Interview with Kai Axford, Speaker at GovSec 2012
Kai Axford will be speaking on two topics at GovSec which will be help on April 2 – 4 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. SecurityOrb.com had the esteem opportunity to pick his brains. Listen below to the interview.
How I “Pwn” Your Network: A Chat with a Social Engineer and Facility Breach Expert
In hacker jargon, pwn means to compromise or control, specifically another computer (server or PC), web site, gateway device, or application. It is synonymous with one of the definitions of hacking or cracking.
Do you want to know what real hackers are doing to your infrastructure? Would you like to hear how we are able to evade all of your expensive security controls? Stop wondering and ask! In this highly interactive session, we’ll chat with a professional social engineer and facility breach expert, as they discuss what works and what doesn’t in protecting your infrastructure. You’ll hear what makes his jobs harder….and sometimes easier. Don’t miss this rare engagement!
Learning Points:
- Identify the tools and techniques used by social engineers.
- Understand the gaps between physical security and information security.
- Understand the information that is being made available by your employees to attackers
http://govsecinfo.com/events/govsec-2012/sessions/wednesday/ci7-how-i-pwn-your-network.aspx
Understanding Computer Espionage: Targeted Espionage from within Your Organization
Many analysts have stated that the Number One issue facing corporate customers today is the threat of targeted espionage coming from within your organization. Join Kai Axford, a former Microsoft Senior Security Strategist, for this entertaining and engaging session. He’ll share real stories from the trenches about the risk this threat presents for both you and your customers. He’ll also demo the means by which these attacks occur and discuss the mindset of the attackers. Don’t miss the chance to see how this is done and what you can do to prevent it!
Learning Points:
1. Understand the attack vectors being used in conducting computer espionage
2. Learn why computer espionage is such a great risk to industry and to the U.S. critical infrastructure
3. Understand how to deter these attacks
http://govsecinfo.com/events/govsec-2012/sessions/tuesday/cs2-understanding-computer-espionage.aspx
Alan Paller of SANS Institute Speaks at ISSA-LA Information Security Summit on Cybercrime
Alan Paller of SANS Institute Speaks at ISSA-LA Information Security Summit on Cybercrime
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 15, 2012 –
Mr. Alan Paller, director of research at the world renowned SANS Institute, will be the keynote speaker at the Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association’
Mr. Paller will speak on new research showing how a community-wide effort (the cyber village) was able to identify the four key controls that actually protect businesses and governments from the advanced persistent threat and most other popular cyber attack vectors.
“The controls are so effective, that any security officer or consultant who does not implement them might soon be sued for malpractice,”
“We are honored to have Alan as our keynote speaker at our summit,” said ISSA-LA President Stan Stahl, PhD. “The SANS Institute is the most trusted and the largest source for information security training and security certification in the world. It also develops, maintains, and makes available, at no cost, the largest collection of research documents about various aspects of information security, and it operates the Internet’s early warning system, the Internet Storm Center.”
As director of research, Mr. Paller has testified several times before both the House and Senate and in 2001 President Clinton named him as one of the first members of the National Infrastructure Assurance Council. In 2005, the Federal CIO Council selected him as their annual Azimuth Award winner recognizing the one person outside government whose vision and leadership have done the most to improve federal information technology. In 2007, eWeek and Baseline magazines selected Mr. Paller as one of the 100 most important people in the information technology industry. In 2010 the Washington Post named Alan as one of the seven people as “worth knowing, or knowing about” in cyber security.
Mr. Paller directs SANS research programs including the widely used Internet Storm Center – the early warning system for the Internet and the annual “Greatest Risks in Cyber Security” study. He also oversees NewsBites, the bi-weekly summary of the top news in security that goes to 210,000 people, and @RISK, and the weekly authoritative summary of all new vulnerabilities and all critical new vulnerabilities made known during the past week that goes to 120,000 people.
Mr. Paller’s degrees are from Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
About Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
The Information Systems Security Association is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. The primary goal of ISSA is to promote management practices that will ensure availability, integrity and confidentiality of information resources. For more information or to register, please visit: http://www.issala.org .
