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ISSA E-News : April 3rd, 2008

In this Issue:

  1. Today's Live Webcast
  2. Win a Year's Membership When You Visit ISSA's Booth, Number 2404, at RSA Conference
  3. Upcoming LIVE Webcasts:
  4. Recent On-Demand Webcasts now available at www.issa.org
  5. New On-Line Version of the ISSA Journal
  6. Got a Career Milestone to Share?
  7. Events and Conferences

Sponsors:

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Today's Live Webcast:

April 3, 2008 - 9:00am PDT / 5:00pm BST

ISSA e-Symposium on Identity Management - User Provisioning

Listen to and interact with industry experts such as Dan Geer, Merritt Maxim, Diana Kelley, and Avinash Rajeev. 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, click here: http://issa.brighttalk.com

Win a Year's Membership When You Visit ISSA's Booth, Number 2404, at RSA Conference

Members of the Silicon Valley, Sacramento Valley and San Francisco Chapters will be staffing the ISSA booth along with ISSA International staff members, Kate Kanapeaux and Lyn Trainer. Stop by booth 2404 to visit with us.

  • Win one of 5 one-year ISSA general memberships, inclusive of chapter dues (can be used to extend an existing membership)
  • For potential sponsors, win one of 2 4-color full page ads in the ISSA Journal

80% of people who join associations do so because a friend invites them. So invite your friends who are not ISSA members to visit the ISSA booth and join during the conference. For each person you bring or refer to the booth, you will receive an additional entry into the membership drawing. If they join ISSA during the conference, we will send you a special gift as a token of appreciation.

For more information on RSA click here.

Upcoming LIVE Webcasts:


April 15th - 9:00AM- 10:00AM PST

Title: Evolving Microsoft's Security Strategy - Moving Security Forward

Presented by: Microsoft


May 20th - 9:00AM - 10:00 AM PST

Title: Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report - How to keep up with Security trends and futures.

Presented by: Microsoft


Look for updates & event day registration at http://www.issa.org/Members/Webcasts.html

Recent On-Demand Webcasts now available at www.issa.org

PCI DSS - Your Stepping Stone to a Trusted Security Model

Sponsor: Secure Computing


Security Threats to Mobile Deployments

Sponsor: Sybase iAnywhere


New On-Line Version of the ISSA Journal

ISSA is pleased to announce our new online version of the ISSA Journal. With no abbreviated content, the online version is exactly the same as the print version. With additional interactive links that take you directly to an article, website or email address the online Journal makes easy it find the information you need. You will also have the ability to download a PDF copy if you desire. We urge you to view this new version and let us know what you think. Please send your comments to

April Journal Now Available at: http://www.issa.org/Members/Journal.html

(ISSA member log-in required)

Got a Career Milestone to Share? Send it to

ISSA members now have the chance to share professional accomplishments with your information security colleagues around the world. Email a description (maximum of 100 words, subject to editing) plus one image, to .

Events and Conferences

ISSA Awards Ceremony
ISSA International
April 21, 5:30 p.m., Omni Hotel at the Colonnade, San Antonio, TX, USA
Free to ISSA Members and their guests
Click here for Details


ISSA 2008 Texas Regional Infrastructure Security Conference
April 21-23, Omni Hotel at the Colonnade, San Antonio, TX, USA
Click here for details


Central Ohio InfoSec Summit
ISSA Central Ohio Chapter
May 13, Hyatt Regency, Columbus, OH, USA
$35 for ISSA members prior to May 6 and $45 after May 6; $150 for Non-ISSA Members
Click here for details


Secure360°
ISSA Minnesota Chapter
May 13-14, Saint Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul, MN, USA
Early Registration: $199 before April 1
Click here for details


Industry Events


SecureWorld Expo

  • March 26-27, Boston, MA, USA
  • April 23-24, Houston, TX, USA
  • April 29-30, Atlanta, GA, USA
  • May 7-8, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • May 21-22, Chicago, IL, USA
  • September 10-11, San Francisco, CA, USA
  • September 24-25, Cleveland, OH USA
  • October 8-9, Detroit, MI, USA
  • October 29-30, Seattle, WA, USA
  • November 19-20, Dallas, TX, USA

ISSA MEMBERS receive an $80 discount off the $195 two-day Conference Pass or $200 off the $695 SecureWorld+ Extended Training Pass

Click here for details


Forrester's Security Forum EMEA 2008
Forrester Research BV
April 2-3, Movenpick Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
20% Discount to ISSA Members on Forum Seat and on the Pre-Forum Workshop
Click here for details


IT360°
April 7-9, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
25% Pre-Registration Discount for ISSA Members on Conference; Free Trade Show Admission
Click here for details


RSA® Conference USA 2008
April 7-11, Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
$200 off Full Conference Registration for ISSA Members
Click here for details


(ISC)2 CISSP Review Seminars
April 21-25, Boston, MA, USA
25% Discount for ISSA Members
Click here for details


InfoSecurity Europe 2008
April 22-24, Grand Hall, Olympia, London, UK
Free to ISSA Members
Click here for details


ChicagoCon 2008s - Security Training & Ethical Hacking Conference
May 12-18, MicroTrain Facilities, Lombard, IL, USA
10% Discount for ISSA Members
Click here for details


H@cker Halted USA 2008
May 28-June 4, Marriot Resort at Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
20% discount for ISSA Members
Click here for details


Gartner IT Security Summit
June 2-4, Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center, Washington DC USA
$200 off the early bird (April 4) and standard registration fees for ISSA members
Click here for details


Annual Cyber Security Symposium for Energy Enterprises
June 3-4, Sheraton Austin Hotel, Austin, TX, USA
$400 discount for ISSA Members
Click here for details