[unisog] VA SCAN Conference Reminder

[Shirley Payne]

*** If you have already received this announcement, please pardon the
duplication.***

Reminder: The 2007 Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking
Conference is just one month away. A conference overview follows.
Register at http://vascan.org. Hope to see you there!
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The Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking (VA SCAN)
will be hosting its fourth annual conference October 18-19, 2007 at
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Don't miss this
opportunity to hear leaders in the higher education and K-12 security
field discuss current issues and share ideas on effective security
practices with colleagues.

Who should attend? IT managers, security professionals, technical staff,
and auditors from Higher Education, K-12, Government, and Law Enforcement.

Keynote Speakers:

Shon Harris, president of Logical Security and author of two
best-selling CISSP® books, will discuss the barriers and mistakes that
almost every organization is making today with their attempts to develop
a holistic security program, roll out a security governance framework,
and integrate security into business processes. More information on Shon
is available at http://www.logicalsecurity.com/company/company_news.html.

David J. Bianco, who teaches and lectures internationally and consults
with clients including Fortune 1000 companies, Wall Street firms, public
utilities and the US Military, will conduct a TCP/IP Weapons School
session. Participants will walk up the layers of the OSI model,
examining packet traces that detail the various ways attackers abuse
core TCP/IP functionality. More information on David is available at
http://www.vorant.com.

Conference Program: Shon Harris and security and audit professionals
from various colleges and universities will be presenting on Thursday,
October 18th. The following day two concurrent workshops will be
conducted: David Bianco's TCP/IP Weapons School and management
sessions on emergency preparedness, the intersection of IT security and
legal compliance, and security standards.

Conference Fee: Registration is $100 and pre-registration is required.
In addition to the conference program, the fee includes lunches and
breaks for both days and a Thursday evening reception.

To obtain more detailed conference information and to register, see
http://vascan.org.
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The mission of VA SCAN, a collaboration of George Mason University,
James Madison University, the University of Virginia, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Beach Public
School System is to strengthen information technology security programs
within the Commonwealth of Virginia. http://vascan.org.