the candidate wishes to achieve as a member of the ISSA Board
A digital photo 768 x 1264 pixels at 72 dpi in a gif, bmp or jpeg format (optional)

Candidate biographies and goals will be published in the ISSA Journal. Candidates will be allotted one column (375-400 words). Content is subject to editing to conform to the publication's style guide. There is no word limit for candidate bios and goals posted on the website.

Complete nomination and election guidelines may be found here. Questions and nominations should be directed to William Tompkins, Election Committee Chair, election chair at issa.org. Petitions and nominations received after midnight US Pacific Daylight Time on April 30, will not be considered.

Register Now for April 22 ISSA International Awards

If you are attending the RSA Conference USA, please join us as we pay tribute to the outstanding individuals, chapters and organization selected by their peers to receive a 2008 International Award for their exceptional contributions to ISSA and the information security profession. The awards will be presented on Wednesday, April 22 at 5:30 p.m., at the (ISC)2 Member Networking Reception.

The reception is complimentary for ISSA members and you do not have to be registered for the conference to attend. RSVP now
https://www.issa.org/Association/Award-Form.html

Hall of Fame
Mary Ann Davidson
Steve Hunt, Chicago Chapter
Lynn McNulty, Northern Virginia Chapter
George Proeller, Colorado Springs Chapter
Ron Ross
Roy Wilkinson, Metro Atlanta Chapter

Honor Roll
Bart Moerman, Brussels European Chapter
Elio Molteni, Italy Chapter
Allen Scalise, Rochester Chapter
Brian Schultz, Northern Virginia Chapter

Chapters of the Year
Fewer than 100 Members
Poland

100-200 Members
Capitol of Texas

200 or More Members
Colorado Springs
Northern Virginia

Chapter Communication Program of the Year
UK Chapter

Security Professional of the Year
Mark Johnson, Middle Tennessee Chapter

President's Award for Public Service
Sharon Ehlers

Organization of the Year
MITRE Corporation

ISSA Web Conference: On-Demand

Title: Supporting New Technologies - Cloud Computing and Virtualization
For more information and registration please visit: http://issa.org/Resources/Security-Webcasts/Live-Web-Conferences.html

CPE Credit Available

Register now to view the February 17th ISSA Web Conference on-demand. Listen to leading experts as they address the security landscape associated with cloud computing and virtualization. The presentation includes an overview of the security challenges and benefits, strategies for avoiding "legal storms in the cloud". ISSA members also address questions to leading cloud computing and virtualization companies.

Presentation slides are available at: https://www.issa.org/Members/Support-Materials.html (ISSA member login required)

Thank you to Google Apps, powered by Postini, for their generous support of the February ISSA Web Conference.

Information Security Outlook and Budgets Survey

In light of the volatility in the current economic landscape, Pacific Crest Securities and MetroSITE Group are conducting a survey to gauge IT and security-related spending and project priorities, and have invited ISSA members to participate. The survey will help us understand the strategies organizations are employing to maintain security programs during 2009 and will only take 10 minutes to complete. All responses will be confidential and used only for the purposes of this survey, and respondents will be entered into a drawing to receive a $100 iTunes gift card. The results of this survey will be made available to ISSA members in a March 26th webcast.

To participate, please find the survey at the following link: CLICK HERE

University of Virginia Security Patch Management Survey

The University of Virginia has initiated a survey intended to gather benchmarking information related to the processes and costs associated with security patching activities. Analysis of responses will permit an understanding of how patching varies across business sectors, from company to company within a sector, and between larger and smaller companies. All collected data will be presented only in aggregate and will remain non-attributable and secure. The intent is to expose the results to an audience of government organizations and industrial firms. It is anticipated that the results will be incorporated into a Master's Degree thesis.

Typically the survey takes 15 minutes to complete and in no case more than 20 minutes.

To participate in this research study, CLICK HERE

ISSA Events

TRISC (Texas Regional Infrastructure Security Conference)

The Alamo Chapter of ISSA
The Capitol of Texas Chapter of ISSA
The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of ISSA
The South Texas Chapter of ISSA

March 23 - 25, 2009
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
Austin, TX, USA

CISSP Exam Final Review Group
The Raleigh Chapter of ISSA

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
McKimmon Center
Raleigh, NC, USA

Richmond Spring CISSP Study Course
The Central Virginia Chapter of ISSA

March 24 - June 16, 2009
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Richmond Public Library (101 E Franklin St.)
Richmond, VA, USA

ISSA Phoenix Q2 Training Event
The Phoenix Chapter of ISSA

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
11:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.
ITT Technical Institute, 5005 W. Wendler Dr.
Tempe, AZ, USA

Central Ohio InfoSec Summit
Central Ohio Chapter of ISSA

May 7 - 8, 2009
Hyatt Regency
Columbus, OH, USA

Secure360 Conference
The Minnesota Chapter of ISSA

May 12 - 13, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Saint Paul RiverCentre
Saint Paul, MN, USA

ISSA CISO Executive Forum 2009 Schedule

*CISO Forum dates and location are subject to change.

Chicago, IL	May 14th - 15th, 2009 Theme: Supporting New Technologies
Los Angeles, CA	September 19th - 20th, 2009 Theme: Cyber Crime
Las Vegas, NV	November 12th - 13th, 2009 Theme: Looking forward; What CISO's Will Need to Know in The Next Decade