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Last Date for On-line registration: 05/11/2010 10:00pm Pacfic Time
Description:
Since 2005, reported security breaches identify the loss of over 340 million personal records in the US - that’s more than the national population. Most likely, your personal details including social security number and several of your credit card numbers can be purchased on underground websites.
In January 2010, Google, Adobe and others were targeted by sophisticated attackers who compromised “Source Code Management” (SCM) systems by exploiting vulnerabilities in their SCM products and other systems.
Comerica bank is currently being sued by a customer, Experi-Metal, who claims that inadequate security at the banks online portal led to actual losses of over half a million dollars arising from an attack.
Project managers are in a unique position to influence the discussion around the security of their development and deployment projects and to help ensure that they don't lead to the next wave of breaches and loss. By understanding the nature of the threats and mitigations that impact IT solutions, PMs can ensure that the right questions are asked throughout the project lifecycle and the appropriate responsibilities are assigned.
This presentation explains how security breaches occur, what types of vulnerabilities are exploited, where in the project process these are introduced and how to avoid them.
- Gain some insight into the types of vulnerabilities that are created by projects
- Understand why security is hard and why security vs. usability is a difficult tradeoff
- Lead discussions within project teams about balancing security risks
- Identify critical security-related tasks that should be undertaken during a project
- Define key roles within projects for ensuring security goals are met
In the age of the Internet, security is not an option – it is essential. As a project manager, you are ultimately responsible for ensuring the project defines and meets its security objectives.
About the Speaker:
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Andy Cottrell – Chief Scientist - The Security Consortium (TSC) www.thesecurityconsortium.net, Andy Cottrell has over 21 years of experience in security, development, management and product strategy.
At TSC, he is responsible for research, developing new tools and methodologies, and the technical rigor of all customer projects.
As the CTO of TriCipher, a vendor of strong authentication systems, he led product development and worked with large financial services, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies working on access security, identity management and digital signing projects. At Phoenix Technologies, where he was Senior Director for Security Products, he was responsible for all security products and infrastructure, defining the architecture and leading the development efforts. He has participated in the efforts of several industry standards groups including the Trusted Computing Group.
Before joining Phoenix Technologies, Andy was the Head of the Engineering Department at Uxbridge College, England. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Birmingham University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Information Engineering from City University (London), both in the UK.
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Career Management Seminars are an excellent opportunity for members and non-members to network with peers and stay on top of our ever-changing Silicon Valley career environment and the skills needed to survive. The event is a combination of networking, career environment scanning, and a topical presentation on a career management related subject. For Project Management Professionals (PMP) the event offers educational credit toward maintaining your certification credential
Host:
Name: Anup Deshpande, PMP, CSM
Rich Condon, PMP
Gianna Wrenn, PMP
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Program Agenda:
6:00 PM - Sign In and Networking
6:15 PM - Featured Speaker
8:30 PM - Meeting Adjourn
8:30 PM - Networking Session
9:00 PM - Session Closed
Food:
This event does not provide any food service. There are several local retail establishments serving either deli or fast foods. Complementary water and soda are provided.
On-line Registration:
(Before Registration Cutoff)
PMI Silicon Valley Members: $10
Nonmembers: $20
Chapter Guest (by invitation only) $0.00
At-the-Door Registration:
A limited number of registrations can be accepted at the door on a first come, first served basis. Once this limit has been reached, the event will be closed to additional attendees.
PMI Silicon Valley Members: $20
Nonmembers: $30
(Only Check or Cash accepted)
Checks payable to "PMI Silicon Valley"
Cancellation Policy:
This event is a professional society meeting, held for the benefit of its members. The Plan Ahead registration fee paid is based on the registrant's ability to commit to attendance, ahead of time. The Plan Ahead registration fee will not be refunded for any reason, other than event cancellation, after normal business hours (5:00 PM, Pacific) on the registration deadline day. The PMI - Silicon Valley Chapter reserves the right to make last minute changes to program content and speakers, as circumstances dictate.
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