This conference will provide you with an overview on how cyber attacks are evolving, and which technologies have been developed to counter these threats.

In addition security experts will discuss how state-of-the-art technologies are exposed to cyber threats and which preventative measures to take. Reviewing and evaluating recent attacks will allow you to discuss network resilience and
best practices in a crisis situation.

Key Topics Include :

• Evolving Cyber Security & Information Assurance threats to military communication networks and critical infrastructure.
• Vulnerabilities of state-of-the-art technologies including Voice over IP,
• IPV6 and Wireless Communication Networks
• Estonian Cyber attack - lessons learnt and best practices
  Military-civil cooperation in protecting national security and critical infrastructure.
• Latest developments in SCADA Security, intrusion detections and resilient systems.

ISSA-UK Inaugural Scottish Regional Meeting -

Monday 19th May at the KPMG Edinburgh offices.

The agenda is as follows:

5:30 - 6:00 Registration & refreshment

6:00 - 6:30 Geoff Harris, ISSA-UK President /KPMG (host):
Introduction to ISSA-UK & welcome

6:30 - 7:00 Matthew Pemble - "Online Fraud - Is it worth our time?"

7:00 - 7:30 Ken Munro - "Social Networking – A Penetration Tester’s View”

7:30 - 9:00 Drinks & Canapes

This meeting is kindly hosted by KPMG at:
KPMG Edinburgh Office
Saltire Court
20 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EG

Directions can be found here.

An Open Invitation to Information Security Professionals

This meeting is open to ISSA members and information security professionals who are non-members.

If you would like to attend, then please

“RSVP Inaugural Scottish Regional Meeting” to: louis.gamon@issa-uk.org

EXCLUSIVE 10% DISCOUNT FOR ISSA MEMBERS

MIS Training would like to invite you personally to attend its well established 5th Annual CISO Executive Summit & Roundtable, taking place 11th - 13th June 2008, in Budapest, Republic of Hungary. Click here for full details.

This unique learning opportunity in the heart of Europe, presents you with the chance to gain knowledge from the experiences of the expert speaker panel and discover; what measures other leading CISOs are taking to stay ahead of the latest security threats & how you can manage your security risks on a day to day basis to prepare for the future.

As well as networking & sharing ideas with other leading heads of IT Security, you will also have the opportunity to enjoy the many organised social aspects that this summit offers including; the annual CISO dinner, cocktails and a river cruise!

For further information please view the full summit brochure - click here.

Presentation for this event can now be downloaded:

“Broken Cryptography – where the rubber meets the road”
Ian McKinnon – Consultant: Space & Defence: Logica - click here.

“Good Cop - Bad Cop” - Professor John Walker - click here.

"Enterprise Data Protection Enterprise Data Protection –
The Convergence Between Data The Convergence Between Data
Leakage Prevention and Leakage Prevention and
Encryption Encryption" - Nigel Stanley
Practice Leader - Security - click here.

ISSA UK Security Day - Bletchley Park

Sponsored by PGP

Listen to and interact with industry experts such as Andrea Simmons, Mark Sunner , Lynn Lawton, John Colley, Geoff Harris and Mark Chaplin. Speakers will present live and online, giving you the opportunity to interact in real-time from the convenience of your desk. For more details and to register for this FREE online conference, please visit http://bcs.brighttalk.com

The British Computer Society is delighted to be working collaboratively with some of the key membership organisations representing security professionals across the country – ISSA, ISACA, ISC2 and ISF. In the main, we are all members of these organisations and, given the state of the internet and our respective professional concerns for our organisations infrastructure and information protection, this event should be seen as a step in the right direction of joining forces to tackle the emerging threats.

Programme:

Andrea Simmons, BCS Consultant Security Forum Manager
Speaking on “Emerging Threats – is there really anything new?”

