Conference
SecurityOrb.com speaks with Mischel Kwon, the Program Chair of the Cybersecurity Conference at FOSE
March 27, 2012

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"

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Conference
Counter Terror Expo US to Feature Panel of Elite Counterterrorism Journalists
March 27, 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.

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Conference
Former US Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen to Keynote Counter Terror Expo US
March 27, 2012

Organizers of Counter Terror Expo US , being held May 16-17, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center , 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.

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IT Certifications
IT Security Certification (Part 2)
March 20, 2012

According to a survey by InfoSecurity magazine that stated IT professionals' average salaries overall decreased by 5.5%, while those in IT security increased by 3.1% show that experience in security is a valuable skill.

Furthermore, The US Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 8570.1-M requires every part-time or full-time military member or defense contractor that has access to a privileged DoD system to be held by trained and CERTIFIED personnel in a commercial certification to enhance Information Assurance (IA) of the US Department of Defense's (DoD) information, information systems, and networks.

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Vulnerability Assessment
The Federal System’s Need for a Security Assessment Process, Part 2: Categories of Security Assessments
March 20, 2012

Security assessments can fall into many categories and an organization’s core competency often dictates which ones management is more interested in conducting. For example, an organization that has an external presence may be very interested in how they appear to the outside world and how well they are protecting their internal resources from external entities trying to harm them. Whereas, another governmental institution maybe more concerned with their internal security posture and controls as compared to how they appear to the outside world. They may have a pressing need to verify internal access control, password compliance and proper network segmentation as opposed to what protocols are accessible from the public network. The actual type of assessment performed usually depends on the organization’s mission as well as their overall security need.

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Conference
Hackademic
March 20, 2012

Hackademic is a three day security conference that aims to bring together the hacking community and members from the academic community in order to learn from each others successes and failures.

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Privacy
EU-U.S. Joint Statement on Data Protection by European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson
March 19, 2012

Today's High Level Conference on Privacy and Protection of Personal Data, held simultaneously in Washington, DC and Brussels with the participation of Vice-President Viviane Reding and Secretary John Bryson, represents an important opportunity to deepen our transatlantic dialogue on commercial data privacy issues. The United States and the European Union clearly share a commitment to promoting the rights of individuals to have their personal data protected and to facilitating interoperability of our commercial data privacy regimes.

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Hack
Security Bulletin: MS12-020 high-risk vulnerability in the RDP (Remote Desktop)
March 18, 2012

On March 14, 2012, Microsoft released a critical software patch that fixes a very high-risk vulnerability in the RDP (Remote Desktop) service installed on most Windows-based systems. The vulnerability may allow the execution of malicious code by sending a malformed packet to an RDP enabled system.

Security Bulletin: MS12-020

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Training
SANS Security West 2012 is coming to San Diego, CA
March 16, 2012


SANS is presenting nine days of training that will take place at our Manchester Grand Hyatt campus, May 10-18. With more than 20 courses offered in security management, IT audit, IT security, and computer forensics, register now to take the training you need!

Security West 2012 will feature the following special evening event:

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Security Job
Cybersecurity Career Expo and Federal Job Search event
March 16, 2012

Throughout March and April, Career Services is offering a number of events for job seekers.

2012 Cybersecurity Career Expo and Virtual Job Fair

Register now to attend the 2012 Cybersecurity Career Expo, where employers will be looking to hire information technology and cybersecurity majors for jobs and internships.

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