Meeting – Thursday Nov. 19th, 2009 3:00 – 5:30 PM at Con Way (2055 NW Savier St. Portland)

Audits and Auditors

Overview:
For most security professionals, audits are a regular occurrence. Unfortunately, they are often seen as a distraction to achieving your real priorities rather than, as they should be, an independent viewpoint with constructive suggestions for improvement. Aaron Weller has been both an auditor (both Internal and External) and also on the receiving end of a number of security audits over his career. This presentation will cover some of the common reasons why audits don’t help as much as they should, and how as someone being audited, you can work with your auditors to help ensure a useful outcome.
Presenter: Aaron Weller, Managing Director for Concise Consulting Group LLC

Seattle SecureWorld Expo – Oct. 28-29

Seattle SecureWorld Expo is a great event for CLE credits and netowrking with security professional.

Portland ISSA members get a discount off the already affordable rate.

Visit: www.secureworldexpo.com using code – PortISSA

Meeting – Thursday Oct. 15th, 2009 3:00 – 5:00 PM at Con Way (2055 NW Savier St. Portland)

Topic: Virtualization and Security

Grant Asplund, Head of Market Development, Altor Networks 

Grant Asplund is Head of Market Development and leads sales for Altor Networks. Previous to joining Altor Networks, Mr. Asplund was the Vice President, Enterprise Sales for NeuStar where he led the global sales efforts for enterprise infrastructure services. Before that, he was President and CEO of MetaInfo where he was responsible for driving the company to develop SAFE DHCP TM. At the beginning of 2007 he successfully sold MetaInfo to NeuStar. Prior to acquiring MetaInfo from Check Point Software Technologies, he was the Worldwide Senior Product Evangelist for Check Point where he traveled the globe speaking and representing Check Point at numerous industry and partner events, seminars and company conferences. Before Check Point Software, Mr. Asplund lead sales at MetaInfo. MetaInfo was subsequently acquired by Check Point software in April 1998. Mr. Asplund began his career in the technology industry in 1983 when he was involved in opening an Apple dealership and has held several sales, marketing and management positions since then with Apple, Silicon Graphics, ComputerLand and Traveling Software.

Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Briefing, 22July 2009

Internet Security Threat Report Briefing
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Lunch will be served.

Portland City Grill
111 SW 5th Ave.
30th Floor
Portland, OR 97204

Click here to Register

Security Essentials Bootcamp Style at OSU

While we are all aware that the economy is having a major impact on our ability to train our staff, we feel that this course will allow you to maintain a level of quality training at a cost that hopefully can be supported by your budget.

SANS Institute training is coming to

Corvallis, Oregon in March 2009.

Registration is Now Open!

Again in 2009, SANS Institute training is coming to Oregon. This opportunity is brought to you by a consortium representing state government, local government, the Oregon University System, and community colleges.

SANS Institute training is recognized as the best in the world. This year the sponsored course is SANS “Security Essentials Bootcamp Style” (SEC 401 <http://www.sans.org/training/description.php?mid=61> ) and will be hosted on the Oregon State University campus March 16 – 21, 2009 (Monday through Saturday).

Registration is now open:  http://tss.oregonstate.edu/sans2009 <http://tss.oregonstate.edu/sans2009> .

Maximize your training time and turbo-charge your career in security by learning the full SANS Security Essential curriculum. In this course you will learn the language and underlying theory of computer security. At the same time you will learn the essential, up-to-the-minute knowledge and skills required for effective performance if you are given the responsibility for securing systems and/or organizations. This course meets both of the key promises SANS makes to its students: (1) You will gain up-to-the-minute knowledge you can put into practice immediately upon returning to work; and, (2) You will be taught by the best security instructors in the industry.

Who should attend:

*    Security professionals who want to fill the gaps in their understanding of technical information security
*    Managers who want to understand information security beyond simple terminology and concepts
*    Anyone new to information security with some background in information systems and networking.

Registration Fees – Private Sector employees

*       Early Bird Registration | By January 30, 2009 | $3595

*       Regular Registration | By February 27, 2009 | $3800

*       Late Registration | By March 6, 2009 | $4000

Government/Education Discount:  You are eligible for the educational and government participant discount if you are a:

*    Faculty or staff member from an accredited educational institution, including colleges, universities, technical training institutes, K-12 schools or any institution with an .edu domain name
*    Law enforcement member at the state or local level
*    Employee of a state, county, or city entity

Registration fees:

*    Early Bird registration (by 1/30/2009)  $ 1,200
*    Regular registration (by 2/27/2009)             $ 1,400
*    Late registration (by 3/6/09)           $ 1,700

Annual Chapter Meeting – Thursday May 20th at 3:00 – Con Way (2055 NW Savier St. Portland)

Our annual chapter meeting is on Thursday May 20th at 3:00. This is the last meeting of this season and when we hold chapter elections.

 Where: Con Way (2055 NW Savier St. Portland)
When: Thursday May 20th at 3:00

This is a very important meeting and will shape the chapter’s future. We will be losing the participation of some of our most experienced board members. The chapter needs new participants and new leaders. This is your chance to get involved.

I will be accepting nominations for Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer until Tuesday May 18th. You may nominate yourself.

The board also consists of roles selected by the President:

Programs (speakers and topics)

  • Membership
  • Sponsorship
  • Education
  • Mentorship
  • Student Chapters
  • Anything I forgot to list

We will be considering amending the bylaws to adjust the election mechanics of future presidents.

NW ISSA Security Conference @ InnoTech Thursday, May 6, Oregon Convention Center

NW Security Conference in Portland – Registration is Open

NW ISSA Security Conference @ InnoTech
Thursday, May 6, Oregon Convention Center
www.innotechconference.com/pdx/Event/NW_ISSA_Security_Conference.php for information and registration
Price is only $50 for ISSA & ISACA Members – Use Discount Code ISSA2MBR for lower price

$65 for non-ISSA members.

Fee includes full day of the summit, luncheon presentation, all InnoTech Conferences, expo & receptions.   

** Important Note – 7-8 CPE Contact Hours are available through this conference

This annual ISSA Security Conference meets in Portland, OR this year, and brings together over 100 security minded professionals.

This Year Topics Include:

-          Hack to the Future

-          Software Initiatives: How Do You Get Management Buy-in?

-          Web Application Security

-          Look Before You Leap – Is Your Data Safe in the Cloud

-          FTC and Recent Privacy Enforcement Actions

-          Forensics OS Tools and What to Expect

-          The Collision of Privacy and e-Discovery

-          Where is IT Going Next & What is it Taking with it?

-          Local is the New Organic: A Bottom-up Model for Information Sharing

** Important Note – 7-8 CPE Contact Hours are available through this conference

Register today at www.innotechoregon.com and see you on May 6 for the NW ISSA Security Conference @ InnoTech

New Training Opportunities

Check out the two new training opportunities on the Training Tab!

In Portland 5-9 April, 2010

CISSP “Immersion Method” Exam Prep

In Salem April 26-30, 2010

Cybersecurity: Prevention, Deterrence, and Recovery (PDR)

Cybersecurity: Incident Handling and Response (IHR)

DHS Job Fair

Job Fair:

The Department of Homeland Security, National Cyber Security Division
has asked us to send out the below link to the DHS Cyber Security Job
Fair.  Please feel free to distribute out as far as possible

http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/cyberjobfair/