2011 Cyber Security Conference & Expo
Digital Government Institute's annual Cyber Security Conference & Expo opening session was presented to a standing-room-only crowd of government cyber security professionals. C. Ryan Brewer, CISO with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS (right) discussed "Using a Risk-Based 
Approach to Information Security While Providing Business Value and Improving Efficiencies". "Do the simple things well,” advised Brewer. That includes understanding your network, monitoring it to provide near-real-time situational awareness, and enforcing configuration and patch policies that are prioritized based on vulnerabilities and risk, he said as reported by Government Computer News. Read the full article here.
During the panel session "Continuous Monitoring Lifecycle - Achieving Situational Awareness", the Justice Department, which is implementing enterprise-wide automated monitoring, discussed how it is beta testing a security status dashboard for its 40 component agencies, said deputy CISO Holly Ridgeway (left) as reported by GCN. Matt Coose, Director, National Cybersecurity Division, Federal Network Security Branch, Department of Homeland Security (center) said DHS tries to "craft FISMA metrics that make sense," and then works with organizations that have been targeted by cyber attacks, as reported by the Cybersecurity Policy Report. "The bottom line is what is your risk posture," said John Bordwine, Public Sector CTO with Symantec Corp (far left), as reported by Cybersecurity Policy Report.
Popular speaker Chuck McGann, Corporate Information Security Officer, U.S. Postal Service (left) discussed "After the Breech: The Emotional and Psychological Impacts". "Kudos for Chuck for talking about this “taboo” subject," said an attendee. he " gave very good tips and “how to” solutions," said another.
Steve Lazerowich, Cyber Security Solutions Lead, HP (right) gave an "Update on Identity Management: What Your Agency Needs to Know". "Good speaker," commented an attendee. "I will contact him direct for follow up."
Josh Rosenthol, Senior Product Manager, Federal, Websense Security Labs (left) presented "Modern Security Threats and Government IT". "Good thought provoking conversation," said an attendee.
What Attendees Said...
... About the 2011 Conference:
- "Yet another excellent conference. Yours is a must for me each year. Another good group of speakers and topics."
- "Fresh speakers who didn't rehash old view points. Current, relevant topics, presented by knowledgeable speakers."
- "The format is perfect (smooth transitions, appropriate number of breaks), excellent quality of speakers."
- "Friendly people, great environment and most of all, valuable information."
- "Loved it...right mix of Feds and Vendors, good information."
The Networking Expo
Education Advisory Committee
Digital Government Institute thanks the Education Advisory Committee for its input on developing the Conference Program:
- Bruce Brody, Chief Executive Officer, New Cyber Partners, LLC
- Sam Chun, Director, Cyber Security Practice, HP
- Stephen Elky, Deputy Director for IT Services, Library of Congress
- Patrick Howard, Director/Chief Information Security Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Michele Iversen, Chief Information System Security Officer, Department of Education
- John Kropf, Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security liaison
- Jim Litchko, Senior Security Expert and Instructor, Litchko & Associates, Inc.
- Chuck McGann, Corporate Information Security Officer, U.S. Postal Service
- Lynn McNulty, McNulty & Associates
- Michael Mestrovich, President, Unlimited New Dimensions and President, Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems (FiXs)
- Marc Noble, Director Government Affairs, (ISC)2
- Janet Oren, Senior Information Systems Security Engineer, National Security Agency
- Randy Resnick , Chief, National/Nuclear C3, National Security Agency
- Holly Ridgeway, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Director, Justice Security Operations Center, Department of Justice
