Cyber Security Industry Alliance Newsletter • Volume 2, Number 1 • September 2005

Upcoming Events

September

Sept
26-30

IT Security World 2005

San Francisco, CA

This conference tackles the full spectrum of security challenges and offers 30 focused, technical sessions. GovernmentSec, HealthSec, FinSec, and LegalSec are specific industry events held concurrently with IT Security World. CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz will be keynoting this conference on September 29th at 9 am. He will be presenting on “The Realities of Physical and Cyber Terrorism.”

Sept
27-29

ISSE 2005

Budapest, Hungary

Europe's largest independent debate on key security issues and challenges facing IT professionals, ISSE 2005 is the only independent, European focused conference for the presentation and discussion of technical, commercial, organisational, legal and political concepts for information security and data protection. It will be held at The Budapest University of Technology & Economics, Hungary, and is co-organised by EEMA, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), and TeleTrusT, hosted by the Hungarian Ministry of Informatics and Communications, and supported by the German Ministry of Economics and Labour.

October

Oct
17-19

RSA Europe

Vienna, Austria

The 6th annual RSA Conference, Europe, is the most comprehensive event created for information security professionals in Europe — it delivers more real-world learning and networking opportunities for both business and technical professionals than any other security gathering. CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz will be presenting on October 19th at 9:45 am on global compliance issues.

Oct
26

K-12 Information-Sharing Forum

Washington, DC

During National Cyber Security Awareness Month, CSIA is co-sponsoring a K-12 Information Sharing Forum. Government agencies and K-12 advocacy groups will discuss cyber security, ethics and safety, and examine ways to promote cyber education programs in schools. For more information, please contact Laura Brown at (703) 894-1262 or [email protected].

November

Nov
13-16

CSI 2005

Washington, DC

The Computer Security Institute (CSI) 32nd Annual Computer Security Conference & Exhibition features 133 sessions with attendance from over 2500 security pros and industry leaders. CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz will be moderating a keynote panel on November 15th at 8 am He will be presenting a “Forum on State, Federal and International Cyber Security Legislation.”

Nov
13-17

CA World 2005

Las Vegas, NV

For ten years, CA World has helped customers leverage their investment in CA and CA Partner solutions. With content-rich sessions, intense training, hands-on labs, unparalleled networking and relationship-building opportunities, CA World provides deeper insight into the solutions, trends, innovations and opportunities that can improve business continuity and enable enterprises to achieve regulatory compliance. CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz will be presenting on November 16th at 9:45 am His panel focuses on the legal ramifications of spyware.

Nov
23-24

Readiness for Handling Network and Information Security Incidents

Vilnius, Lithuania

The conference is being organised by the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania in cooperation with ENISA and the Lithuanian Ministry of Transport and Communications. The main focus of discussion will be ensuring readiness for network and security incidents, in particular the preparedness of service providers, SMEs and residential and business end users. For information, contact Mrs. Diana Korsakaite at [email protected] or (370-5) 210 56 88.