7th Annual GFIRST National Conference, August 7-12 2011, Nashville, Tennessee

The 7th Annual GFIRST National Conference will be held August 7-12 2011, at the Gayord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee. The conference is event for public and private sector non-technical professionals to become familiar with the fundamentals of cyber security and incident response. GFIRST is a group of technical and tactical practitioners from incident response and security response teams responsible for securing government information technology systems and providing private sector support. GFIRST members work together to understand and handle computer security incidents and to encourage proactive and preventative security practices across government agencies. GFIRST promotes cooperation among the full range of Federal, State and local agencies, including defense, civilian, intelligence, and law enforcement.

14th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference and 6th Annual Academic Symposium, June 7-8 2011, Albany, New York

14th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference and 6th Annual Academic Symposium will be held June 7-8, 2011 at the Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY. The 2011 Conference is co-hosted by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services’ Office of Cyber Security (OCS), the New York State Forum, Inc. and the University at Albany’s School of Business and College of Computing and Information. OCS’s experience with leading and coordinating New York State’s cyber security efforts in combination with the University’s academic excellence in information assurance and the Forum’s expertise and collaboration in support of State technology program priorities combine to make this a must-attend event.

ACM CODASPY 2012, Conference on Data and Application Security and Privacy, Feb 8-10, 2012, San Antonio, Texas

ACM Conference on Data and Applications Security, ACM CODASPY 2012, will be held February 8-10, 2012 in Hilton Palacio Del Rio, San Antonio, Texas. This conference provides a dedicated venue for high-quality research in the cyber security field.

Network & Distributed System Security Symposium, 5-8 February 2012, San Diego, California

NDSS Symposium 2012, 19th Annual Network & Distributed System Security Symposium, will be held 5-8 February 2012 at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa, San Diego, California. Network security technologies must respond to ever more complex issues and malicious behaviors. The purpose of NDSS is to bring the global Internet community together to learn about and discuss cutting-edge advances in the science and application of network and distributed systems security. The three day program features refereed paper presentations, punctuated by selected invited talks on security as it is applied in the field.

Fact Sheet: Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal

The White House, Press release

We count on computer networks to deliver our oil and gas, our power and our water. We rely on them for public transportation and air traffic control… But just as we failed in the past to invest in our physical infrastructure – our roads, our bridges and rails – we’ve failed to invest in the security of our digital infrastructure… This status quo is no longer acceptable – not when there’s so much at stake. We can and we must do better. – President Obama, May 29, 2009

Our critical infrastructure – such as the electricity grid, financial sector, and transportation networks that sustain our way of life – have suffered repeated cyber intrusions, and cyber crime has increased dramatically over the last decade. The President has thus made cybersecurity an Administration priority. When the President released his Cyberspace Policy Review almost two years ago, he declared that the “cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation.” The Administration has since taken significant steps to better protect America against cyber threats. As part of that work, it has become clear that our Nation cannot fully defend against these threats unless certain parts of cybersecurity law are updated.
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Cyber Defence Conference, 16-17 May 2011, Istanbul Marriott Hotel, Turkey

SMi are delighted to invite you to attend our annual Cyber Defence conference, held in Istanbul on the 16-17 May 2011, Istanbul Marriott Hotel, Turkey.

Following on from the success of last year’s event, this exceptional conference will deliver industry-leading presentations from a diverse speaker faculty representing an array of military, civil and commercial organisations discussing the latest developments in Cyber Defence.

Hear from our industry-leading keynote addresses:

• Brigadier General Robert Rego, Chief, Space and Cyberspace Operational Integration, Headquarters USAF Space Command
• Mehmet Eris, Senior Researcher, National Research Institute of Electronics and Cryptology (TUBITAK), Turkey
• Roger Halbheer, Worldwide Chief Security Advisor, Microsoft
• Zahri Hj Yunos, Chief Operating Officer, CyberSecurity Malaysia

Don’t miss the opportunity to:

