ISSA E-News : October 2nd, 2008

In this Issue:

  1. ISSA Annual Membership Meeting
  2. ISSA "Decision to Join" Membership Survey Open until October 31
  3. Awards Highlight Extraordinary Service
  4. Career Management Survey
  5. Recent On-Demand webcasts
  6. ISSA Events
  7. Industry Events

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ISSA Annual Membership Meeting: October 2, 2008

The broadcast will begin on October 2, 2008 at 5:30 PM Mountain Time (12:30 AM Universal Time) and will end at 7:20 PM Mountain Time (2:20 AM Universal Time). Please join us at the following live link or view the presentations on-demand following the event.

Live link to presentations: http://breeze.careeredonline.com/ISSADay1/

Thank you to Colorado Technical University (CTU) for their assistance with this boardcast. You will need to enter a name for a guest account with CTU to view the live presentation.

Annual Meeting Highlights:

  • "ISSA Today and Tomorrow" presented by Prof. Howard Schmidt, President ISSA International
  • "Security in The Clouds" presented by Sundar Raghavan of Google Apps, The ISSA Annual Meeting Sponsor
  • ISSA International Board Members reports to membership.

The ISSA Annual Membership Meeting is being held in Colorado Springs, Colorado in conjunction with the local chapter's 7th Annual Fall Information Security Conference. Thank you to our 2008 Annual Meeting sponsor Google Apps Security and Compliance, Powered by Postini.

ISSA "Decision to Join" Membership Survey Open until October 31

All active members should have received the ISSA "Decision to Join" Membership Survey via email on September 22. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and let us know what is important to you – and get a chance to win one of two $100 VISA gift cards. Your input will let us serve you more effectively and help your chapter attract new members.

You will be asked for your perceptions of ISSA specifically and professional associations in general. This ground-breaking study was created by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) to better understand the factors involved in an individual's decision to join a professional association like ISSA, the expectations of membership and how well associations individually and collectively meet those expectations.

The original study was conducted last year. It involved 18 professional associations including IEEE and received 17,000 responses. ASAE is now giving ISSA the opportunity to use the survey to gather important data about our own organization to help shape our future. At the conclusion of the survey, our data (without any personal identification) will be added to ASAE's pool of data.

If you did not receive the survey and feel you should have, please contact ISSA Headquarters, member@issa.org or 866-349-5818 (Toll free within the US) or 206-388-4584 (International), extension 103.

Honor Your Chapter or a Colleague with a Nomination for an ISSA Award

Take time to recognize the outstanding individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to ISSA and the information security profession over the past year. The ISSA Awards Committee will be accepting nominations through December 15.

Acknowledge a fellow member of your Chapter. Winners will be honored at the Annual Awards Ceremony as guests of ISSA International. Recipients will also receive an award icon in recognition of their efforts for use on business cards and in correspondence.

Although the formal nomination must be submitted by your chapter president or a sitting member of the ISSA International Board of Directors, you can help by suggesting potential candidates and highlighting their accomplishments. The nomination guidelines can be found at https://www.issa.org/Library/Members/Operations-Manual/ISSA%20Awards%20Policies%20and%20Procedures%20112907.pdf.

Who would you choose for the following awards?

ISSA Hall of Fame for lifetime achievement and advancement of the profession.

Honor Roll for sustained meritorious conduct and advancement of ISSA.

Outstanding Chapter of the Year recognizes a chapter’s ability to serve ISSA's mission and chapter members. Chapters must self-nominate to receive this award. Awards will be given in three categories for 2008:

  • Fewer than 100 members
  • 100-200 members
  • More than 200 members

Outstanding Communications Program of the Year recognizes a chapter’s contribution to the ISSA and the security profession based upon a chapter’s effort to communicate with its members using its newsletter and website.

Security Professional of the Year recognizes a member’s contribution to ISSA.

Outstanding Organization of the Year recognizes an organization’s contribution to ISSA.