About SANS Institute
Established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization, SANS’ programs reach more than 400,000 security professionals, auditors, system administrators, and network administrators who share the lessons they are learning and jointly find solutions to the challenges they face. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners in government agencies, corporations and universities around the world who invest hundreds of hours each year in research and teaching to help the entire information security community. SANS’ 115,000 alumni are technical security experts and managers holding responsible positions in cyber defense, offense, and law enforcement in more than 60 countries. (http://www.sans.org)
Department of Defense Deputy CIO Headlines FOSE Defense Innovations Conference
Department of Defense Deputy CIO Headlines FOSE Defense Innovations Conference
Experts Provide In-Depth Insights into the Latest Innovative Changes in Defense Technologies
Vienna, Va – March 28, 2012 – At the beginning of this year, the Department of Defense (DoD) released a new strategy that called for increased investments in technological innovation, specifically in the areas of cybersecurity and intelligence systems. Before implementing these advances, the DoD and industry will need to be armed with the knowledge and insights to apply these technologies in a secure environment. The FOSE 2012 Defense Innovations Conference will provide answers to the latest threats, how to adapt enterprise-wide programs, as well as solutions to protecting and achieving the DoD mission. Attendees will be able to participate in sessions focused on Cybersecurity, Mobile Device and Application Security, Enterprise Resource Planning Systems and Biometric Integration. FOSE 2012 will take place April 3-5, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
“The DoD has always been at the forefront of technological innovation,” said Daniel McKinnon, Vice President, Government Events, 1105 Media, Inc. “The heightened state of security combined with directives to cut costs and be more efficient is only elevating the requirements for technologically-advanced, effective and safe solutions. This year we are excited that some of the DoD’s top leaders will share the latest developments, from defending cyberspace to equipping the soldier with secure mobile devices.”
The Defense Innovations Conference keynote address, DoD Force Multipliers in the Cyber Age, will be delivered by Robert Carey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Information Management, Integration and Technology) and Department of Defense Deputy Chief Information Officer. Mr. Carey’s presentation will include the DoD’s concerns over future budget constraints and will touch upon key areas that could potentially provide more capability, in a secure manner, within a resource-constrained environment.
In addition, industry and government experts in the defense technology market will provide solutions to the latest cyber threats and best practices in DoD technology implementation, including:
-Richard C. Schaeffer, Jr., former Senior Executive, National Security Agency
-Thomas Killion, Ph.D., Director, Biometrics Identity Management Agency, Department of the Army
-Lisa Lee, Information Assurance Program Manager, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information System, U.S. Army
-Elizabeth McGrath, Deputy Chief Management Officer, Department of Defense
-Tom Suder, President and Founder, Mobilegov
-Robert Young, Director of Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Outreach & Mobile Security Division, OCIO, Department of Defense
-Ken Fritzsche, Ph.D., Product Director, Army Knowledge Online, PM Network Enterprise Services
To access the full program agenda, visit www.fose.com.
To register as press, click here.
About FOSE
FOSE, produced by 1105 Media’s Government Events Group, is the premier government information technology (IT) event that brings together federal, state, local and private sector partners to share the latest innovations and best practices in technology implementation. Focusing on both technology and policy management, FOSE 2012 is comprised of five conferences: Cybersecurity, Cloud and Virtualization, Mobile Government, Defense Innovations as well as Records and Information Management. Providing a year-long educational forum, FOSE will also host individual conferences for each of these topic areas during 2012. FOSE 2012 will be held April 3-5 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. www.fose.com
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SecurityOrb.com speaks with Mischel Kwon, the Program Chair of the Cybersecurity Conference at FOSE
SecurityOrb.com had the opportunity to speak with Mischel Kwon, the Program Chair of the Cybersecurity Conference at FOSE and will also be presenting the “Threat Intelligence – New Products and Their Payoff”
Mischel Kwon and Associates LLC (MKA) is a minority, women-owned small business focused on security architecture, cyber tool development, testing and integration, security operations, and cyber defense. MKA’s skilled cyber technologists provide architecture, tools, policy and process that enable defensive security for mission-focused networks. MKA spans Cyberspace in supporting entities – public, civil, defense and intelligence sectors – from the executive level to operations – through the development of Security Governance Programs that incorporate Continuous Monitoring capabilities and Security Operations. MKA integrates operations and security – both compliance and defensive – tools and people – to defend the mission through integration of people, process, and technology.
http://mkwonassoc.com/index.html
Counter Terror Expo US to Feature Panel of Elite Counterterrorism Journalists
Counter Terror Expo US to Feature Panel of Elite Counterterrorism Journalists
Reporters from AP, FOX News and The New York Times to discuss challenges
of covering global counterterrorism issues
ARLINGTON, VA – March 19, 2012 – The Counter Terror Expo US , being held May 16-17, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center , will feature a panel of elite counterterrorism journalists to discuss the challenges that they face in covering global counterterrorism issues. The panel, “Media Perspectives on Covering Global Counterterrorism,” is scheduled for Wednesday, May 16 at 9:15 a.m. immediately following Michael Leiter’s keynote address.