Mark Sunner, Chief Security Analyst, MessageLabs
Speaking on “The Threat Landscape”

Lynn Lawton, President, ISACA
Speaking on “Risk, Governance & Compliance”

John Colley, CISSP, Managing Director for EMEA, (ISC)2
Speaking on “Managing Careers as well as Risks: Obligations for Employers”

Geoff Harris, ISSA UK President
Speaking on “The Insider Threat”

Mark Chaplin, Senior research consultant ISF
Speaking on “Future Threats”

++ Your Benefits ++
-Content qualifies for CPD
-Live access to and interaction with the world's leading experts
-Easy access via your computer (with Internet connection and soundcard)
-Archive for future viewing
-Download presentations and MP3s of the live event
-No software downloads required
-Substantial time & cost Savings
-FREE Registration

We look forward to welcoming you online, register now: http://bcs.brighttalk.com.

BCS - E-Symposium - Emerging Threats

London, June 2-7:
SEC401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style
SEC504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling
SEC505: Securing Windows
http://www.sans.org/info/25673

Decide now to join us in one of these cities, and you will not be disappointed. We promise that you will be able to apply the skills learned as soon as you return to the office. Take it from past alumni:
"This is the fifth time I have attended a SANS conference and while my expectations continue to increase, SANS continues to exceed them." -
Ralph P. Martins Jr., Booz Allen Hamilton

"I think it's clear that not only is SANS leading the way in some excellent training, it also is appropriately influencing the direction that IT security as a career field will take in the future." - Charles Gilbert, Alstom Transport

ISSA members are eligible for a 20% discount off the full rate of attendance at SC magazine’s acclaimed Stamp Out Data Leakage conference on 10th June 2008 in London.

The event features SC’s strongest speaker line-up yet, including global security chiefs from organisations such as Vodafone, Unilever and Aviva.

They will be offering vital learnings on such issues as raising staff awareness, pinpointing key vulnerabilities and effective network access systems to protect your information against what is statistically the biggest chink in its armour – your workforce. Indeed staff error or malpractice is currently responsible for around 80% of data leakage incidents, so come along in June and find out how to put a stop to it once and for all. View the full speaker line-up or claim your exclusive 20% discount by quoting “ISSA20“

www.stampoutdataleakage.com

Stamp Out Data Leakage

SC Magazine

Topic: Security Awareness

Agenda:

• 5:00 pm Registration
• 5:30 pm Introduction – Geoff Harris ISSA-UK President
• 5:35 pm “Information Security Awareness & ISAF” Dr David King – Aviva - - Download this presentation by clicking here.
• 6:00 pm Andrew Breakwell -SAI Global
• 6:30 pm George Thompson - KPMG "User Awareness Training" - Download this presentation by clicking here.
• 7:00 pm "The New Face of Cybercrime" Richard Kirk - Vice President, EMEA Fortify Software
• 7:30 pm Drinks & Canapés

ISSA UK Chapter Meetings

Venue: The Cafe Royal, London

Website: Please click here

Cyber attacks on military networks are a fact, they are rapidly increasing in frequency and complexity. Computer Network Defence (CND) must be high on every militaries priority list

Defence IQ's Inaugural Cyber Warfare Conference will bring together senior military personnel from cyber warfare defence programmes with leading figures from industry and academic institutions. This is the ideal opportunity to gain information on the cyber threat, both present and future and to discuss Computer Network Defence (CND) strategies with your military colleagues.

EXCLUSIVE ISSA MEMBER DISCOUNT:

Register and pay for Cyber Warfare 2008 (quoting priority code: CWISSA ) and receive 10% off the total conference price!

For more information or to take advantage of the Exclusive ISSA discount:

Call +44 (0) 20 7368 9300

Fax +44 (0)207 368 9303

Email enquire@iqpc.co.uk

Visit www.iqpc.com/uk/cyberwarfare

Two Day Conference: 31 st March & 1 st April

Post-Conference Master Class: 2 nd April

CYBER WARFARE 2008

Active defence of critical computer networks

These presentations from this meeting are now available, please click on the link below:

Chapter Plans - Intros, Plans, 2008 programme, CSO Central - click here for the presentation.

Philip Virgo - Eurim & the Politics of Information Governance - click here for the presentation.

Garry Sidaway - Principal Technical Consultant, TriCipher EMEA - click here for the presentation.

Tony Sale - Bletchley Park - "How the Germans lost the Cypher War during World War II - To be available soon.

ISSA UK Chapter Meetings