Registration Open for 2006 VA SCAN Conference

[Shirley Payne <payne () VIRGINIA EDU>]

The Virginia Alliance for Security Computing and Networking (VA SCAN)
will be hosting its third annual conference October 26-27, 2006 at
George Mason University's Prince William Campus. Don't miss this
opportunity to hear leaders in the higher education security field
discuss current issues and to share ideas on effective security
practices with colleagues.

Who should attend? IT managers, security professionals, technical staff,
and auditors from Higher Education, K-12, Government, and Law Enforcement.

Keynote Speakers:

- Marcus J. Ranum is a world-renowned expert on security system design
and implementation. He is recognized as the inventor of the proxy
firewall and implementer of the first commercial firewall product.
Marcus has served as a consultant to many FORTUNE 500 firms and national
governments, as well as serving as a guest lecturer and instructor at
numerous high-tech conferences.

- Ira Winkler is recognized as one of the world's experts in Internet
security, information warfare, information-related crime investigation,
and industrial espionage. He is a specialist in penetration testing,
where he infiltrates companies, both technically and physically, to find
and repair an organization's weaknesses. In Spies Among Us (2005), Ira
Winkler reveals his security secrets, disclosing how companies and
individuals can protect themselves from even the most diabolical
criminals. He is also the co-author of the bestseller, Through the Eyes
of the Enemy, detailing the intelligence aspect of the cold war.

Conference Program: The keynote speakers and security and audit
professionals from various colleges and universities will be presenting
on Thursday, October 26th. The following day two concurrent workshops
will be conducted. The full-day, hands-on technical workshop will focus
on some of the more common freeware attack and penetration tools and
will conclude with a “capture the flag” exercise. The half-day
management workshop will address identity management systems,
roles/rights management, ERPs, and inter-relationships.

Conference Fee: Registration is $75 ($100 after October 13th) and
pre-registration is required. In addition to the conference program, the
fee includes parking, a Thursday evening reception, and lunches and
breaks for both days.

To obtain more detailed conference information and to register, see
www.vascan.org/2006securityconference.html.
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The mission of VA SCAN, a collaboration of George Mason University,
James Madison University, the University of Virginia, Virginia
Commonwealth University, and Virginia Tech, is to strengthen information
technology security programs within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
http://vascan.org.