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Dr. Eric Cole
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, McAfee
Dr. Eric Cole is an industry-recognized security expert with over 20 years of hands-on experience. Cole currently performs leading-edge security consulting and works in research and development to advance the state of the art in information systems security. Cole has experience in information technology with a focus on perimeter defense, secure network design, vulnerability discovery, penetration testing, and intrusion detection systems. Cole has a master's degree in computer science from NYIT and a PhD from Pace University with a concentration in information security.
Dr. Cole is the author of several books, including Hackers Beware, Hiding in Plain Site, Network Security Bible, and Insider Threat. He is the inventor of over 20 patents and is a researcher, writer, and speaker. He is also a member of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President and several executive advisory boards. Dr. Cole is also the CTO of the Americas for McAfee. Cole is actively involved with the SANS Technology Institute (STI) and SANS working with students, teaching, and maintaining and developing courseware. He is a SANS faculty fellow and course author.
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Leveraging Best Practices and Technologies for Trusted Network Protection |
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Christopher Dorobek
Co-Anchor, The Daily Debrief, Federal News Radio
Christopher J. Dorobek is the co-anchor of Federal News Radio’s afternoon drive program, The Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, and the founder, publisher and editor of the DorobekInsider.com, a leading blog for the Federal IT community.
Dorobek joined Federal News Radio in 2008 with 16 years of experience covering government issues with an emphasis on government information technology. Prior to joining Federal News Radio, Dorobek was editor-in-chief of Federal Computer Week, the leading news magazine for government IT decision-makers and the flagship of the 1105 Government Information Group portfolio of publications. As editor-in-chief, Dorobek served as a member of the senior leadership team at 1105 Government Information Group, providing daily editorial direction and management for FCW magazine, FCW.com, Government Health IT and its other editorial products.
Dorobek joined FCW in 2001 as a senior reporter and assumed increasing responsibilities, becoming managing editor and executive editor before being named editor-in-chief in 2006. Prior to joining FCW, Dorobek was a technology reporter at PlanetGov.com, one of the first online community centers for current and former government employees. He also spent five years at Government Computer News, another leading industry publication, covering a variety of federal IT-related issues.
Dorobek is a frequent speaker on issues involving the government IT industry, and has appeared as a frequent contributor to NewsChannel 8’s Federal News Today program. He began his career as a reporter at the Foster’s Daily Democrat, a daily newspaper in Dover, N.H. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He lives in Washington, DC.
Session:
Network Security Success - IT Depends on Your Vantage Point
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Stephen Elky
Deputy Director, Information Technology Services, Library of Congress
Steve Elky is the Deputy Directory of Information Technology Services (ITS) as the US Library of Congress. In this role, he is focused on helping ITS deliver world class IT services to the Library. He is focused on IT investment management, Enterprise Architecture and program and portfolio management. He has also been serving as the acting Enterprise Architect since 2008.
Prior to this, Mr. Elky served as the Chief Information Security Officer at the US Library of Congress for four years. As CISO Mr. Elky implemented the IT Security Program at the Library of Congress. As part of this effort, he created a Security Advisement Program focused on ensuring that new IT systems are designed and built in a secure manner, streamlined the C&A process, allowing the process to complete in half the time and cost, integrated IT Security metrics directly into the agencies Internal Control Program and created the Secure Software Development and Testing Program, designed to ensure that application developers have the tools and skills necessary to fix issues uncovered during application penetration testing.
Prior to joining the Library of Congress, Mr. Elky served as the Technical Director for Information Security at Software Performance Systems, a software development company specializing in e-government solutions, acting as a IT security consultant to DOJ, DOC, LOC, the State of Maryland and numerous internal company projects. Mr. Elky possesses several key industry certifications, including CISSP, CISM, CGEIT, ISSAP, ISSM and CSSLP as well as a B.S. in Business Administration with a specialization in Computer Information Systems from the University of Baltimore and serves on the SANS Advisory board. Mr. Elky has spent nearly 20 years in the industry, amassing a broad background in operations, network and system engineering, enterprise architecture, enterprise governance C&A, security policy, security programs.
Session: Network Security Success - It Depends on Your Vantage Point |
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Bill Kurtz
Director, Civilian Sales, McAfee
Bill Kurtz has more than 15 years of sales and management experience in Federal government sales. He has been a leader within McAfee for over 10 years, managing the Civilian sales team. Prior to his role with McAfee, he was an Account Executive with Computer Associates, where he was responsible for Civilian agencies. Bill has BBA in Marketing from James Madison University.