This panel discussion will take a close look at some of the obstacles and challenges facing journalists when covering global counterterrorism issues including personal safety, scarce sources, controversial topics, and reporting from abroad. David Silverberg, editor of Homeland Security Today, the leading source for independent news and analysis on homeland security affairs, will be moderating the panel. With a combined reporting experience of more than 85 years, the esteemed journalists participating in the panel discussion include:
- Catherine Herridge, Chief Intelligence Correspondent, FOX News
- Eric Schmitt, Senior Writer and Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
- Thom Shanker, Pentagon and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
- Eileen Sullivan, Counterterrorism Reporter, Associated Press
“We hand-selected this panel of leading reporters which includes a Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalists who have reported from around the globe to provide attendees with a real-world discussion of the challenges that media endure to report on global counterterrorism issues,” explained Wayne Crawford, vice president, North America, Clarion Events. “We look forward to the insight they have to share and how it can help bolster awareness and our collaboration efforts.”
Brief biographies on the participating panelists follow.
Catherine Herridge, Chief Intelligence Correspondent, FOX News
Catherine Herridge is an award-winning Chief Intelligence correspondent for the Fox News Channel. Catherine was the first network correspondent assigned to the Homeland Security beat in 2001. She now covers intelligence, the Justice Department, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Catherine’s latest book, The Next Wave, exposes the new face of terrorism and predicts the source of future threats. It was the first book of its kind since Bin Laden’s death to show what the next chapter of terrorism could look like – she calls it “al Qaeda 2.0.” Catherine’s investigative reporting has exposed the rising threat of homegrown terrorism, how social networking is the lifeblood of the digital jihadist, and the profound influence of the first American on the CIA’s kill or capture list, Anwar al-Awlaki.
Eric Schmitt, Senior Writer and Counterterrorism Correspondent, The New York Times
Eric Schmitt is a senior writer who covers terrorism and national security issues for The New York Times. Since 2007, he has reported on terrorism issues, including assignments to Pakistan, Afghanistan, North Africa and Southeast Asia. Eric is a co-author of “Counterstrike: The Untold Story of the Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda,” a New York Times bestseller that examines the evolution of American counterterrorism policy. Since joining The Times in 1983, some of his special projects include the HUD investigation in Puerto Rico the spring of 1990, the Persian Gulf War in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait from January until March 1991, the war in Somalia in December 1992, and the conflicts in Haiti in September 1994. Schmitt has shared two Pulitzer Prizes. In 1999, he was part of a team of New York Times reporters awarded the Pulitzer for coverage of the transfer of sensitive military technology to China. In 2009, he was a part of a team of New York Times reporters awarded the Pulitzer for coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Thom Shanker, Pentagon and National Security Correspondent, The New York Times
Thom Shanker has been the Pentagon correspondent for the The New York Times since May 2001. He joined The Times in 1997 and was assistant Washington editor, responsible for managing the newspaper’s coverage of foreign policy, national security and economics from the Washington bureau. Thom is a co-author of “Counterstrike: The Untold Story of the Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda,” a New York Times bestseller that examines the evolution of American counterterrorism policy. Prior to The Times, he was foreign editor of The Chicago Tribune. During his lengthy career as a foreign and national security correspondent, Shanker was based in Berlin covering the wars in Croatia and in Bosnia-Herzegovina, NATO policy, nuclear smuggling and the withdrawal of American, British, French and Russian troops from Berlin following the reunification of the German capital. He was also based in Moscow covering the first years of the Gorbachev era, the death of the USSR and the collapse of the communist empire in Eastern Europe. He has written on foreign policy, military affairs and the intelligence community for The New York Review of Books, The New Republic and the American Journalism Review. He is a contributor to “Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know,” an anthology published by Norton.
Eileen Sullivan, Counterterrorism Reporter, Associated Press
Eileen Sullivan covers counterterrorism for The Associated Press and specializes in homegrown terrorism and domestic radicalization. She has covered every significant terror plot in the U.S. since September 11. Most recently she and three other AP reporters won the Goldsmith and Polk awards for a series that revealed the New York Police Department’s secret programs to spy on Muslims throughout the Northeast since 9/11. She previously covered the Department of Homeland Security for the AP and for Congressional Quarterly. She began her career with the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, N.J.