Nominations should be sent to the Chairperson of the Awards Committee at

Participate in an Industrywide Career Management Survey

An independent research survey aimed at understanding how information security professionals are managing their careers, planning for their futures, acquiring information, approaching certification and training, and achieving job satisfaction was recently launched. This survey is the first of its kind, and is being distributed by the ISSA and other information security industry associations. The results of the survey will be shared in the Spring of 2009, in the form of presentations, white papers, and articles. The survey was created by Lee Kushner and Mike Murray, and was inspired by the response to their conference presentations on career management and career development. Dr. Max Kilger, a Senior Advisor to the Honeynet Project, served as an advisor. The survey is independent and without sponsorship, and anyone who currently has a career as an information security professional is encouraged to participate.
More information on the survey can be found at www.infosecleaders.com. The survey is hosted by Survey Monkey and can be found at www.infosecleaders.com/survey.

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

Key Components of a Risk-Based Security Plan: Creating a Plan That Works
Sponsored by: Foundstone Professional Service (a division of McAfee)

Roles Based Access Governance: Best Practices for Practitioners
Sponsored by: Aveksa

Key Steps to Securing Your Organization and Evicting a Hacker
Sponsor: Foundstone Professional Services (a division of McAfee)

ISSA Events

ISSA International Annual Meeting
October 2nd, 2008
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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ISSA Colorado Springs Chapter 7th Annual Fall Security Conference
October 2-3rd, 2008
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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2nd Annual Silicon Valley ISSA Chapter Golf Classic
October 6th, 2008
Milpitas, CA, USA
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2008 Infromation Security Conference: The Keys to Success
October 8th, 2008
Atlanta, GA, USA
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6th Annual ISSA Louisville Metro InfoSec Conference
October 9th, 2008
Louisville, KY, USA
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Central Florida ISSA Chapter Lunch-N-Learn
October 10th, 2008
Orlando, FL, USA
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Raleigh ISSA Triangle InfoSeCon
October 16th, 2008
Raleigh, NC, USA
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Phoenix IP3 Security Conference
October 22-23rd, 2008
Phoenix, AZ USA
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Rochester Security Summit
October 29-30th, 2008
Fairpoint, NY, USA
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2008 ISSA SoCal Symposium
October 30th, 2008
Long Beach, CA, USA
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ISSA-LA Sponsors SANS Web Application Security
November 5-6th, 2008
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Central FL ISSA November Conference
November 14th, 2008
Orlando, FL, USA
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Industry Events

SecureWorld Expo

  • Seattle - Oct 29 - 30, 2008
  • Detroit - November 5 - 6, 2008
  • Dallas - Nov 12 - 13, 2008

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Security Conference Toronto
October 6-8th 2008
Toronto, Ontario
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ISSE 2008 Information Security Solutions Europe
October 7-9th, 2008
Madrid, Spain
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The 1st IT Euro Forum
October 20-24th, 2008
Moscow, Sokolniki
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The Practical & Tactical Art of the Deal in Software Licensing Agreements
October 21-22nd, 2008
San Francisco, CA, USA
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The 7th Annual Smart Cards in Government Conference 2008
October 22-24th,2008
Washington, D.C., USA
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ChicagoCon 2008
October 27th - November 2nd, 2008
Lombard, IL, USA
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Techno Forensics 2008
October 27-29th, 2008
Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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 Federal Information Assurance Conference
October 27-29th, 2008
Washington D.C., USA
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RSA Conference Europe 2008
October 27-29th, 2008
London, England, UK
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I Digital Security Forum
November 7-8th, 2008
Lisbon, Portugal
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AIT's Data Center Optimization
November 11th, 2008
Polytechnic Institute of New York University's MetroTech Campus
Brooklyn, N.Y., USA
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Next Generation Information and Date Security Conference
November 12-14th, 2008 Hong Kong, China
November 17-19th, 2008 Singapore
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Gartner Enterprise Networking & Communications Summit
November 17-19th, 2008
Kissimmee, FL, USA
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Anti-hacker Training for Oracle Database
November 17-21st, 2008
Reston, VA, USA
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SecureGov Symposium
December 7-9th, 2008
Hershey, PA, USA
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American Conference Institute's 8th CPO Summit - The Meeting Place for Privacy Experts
January 27-28th, 2009
Washington, D.C., USA
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InfoSec World 2009 Conference & Expo
March 7-13th, 2000
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort Orlando, FL, USA
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7th Annual National Security Australia 2009
May 31st - June 4th, 2009
Sydney, Australia
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23rd Annual Vanguard Security Conference 2009
May 31st - June 4th, 2009
Jacksonville, FL, USA
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