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Welcoming Remarks |
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Holly Ridgeway
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Director, Justice Security Operations Center, Dept. of Justice
Mrs. Ridgeway presently serves as the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Director, Justice Security Operations Center, Department of Justice. Mrs. Ridgeway provides OJP with visionary leadership to combat the Advanced Persistent Security Threat to government networks, while balancing mandated compliance requirements and mission needs. As IT Security Director, she founded the OJP Vulnerability Management Program, which included establishing workflows, managing corrective action plans and developing IT control metrics that have greatly improved the overall OJP enterprise security posture. Her work at OJP was praised by Financial Statement Auditors as a Best Practice for DOJ.
Mrs. Ridgeway joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in February 2004 as an Information Assurance Program Analyst. She has served as the Watch Commander of the FBI Enterprise Security Operations Center, FBI's Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Project Manager, Security Awareness Training Manager, and Security Division Audit Manager.
Prior to joining the FBI, Mrs. Ridgeway served as the IT Specialist to the Chief Information Officer and Director of Information Resources Management of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Mrs. Ridgeway concurrently serves as an Adjunct Professor in the fields of Information Systems Management and Information Assurance at both the University of Maryland University College and George Washington University. She holds an MS in Computer Systems Management, as well as a graduate certificate in Information Assurance and holds certifications as a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP).
Session:
Network Security Success - IT Depends on Your Vantage Point
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Charles Ross
Director, Sales Engineering Public Sector, McAfee, Inc.
Charles Ross is the Director of Sales Engineering for the Public Sector for McAfee. Prior to holding this position, Charles was Senior Manager of Risk Management for McAfee for the past 6 years, responsible for IT security engineering, application security, risk analysis/mitigation, threat assessment, forensics and vulnerability management. He reports directly to McAfee’s Chief Security Officer and speaks from an internal corporate security professional’s perspective. He is a strong proponent of building a sustainable lifecycle around risk activities that is both measurable and continuously improving. He is a passionate security professional with over 6 years experience keeping McAfee secure.
Prior to joining McAfee, he worked for 2 years as a Senior Consultant in the Deloitte & Touche Enterprise Risk Services group based in San Francisco. At D&T, he consulted with Fortune 500 companies to deploy world-class security programs.
When he is not in the office, he is engaging with current and potential McAfee customers and partners to discuss how McAfee utilizes its best-in-breed security technologies to protect its computing environment.
Charles holds a Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from the University of Florida.
Session:
Network Security Success - IT Depends on Your Vantage Point
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Dr. Ron Ross
Senior Computer Scientist and Information Security Researcher, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
Dr. Ron Ross is a senior computer scientist and information security researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). His current areas of specialization include security requirements definition, testing and evaluation, risk management, and information assurance. Dr. Ross leads the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Implementation Project for NIST, which includes the development of key security standards and guidelines for the federal government, contractors, and the United States critical information infrastructure. His recent publications include Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) Publication 199 (security categorization standard), FIPS Publication 200 (security requirements standard), NIST Special Publication 800-53 (security controls guideline), NIST Special Publication 800-53A (security assessment guideline), NIST Special Publication 800-37 (certification and accreditation guideline), and NIST Special Publication 800-39 (risk management guideline). Dr. Ross is also the principal architect of the NIST Risk Management Framework that provides a disciplined and structured methodology for integrating the suite of FISMA security standards and guidelines into a comprehensive enterprise-wide information security program. In addition to his FISMA responsibilities, Dr. Ross leads the Joint Task Force Transformation Initiative Working Group, a joint partnership with NIST, the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and the Committee on National Security Systems to develop a unified information security framework for the federal government.
Dr. Ross is a frequent speaker at public and private sector venues including federal agencies, state and local governments, and Fortune 500 companies. In addition to his responsibilities at NIST, Dr. Ross supports the U.S. State Department in the international outreach program for information security and critical infrastructure protection. Dr. Ross previously served as the Director of the National Information Assurance Partnership, a joint activity of NIST and the National Security Agency. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Dr. Ross served in a variety of leadership and technical positions during his twenty-year career in the United States Army. While assigned to the National Security Agency, he received the Scientific Achievement Award for his work on an inter-agency national security project and was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal upon his departure from the agency. Dr. Ross is a three-time recipient of the Federal 100 award for his leadership and technical contributions to critical information security projects affecting the federal government. He has been inducted into the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Hall of Fame and elected to the grade of ISSA Distinguished Fellow. During his twenty-year military career, Dr. Ross served as a White House aide and as a senior technical advisor to the Department of the Army. Dr. Ross is a graduate of the Program Management School at the Defense Systems Management College and holds both Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the United States Naval Postgraduate School.
Session: Managing Risk in an Environment of Advanced Persistent Cyber Threats
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