Monday Oct 04, 2004
Security pros to share secrets at UNC Charlotte
As information technology has advanced, it has increasingly become the key to efficient business communication. The spread of such technologies - and the consequent reliance on it - requires a commitment to understand and minimize the threats that could compromise the facility, privacy and integrity of network data.
Leading researchers and practitioners in the fields of information security will delve into these issues and discuss solutions during the Fall Computer Security Symposium at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Secret Service agent Tony Marino and Sun Microsystems Chief Security Officer Whitfield Diffie are among those sharing their expertise during the October 13th program in the Cone Center's McKnight Hall. Attending cyber security professionals, including business continuity professionals, IT managers, software developers, systems administrators, information security professionals and policy makers will have the opportunity to question the experts. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with sessions running from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Other top cyber security leaders to present will be:
- Kent Blossom, Director of Safety and Security Services, IBM
- Al Decker, Director, Security and Privacy Services, EDS
- Tom Fisher, CIO, Qualcomm
- Brad Ipema, Attorney, Wachovia Bank
- Kevin Kealy, Security Scientist, AT&T
- Wynn Mabry, Director, Homeland Security, Mecklenburg County
- Joan Myers, President, North Carolina Electronics and Information Technology Association
- Ed Paradise, Vice President and General Manager, Mobile Wireless Group, Cisco
- Rebecca Whitener, Director, Privacy Services, EDS
- James A. Whittaker, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Florida Institute of Technology
The symposium's sponsors include:
UNC Charlotte's College of Information Technology and the university's Charlotte Research Institute, which draw on their extensive research and educational programs in computer security. The College of IT's program was recently redesignated by the U.S. National Security Agency as a
Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education.
In addition to UNC Charlotte, sponsors include the North Carolina Electronics and Information Technology Association, the Information Technology Council of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and InfraGard.
For details & registration on this year's symposium, please visit
http://www.coit.uncc.edu/symposium/2004/site/index.cfm.
To compliment the 2004 Cyber Security Symposium, on Wednesday, October 13th, there will also be a radio broadcast. "Charlotte Talks", a production of WFAE FM 90.7 will host Whitfield Diffie (Sun Microsystems Chief Security Officier), Rebecca Whitener (Director of Privacy for EDS) and Tony Marino (Special Agent for the Secret Service) to address certain questions regarding Identity Theft.
You can listen via the radio or the Internet at FM 90.7.
Monday Oct 04, 2004
The Common Criteria User's Forum will be held
this week in Washington, DC. Specifically, the event will begin on Wednesday,
October 6th and conculde on Thursday, October 7th. The cost of this event is $100
for non-government employees. For U.S. government employees, the fee is waived.
(From the web site), the goals of the forum are to:
- Recommend practical means to improve the Common Criteria processes and standards to make them a truly viable mechanism toward improving COTS product security for not only the Government, but for all customers.
- Present the opportunity for all parties to express their perspectives on the issues raised and to identify realistic means to resolve them.
- Provide an open forum to discuss and resolve the apparent differences between the views of commercial entities and NIAP.
- Develop a specific plan of action for the recommendations from the NIAP Review and the Task Force Report as well as any additional recommendations developed by the attendees.
- Begin to share Common Criteria experiences as a means of educating all stakeholders.
It looks like it will be both a fun and constructive event. I would encourage
anyone interested in the future of the Common Criteria to stop by if you can.
I will be moderating a session on day 2 entitled "Common Criteria Requirements
for Commercial Users". This session will focus on what is needed to make
the Common Critiera more relevant and appropriate for use in the private
sector. It should be quite a discussion! If you are able to drop in, please
say hello!
I will hopefully be getting back to my list of lesser known and/or publicized
security enhancements to the Solaris 10 OS in the next day or so. Until then,
thanks for reading and take care!
Monday Oct 04, 2004
FYI... Be sure to check out this Net Talk and get your questions
ready for this upcoming live Q&A session on Solaris 10 security!
Glenn
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Sun Net Talk: Online Seminars for IT Professionals
Let's Talk --> About Security
OS Security: Solaris 10 Breaks New Ground
Keep the bad guys out; let the good guys in. No operating system does
it better than Solaris and with the upcoming release of the Solaris 10
OS, the bad guys might want to think about a new line of work. View this
Sun Net Talk on Demand to find out how you can better protect your
software environment with the ground-breaking, out-of-the-box security
capabilities of Solaris 10. All viewers will receive early access to a new
security white paper, discounts on selected security publications and
free security blueprints.
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Got more security questions? Then register for the Sun Expert Exchange
on October 20th. It's your chance to grill our experts in a live Q&A
forum.
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If you have any questions or feedback please send an e-mail to:
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Thank you,
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EXPERT EXCHANGE: October 20th at 10 am PT
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Date: Wednesday, October 20th
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* Mark Thacker
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Corrected! Thank you!
Glenn