East Tennessee Cyber Security Summit - Security in a Downturn Economy

[cmerkel at gmail.com (Chris Merkel)]

Thanks for posting this - there isn't nearly enough infosec resources (IMHO)
within a reasonable distance for people in east TN. Speaking of, what's the
status of the ISSA chapter there? I've got a guy working for me down there
and am trying to get him plugged into everything I possibly can.

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Kyle <urbantux at gmail.com> wrote:

> The ETCSS Committee proudly presents the Fifth Annual East Tennessee
> CyberSecurity Summit to be held in beautiful downtown Knoxville,
> Tennessee at the Knoxville-Hilton Hotel on October 20th and 21st, 2009.
>
> The Conference is co-hosted this year by the same sponsors as the last
> for years, the FBI, UT, Fountainhead College, TVA, TVA-OIG, and a new
> member joins us this year, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
> InfraGard chapter members, IT professionals in academia, government,
> law, and private industry from across the region including Atlanta,
> Nashville, Columbia, and the Raleigh/Durham area, will be attending as
> well.
>
> The event is just two months away so mark your calendars now and plan
> ahead. Repeat attendees, high conference quality, and four prior
> successful events predict that seats will sell out early.
> An early registration fee of $95 per person will cover conference
> admission and include:
>
> ? 16 hours of Continuing Professional Education units,
> ? Learning from and networking with your colleagues,
> ? Lunch and parking for both days of the conference
> ? A special accommodation rate at the Hilton for conference
> attendees
>
> To register for the event please visit our web site at
> http://www.etcss.org<http://www.etcss.org/?utm_source=PaulDotCom&utm_medium=ForumPosting&utm_campaign=announcement>
> <http://www.etcss.org/?utm_source=CisspForum&utm_medium=ForumPosting&utm_campaign=announcement>
>
> You've spoken in past years and we've been listening. This year
> we've changed the schedule to incorporate some of your requests.
> This year we are offering:
>
> Two breakout sessions ? with limited seating
> Forensics - data preservation, new forensics-related hardware and
> software, and best practices in the profession.
> SANS Session Material ? access to SANS class education material
>
> A panel wrap up at the end of each day comprised of speakers, field
> experts, and knowledgeable peers, with ample time to discuss all your
> tough questions.
>
> More break time so you can network and mingle with your peers.
>
> The theme for this year's conference is "CyberSecurity in a
> Downturn Economy"
>
> We are pleased to be able to again present Kevin Mandia from Mandiant
> and Paul Williams from Grayhat Research. Bill Dean, with Sword and
> Shield, joins us again this year with information on the forensics of
> Intellectual Property Theft. Ben Feinstein from SecureWorks in Atlanta
> is joining us to share his expertise as it relates to malware and how to
> better defend against it. Speakers from Elavon will be presenting an
> "autopsy" of a case study to help clarify how an incident is
> handled from beginning to end.
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