For more information on exhibiting, please click here. To register for Counter Terror Expo US, please click here. To receive additional details and event updates, sign up for the Counter Terror Expo US newsletter.
Counter Terror Expo US is being organized by the Arlington, VA-based US division of Clarion Events, the UK’s largest independent event organizer.
About Counter Terror Expo US:
Counter Terror Expo is a unique expo and conference designed specifically to address the issues facing all of the disparate groups responsible for countering terrorism in the United States: the DoD, DHS, police, government and state agencies, along with those responsible for securing the nation’s vital infrastructure in both the private and public sectors. Counter Terror Expo US is based on the highly successful and award-winning Counter Terror Expo staged annually in London. For more information visit www.counterterrorUS.com.
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Former US Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen to Keynote Counter Terror Expo US
Former US Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen to Keynote Counter Terror Expo US
Allen is known for his “whole of government” approach designed to achieve a unity of effort
ARLINGTON, VA – March 27, 2012 – Organizers of Counter Terror Expo US <http://www.counterterrorus.com/> , being held May 16-17, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center <http://www.dcconvention.com/Home.aspx> , today announced that Thad Allen, the former 23rd Commandant of the US Coast Guard and current Booz Allen senior vice president, will deliver the event’s keynote address on Thursday, May 17. Allen’s address on “Where Counterterrorism and Disaster Response Meet” is an important addition to the event’s conference program which is designed to provide a forum for collaboration between public and private sectors in order to gain a better understanding of the solutions available to detect, defend against and reduce future counter terror risks.
In 2010, Mr. Allen was selected by President Obama to serve as the National Incident Commander for the unified response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Working closely with the US Environmental Protection Agency, DHS, the Departments of Defense, Interior, Commerce, and Health and Human Services, state and local entities, and BP, he sought to bring a unity of effort to response operations.
“The very foundation of this event is to provide a platform for communication and collaboration among those who are charged with defending and protecting our nation, directly or by providing the products and services that enable others to do their jobs”, said Wayne Crawford vice president, North America, Clarion Events. “Allen has “been there, done that” and is known for his expertise in bringing together government and non-government entities to address major challenges. We know our community will benefit from his expertise.”
Prior to his assignment as Commandant, Mr. Allen served as Coast Guard Chief of Staff. During his tenure in that position, in 2005, he was designated Principal Federal Official for the US government’s response and recovery operations in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita throughout the Gulf Coast region.
Other Coast Guard assignments included Commander, Atlantic Area where in 2001 he led the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area forces following the September 11 attacks. He previously served as Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, where he oversaw all operations in the southeastern United States and in the Caribbean.
Counter Terror Expo US’ Wednesday keynote line up includes:
– Wednesday: Michael Leiter <http://www.counterterrorexpo.us/page.cfm/link=162> , former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center <http://www.nctc.gov/> (NCTC), the U.S. government agency responsible for the analysis and integration of all terrorism intelligence as well as strategic operational planning for counterterrorism activities
– Wednesday: “Media Perspectives on Covering Global Counterterrorism,” featuring a panel of elite counterterrorism journalists from AP, FOX News and The New York Times to discuss the challenges that they face in covering global counterterrorism issues.
The conference will also feature six paid tracks to address critical issues facing the counterterror community:
– . Global Counter Terrorism
– . Securing and Managing our Borders.
– Critical Infrastructure Protection
– . Incident/Disaster Response
– . Transportation and Security
– . Cyber Terrorism and Security
Counter Terror Expo US is being organized by the Arlington, VA-based US division of Clarion Events <http://www.clarionevents.com> , the UK’s largest independent event organizer.
Media and analysts register here: https://www.xpressreg.net/register/ctex052/media/regInfo.asp
About Counter Terror Expo US:
Counter Terror Expo is a unique expo and conference designed specifically to address the issues facing all of the disparate groups responsible for countering terrorism in the United States: the DoD, DHS, police, government and state agencies, along with those responsible for securing the nation’s vital infrastructure in both the private and public sectors. Counter Terror Expo US is based on the highly successful and award-winning Counter Terror Expo staged annually in London. For more information visit www.counterterrorUS.com <http://www.counterterrorUS.com> .
