Conference provides information security training

The 16th Annual Northern California Information Security Symposium will take place December 13-15 at Sacramento State. The event is open to the public, IT professionals, the business community and college students interested in the IT industry. Registration is $399 per person for Information Systems Security Association members ($499 non-members), currently enrolled Sacramento State students may attend free of charge.

This year’s symposium focuses on “360 Degrees of Security” and features two days of presentations from security professionals in seven separate knowledge "tracks," including Security and Project Management, Technical Security, Privacy and ID Theft, Auditing and Business Continuity, Law Enforcement, and Academia. New this year is a track specifically designed for vendors who wish to provide in-class instruction and demonstrations of their products.

Featured presenters include:

David Cullinane, CPP, CISSP, is the chief information security officer for Washington Mutual, Inc., one of the largest banks in the United States. He is a charter member of the Global Council of Chief Security Officers, a group of senior cyber-security leaders dedicated to enhancing cyber security. He also serves on ASIS International's Information Technology Security Committee and is on the Editorial Advisory Board of CSO Magazine and Security Technology & Design Magazine. He is board certified in security management as a Certified Protection Professional and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and former Certified Business Continuity Professional. He is the current president if the Information Systems Security Association.

David Rice is founder and senior partner of TantricSecurity LLC, an elite information security consultancy specializing in Microsoft technologies.The Department of Defense commends Rice "for providing critical configuration and policy guidance on current and emerging technologies, aiding decision makers and protecting sensitive information systems world wide." He is a SANS Institute course author, instructor and editor, has developed and authored several security configuration guides and technical publications, and is adjunct faculty for James Madison University's Information Security Graduate Curriculum. Prior to working for private enterprise, he dedicated a decade to military service, the majority of that time, working on highly sensitive national security issues. He was a global network vulnerability analyst for the National Security Agency and holds numerous professional certifications.

Martin Roesch founded Sourcefire in 2001 and serves as its chief technology officer. A respected authority on intrusion prevention and detection technology and forensics, he is responsible for the technical direction and product development efforts. Roesch, who has 17 years industry experience in network security and embedded systems engineering, is also the author and lead developer of the Snort Intrusion Prevention and Detection System (www.snort.org) that forms the foundation for the Sourcefire 3D System.

Lydell Wall is a detective with the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department and a member of the Sacramento High Tech Crimes Task Force. Wall conducted the follow-up investigation and testified at the Laci Peterson hearing and received a Timothy Fidel Memorial Award for his case preparation and critical role in this investigation.

Thomas R. Peltier, CISM, CISSP, has been an information security professional for more than 25 years. During this time he has shared his experiences with follow professionals and because of his work has been given the 1993 Computer Security Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999 the Information Systems Security Association bestowed its Individual Contribution to the Profession Award and in 2001 he was inducted into the ISSA Hall of Fame. He was also awarded the CSI Lifetime Emeritus Membership Award.

The final day of the symposium will provide attendees with "experiential learning" labs, including key security disciplines involving Forensics, Hacking, Risk Management, How To Investigate Trade Secret Theft, and Network Intrusion.

The event will also include a job fair, live presentations and demonstrations by top security vendors, including Cisco, New Horizons, and Juniper Networks.

For more information contact Bethany Boom in the College of Continuing Education at 278-4846 or visit www.issa-sac.org/conferences/2005/.