November 2007 Chapter News & Announcements

11.12.07 - 10:17am

ISSA Portland Members, Sponsors and Friends:

Thanks to all of you for our great attendance at our first two chapter meetings of the program year. For those of you who missed one or both of the presentations, check out the chapter website (www.issa-portland.org) for ‘past presentations’. We continue to make improvements to the website and making past presentations available is one of the latest enhancements.

A reminder that our chapter operations wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our chapter sponsors. Thanks to Structured, Cisco, CA, ATSI, Trend Micro, F5 Networks, TrustCC, Face-to-Face Events, and Credant for supporting the chapter.
 

Monthly Announcements:

1. Bring a friend or colleague to our meetings. We have gained 14 new chapter members so far in 2007, but we’ve lost 11. The strength of our chapter is in our active members, so spread the word.

2. The 2007 ISSA Northwest Regional Security Conference Will be held on April 23rd in Olympia, WA. Save the date.

3. November Chapter Meeting; Thursday November 15th; 11:30am-2:00pm; Port of Portland building (121 NW Everett Street) - November will be our annual (though we didn’t do it last year) joint meeting with ISACA. This year the topic will be “Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security and Compliance”. Joel Fontenot from Ecora Software will be the speaker. Joel offers a wealth of experience in PCI compliance efforts, but I’m sure between the ISACA and ISSA attendees we will be able to rattle him.
Registration is REQUIRED for this meeting at: www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=145484

4. December Chapter Meeting; Thursday December 20th; 3:00pm-6:30pm; Paragon Restaurant in the Pearl District - Our annual ‘Holiday’ meeting will once again be held at the Paragon. Selim Aissi, Manager and Platform Architect with Platform Management and Security at Intel will be presenting on mobile device security. The meeting is planned for our regular time, but we are hopeful that attendees will linger afterward to socialize, eat, and drink.

Keep in touch,
Mike Boyd
President
ISSA Portland

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October 2007 Chapter News & Announcements

10.15.07 - 02:59pm

ISSA Portland Members, Sponsors and Friends:

The 2008 Program Year is off to a great start. Our first chapter meeting was well-attended and the presentation from Jon Clay of Trend Micro provided a good insight into the evolution of cybercrime and malware. The new chapter website (http://www.issa-portland.org) provides streamlined access to information about the chapter and it continues to grow as we add more useful information. The chapter reached out and received corporate sponsorships from eight companies. These sponsors provide some financial breathing room to plan valuable, low-cost and free events for the chapter.I have three event announcements to pass along:

1. October Chapter Meeting; Thursday November 15th; 3:00pm-5:30pm; Con-Way - October sees the return of Blackhat and ISSA Portland speaking veteran Jeremiah Grossman who will present “Hacking Intranet Websites from the Outside (Take 2) Fun With and Without JavaScript Malware”. This presentation was a highlight at Blackhat 2007 and having Jeremiah present it in person at ISSA-Portland is a real treat for the chapter. Details

2. November Chapter Meeting; Thursday November 15th; 11:30am-2:00pm; Port of Portland building (121 NW Everett Street) - November will be our annual (though we didn’t do it last year) joint meeting with ISACA. This year the topic will be “Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security and Compliance”. Joel Fontenot from Ecora Software will be the speaker. Joel offers a wealth of experience in PCI compliance efforts, but I’m sure between the ISACA and ISSA attendees we will be able to rattle him. Online registration for this event will be available shortly.

3. ISSA Portland Discount at “SecureWorld Expo, Seattle”The Portland Chapter of ISSA is pleased to announce our support of the 2007 Seattle SecureWorld Expo, October 30-31 at the Meydenbauer Center.Event Highlights: http://www.secureworldexpo.com/events/index.php?id=236.

That’s all the news for this month. If you have information you’d like passed along to the chapter or posted on the website, please contact your board.

