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A bi-weekly publication from the ISSA International Board

January 4, 2007

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In this Issue

  1. ISSA announces new chapter in Oklahoma City
  2. Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks
  3. Members Only Feature: Print your own Membership Card
  4. ISSA's 2006 Webcasts

ISSA announces new chapter in Oklahoma City

ISSA is proud to announce the latest addition to the ISSA family, an official chapter has been certified in Oklahoma City, USA. Thanks to the founding officers and new president Tim Stanley. If you are based in this region, please look into joining this chapter. There is plenty of room on the globe for more chapters, if you are interested in starting a chapter and making history, please click here.

CNET: Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks

A vulnerability in the Acrobat Reader software could potentially open the door to new cross-site-scripting attacks. Acrobat Reader 8 is not vulnerable, and Adobe is developing fixes to older versions. for more information, read the full article.

Members Only Feature: Print your own Membership Card

In response to member feedback, we have developed a new feature, allowing members to download and print their membership card on demand. Now, if your card gets lost, or you need to show proof of membership for a chapter meeting or any other industry event, your membership card is readily available. Just go online, click, print and laminate. To check out this new feature, go to the members only section using the link below: http://www.issa.org/members/members.html

ISSA Webcasts

Below is a recap of ISSA's 2006 webcasts with clickable links.

Dec 5, 2006

Stopping Data Leakage in a Networked Environment
Sponsored By: Fidelis Security Systems

Nov 16, 2006

Best Practices for Deploying Information Protection Solutions & Managing Risks to Privacy Data & IP Assets
Sponsored By: Reconnex

Oct 26, 2006

ESSO and Strong Authentication for Secure Access
Sponsored By: Imprivata, Inc.

Oct 24, 2006

Outsource Labor, Not Sensitive Data: Best Practices for Securing Your Network while Offshoring and Outsourcing
Sponsored By: Caymas Systems, Inc.

Sep 27, 2006

Best Practices for Building a Security Operations Center: Untangling the Mess Created by Multiple Security Solutions
Sponsored By: CA, Inc.

Sep 13, 2006

The Future of Integrated Threat Management
Sponsored By: CA, Inc.

August 28, 2006

Building an Identity and Access Management Program that Protects Core Business Assets
Sponsored By: CA, Inc.

July 27, 2006

Automating Firewall Audit
Presented By: Jason Yuan, Skybox Security
Sponsored By: Skybox Security

June 22, 2006

No Phishing Allowed - Best practices to safeguard your organization
Presented By: Bethany Mayer - Mirapoint, & Peter Firstbrook, Research Director, Gartner
Sponsored By: Mirapoint

April 20, 2006

The Intelligent Enterprise: Closing the Zero-Hour Gap on Inbound and Outbound Attacks
Presented By: Rami Habal, Proofpoint
Sponsored By: Proofpoint Inc.

April 6, 2006

Controlling the Cost of IT Compliance: Best Practices in Multi-Regulatory Compliance Management
Presented By: Patrick McBride, Vice President of Compliance Solutions, Colleen Murphy, Director of Compliance Solutions Delivery, Scaleable Systems
Sponsored By: Scaleable Systems, LLC

March 9, 2006

Building A Secure LAN
Presented By: Lloyd Hession, BT Radianz & Michelle McLean, ConSentry Networks
Sponsored By: ConSentry Networks

February 16, 2006

Managing Multiple Regulations: Take the Fast Track from Complexity to Compliance
Presented By: David E. Smith, Symantec Corporation
Sponsored By: Symantec Corporation

January 7, 2006

Email Security Strategies - What to Plan for in 2006
Presented By: Arabella Hallawell, Gartner Research & Bethany Mayer, Mirapoint
Sponsored By: Mirapoint