• Enjoy a keynote presentation from TUBITAK - the leading Cyber Defence agency in Turkey
• Hear from a diverse speaker faculty including representatives from India, Malaysia, Estonia, Italy, Netherlands and Israel
• Network with key industry leaders on the latest Cyber Defence strategies
• Attend a unique interactive workshop from LinkedIn’s biggest cyber security group – The Cyber Security Forum Initiative (CSFI)
• Analyse and understand recent attacks such as the Stuxnet Virus

For more information and to register visit: www.cyber-defence.com or contact Steven Myers: smyers@smi-online.co.uk / +44 (0)20 7827 6090

Telos to Provide Cybersecurity Consulting Services for DMDC

Telos Corporation has been awarded a new contract to provide information technology (IT) security support to the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). The task order, worth more than $4 million if all options are exercised, was awarded under the Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) contract vehicle and will run for approximately two years.

Under the contract, Telos will continue its 12-year partnership with DMDC, providing information assurance professionals to support security engineering and security operations, as well as maintain the accreditation of DMDC infrastructure, information systems, stand-alone applications and automated tools in accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Assurance Program (DIACAP) and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). Telos cybersecurity experts will assist DMDC to analyze new architecture designs, evaluate new technologies, recommend security enhancements, and monitor and respond to security events.

DMDC serves as the DoD enterprise human resource information source, providing secure services and solutions to support the Department’s mission. The organization serves as the central source to identify, authenticate, authorize and provide information on DoD-affiliated personnel. DMDC is the one, central access point for information and assistance on DoD entitlements, benefits and medical readiness for uniformed services’ members, veterans and their families.

Telos serves as a prime contractor on the five-year, $9 billion NETCENTS contract vehicle. NETCENTS is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that provides the Air Force, the Department of Defense and other federal agencies with a single vehicle through which to buy network-centric information technologies, networking equipment, and services, as well as voice, video and data communications hardware and software and telephony solutions from preferred contractors. NETCENTS provides a proven competitive edge for the federal government by reducing the time-to-market for critical networking and communications equipment and services.

In addition to the cybersecurity consulting work covered by this contract, the company provides Common Access Card (CAC) printer consumables and inventory management services to support DMDC’s identity protection and management programs under a separate five-year, $160 million contract.

Mergers & Acquisitions: NICE Acquires CyberTech International

NICE Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE), acquires CyberTech International, a provider of compliance recording solutions and value-added applications. The addition of CyberTech solutions to the NICE portfolio will broaden the company’s cyber security offering for financial institutions, strengthen its commitment to the SMB sector, and add to its public safety solutions. NICE will be acquiring CyberTech for a total cash consideration of approximately $60 million.

SAIC Demonstrates Innovative Cybersecurity and Information Security Technologies at the 2011 RSA Conference

SAIC will join the nation’s most influential cybersecurity and information security professionals at the 2011 RSA Conference February 14-18 at the Moscoe Center in San Francisco, Calif. RSA is a comprehensive forum featuring more than 350 leading information security companies, offering first-hand interactions with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies.

SAIC professionals will demonstrate how the company’s innovative cybersecurity and information security technologies help effectively mitigate risk and protect critical data. Experts will be on hand at exhibitor booth #2239 to demonstrate a wide range of cybersecurity technologies, including:

• Cyber Network Exercise System (CyberNEXS), a scalable training, exercise and certification system;
• Detect, Diagnose and Remediate (D2R), an integrated information forensics and incident investigation security solution;
• CloudShield Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Platform provides management and infrastructure security solutions;
• CloudSentry, an application combining the power of CloudShield’s cyber security platform with the latest offering in a suite of software applications providing active threat intelligence for multi-gigabit line rates;
• CheckMate, an automated behavior analysis (ABA) tool;
• Security Operations Center (SOC), an extension of a firm’s existing security organization continually managing security systems remotely.

Information Technology Security Day, April 19, 2011, Gaithersburg, Maryland

The NIST Information Technology Security Day will be held April 19, 2011 in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The NIST Information Technology Security Day is hosted annually as a means to heighten DOC and NIST user awareness of information technology security and related issues. Event pre-registration is not required. However, non-DOC badge holders require a NIST host, and must be pre-registered for access to the facility.

Technical Contact:
Information Technology Security and Networking Division
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1810
Email: nist-itso@nist.gov