Re: October 31, 2004, is Cyber Security Day

[Theresa Semmens <Theresa.Semmens () NDSU NODAK EDU>]

NDSU in collaboration with EduTech and the North Dakota University System
will be hosting a conference, IT Security: A Call to Action for the
Education Community,  for institutions K-20.  More information can be found
at: http://its.ndsu.nodak.edu/security/conference/
 
 

Theresa Semmens, CISA
NDSU IT Security Officer
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58101
701.231.5870
Theresa.Semmens () ndsu nodak edu

Less than 6 seconds
The time it takes to compromise a PC, according to Vincent Weafer, the
senior director of security response at Symantec Corp.
Source: The Age

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-----Original Message-----
From: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv
[mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Shirley Payne
Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 8:30 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] October 31, 2004, is Cyber Security Day



In support of Cyber Security Month the Virginia Alliance for Secure
Computing and Networking and the Association of Collegiate Computing
Services are hosting the conference described below. You don't need to be a
Virginian to attend, so "y'all come!"       Shirley Payne


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Registration is now open for the October 11th and 12th  "Meeting IT
Challenges: National Strategies and Local Solutions" conference jointly
hosted by the Association of Collegiate Computing Services (ACCS) and the
Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking (VA SCAN).  Brief
information about the conference follows. Program details, registration
instructions, and additional information are posted at


http://www.virginia.edu/housing/conferences/Website2003/3univevents/vascan_a
ccs/index.htm 

The conference will provide an up-to-date national perspective on one of the
toughest problems IT professionals face - security.  Leaders in this field
will discuss how far we've come, the challenges ahead, and ways to meet
those challenges. Effective security solutions and new ideas that conference
participants can put right to work in their own environments will be
presented. To round out the conference, a full track on methods for
improving user support - another major IT challenge - will be offered. 

Keynote Speakers:

 Dr. Linwood H. Rose - President of James Madison University President and
member of the U.S. President's National Infrastructure Advisory Committee. 

 Alan Paller - Director of Research for the SANS Institute

 Rodney Petersen -EDUCAUSE Policy Analyst and Computer and Network Security
Task Force Project Coordinator

Who Should Attend: Managers and technical staff with information technology
responsibilities from Virginia institutions of Higher Education, K-12,
state/local government agencies, and law enforcement.

Conference Fee: $75 (for early birds) covers registration, lunch, and
parking. After October 4th the conference fee is $100.




Conference Location: University of Virginia Darden School of Business,
Charlottesville, Virginia 




Bruhn, Mark S. wrote: 

How many of you have plans to do something to recognize/leverage

National Cybersecurity Day?



(How many of you knew that there WAS a National Cybersecurity Day?  How

many of you knew that there are actually two -- one at each time change?

:)



(I googled .edu sites to see what's being done, and I get 15 or so legit

hits.)



Thanks,

M.



  

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