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SecureWorld Expo 2007, Seattle

10.03.07 - 11:19am

The Portland Chapter of ISSA is pleased to announce our support of the 2007
Seattle SecureWorld Expo, October 30-31 at the Meydenbauer Center.
Event Highlights:
http://www.secureworldexpo.com/events/index.php?id=236

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September 2007 Chapter News & Announcements

09.21.07 - 08:51am

This month’s news is short and sweet.

1. Upcoming Chapter Meetings (see atached flyers for full details)

Thursday, September 20th; 3:00pm - Our first monthly chapter meeting for the new program year will feature the presentation Securing Your Data From Cybercriminals provided by Trend Micro. The focus of this presentation will be the evolutions and changes to the threat landscape over the past few years. This is a topic long overdue for the chapter. How many of us have recently looked under the hood of our antivirus/antimalware systems, honestly? September 2007 Meeting Announcement

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August 2007 Chapter News and Announcements

08.24.07 - 12:10pm

September marks the beginning of the chapter’s “2008 Program Year” and members of the Board have been working hard to ensure that the year gets off to a good start. The Board held it’s annual planning meeting in July and established some exciting goals for events and chapter programs that you’ll be hearing about as the year progresses.

As has become the custom, I’ll provide a consolidated monthly update to all of of our mailing list subscribers and sponsors in an effort to minimize the ISSA-SPAM that you are subjected to. If you have events or news items that you would like included in these e-mails please try to have them to me by the first of the month.

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ISSA Portland’s Advisory Council at InnoTech 2007

04.25.07 - 11:51pm

Innotech 2007 is taking place on April 25th and 26th. ISSA Portland’s Advisory Council will participate in a panel session titled “Innovating with Privacy in Mind”. This session will take place on April 26 at 3:30 PM in Room E145 and 146. This panel event will serve as the Chapter meeting for April. We will NOT have a meeting at Con-way on the third Thursday of April. Please come support the Advisory council and hear a fascinating discussion.

Session Description - Innovating with Privacy in Mind
Innovation is required to compete successfully in today’s business climate. Businesses are working smarter and faster, getting information to the right people at the right place and right time… particularly, at the point of action. That information is essential to improved productivity, competitive differentiation, customer intimacy, and improved business results. Information Technology is the key enabler for process change to achieve these results.

At the same time, meeting privacy requirements is critical in an increasingly regulated business environment. Trust is key to retaining customer loyalty. Good governance means protecting personal information and for protecting intellectual property… the currency of the information economy.

As a result, organizations must be innovative not only at core competencies, but also at getting information to the points of action in ways that are secure and that meet privacy requirements.

In this presentation, some of the Portland area’s top IT executives will discuss how they are enabling the businesses they support through innovation while accommodating privacy and security concerns.
- Does success come down to best practices or just common sense?
- Does innovation require thinking innovatively about privacy and business models?

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ISSA Northwest Regional Security Conference - Friday May 11th

04.17.07 - 04:05pm

The third annual ISSA Northwest Regional Security Conference will be held on Friday May 11th, 2007 at the Red Lion Inn in Olympia, Washington. This annual conference brings together local, regional and national security professionals and experts to share practical information as well as emerging trends and technologies. The conference includes both security and business tracks, meaning there will be something for everyone.

Be Sure to be there! It will be fun just as it was last year.

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Call for Nominations

04.17.07 - 04:04pm

As mentioned at our chapter meetings and via previous emails, Thursday May 17th at Conway will be our last meeting of the program year prior to our summer break. This meeting has two primary agenda items:

1. Chapter Elections
2. Planning for the 2007/2008 program year

If you (or someone you know) have an interest in running for the following offices or being considered for one of the following board positions, please contact me. All candidates for office will be included in the election. Requirements for self-nomination or nomination include submission of a biography and a platform statement (this can be a paragraph stating your interest and capabilities).

Elected Board Positions:
1. Vice-President
2. Treasurer
3. Secretary

Appointed Board Positions:
Education Chair

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