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IDG Executive Forums Unveils Content for “The Security Standard” Conference in September Highly Innovative Forum to Address Enterprise Security
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SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. – June 13, 2006 – Recognizing the fact that threats to an enterprise emerge faster, more aggressively and from more sources than ever before, IDG Executive Forums’ The Security Standard conference --- taking place September 6-7 at Boston’s Hynes Convention Center --- will take a fresh, holistic approach to understanding what it takes to deliver an effective enterprise security strategy in today’s ever-changing risk landscape. The Security Standard is designed by and for business and technology thought leaders who bring together a diversity of perspectives to explore how security decisions impact stakeholders within and outside of an organization. The two-day conference, providing thought-provoking keynotes, power-packed panels and highly focused industry discussions, will give attendees a better understanding of the business, organizational, political and technology issues shaping the secure corporation today. The conference is co-chaired by John Gallant, President and Editorial Director of Network World, and Bob Bragdon, Publisher of CSO magazine. “Security is no longer just a line on the annual budget projection,” says Gallant. “It has moved from the server room to the board room and today’s executive must have clear strategies and actionable solutions in the arsenal, ready to deal with any possible threat scenario. We kept this in mind while crafting the agenda for The Security Standard and have put together a slate of topics and visionaries that no security-focused executive can afford to miss.” The Security Standard will examine security from myriad perspectives within and external to the organization. The program will help participants understand how a wide swath of individuals and influencers view security today and how those views shape their interactions with corporate America. Senior level corporate and IT executives will share and explore best practices for building secure companies and industries in today's volatile security environment. Attendees will gain practical insights into solving security problems from general managers of business units, chief marketing officers, CEOs and CIOs, HR leaders, security pros who’ve endured major business disruptions, security analysts, demographers and market researchers, regulators and law enforcement officials. Specifically, The Security Standard will offer new perspectives in four key areas:
Additionally, several breakout sessions will zero in on hot-button issues such as identity and access management, multi-factor authentication, managed security services, and application and database security. And an impressive slate of speakers includes luminaries from AT&T, Chevron, Cisco, the FBI, Genzyme, Harvard, IBM, KPMG, McAfee. To view the complete agenda, visit http://www.thesecuritystandard.net/agenda.html. “Our goal with The Security Standard is to create an intimate and exclusive forum that engenders a serious conversation on the most critical of security topics,” says Bragdon. “In sharing research findings and engaging in dialogue with leading security providers, we’ll present attendees with resources and information needed to build security action plans for their organizations, as well as to steer the direction of the entire security industry.” The Security Standard will also feature a sponsor pavilion featuring 30-35 leading hardware and software products built to defend and destroy attacks on an enterprise infrastructure. These products include best-in-class networking, firewall, and VPN technologies. Opportunities are still available to join this highly targeted group of top security vendors. Attendance at The Security Standard is limited to qualified security professionals. Designed for top security executives from a wide range of industries, The Security Standard will cultivate dialogue amongst business and technology leaders that will strengthen policies and protocols against current and projected malicious activity. To request more information on attending The Security Standard, go to http://www.thesecuritystandard.net/. Companies interested in sponsoring The Security Standard may contact Andrea D’Amato at ADAmato@nww.com. About The Security Standard About the Co-Chairs Under Gallant’s executive direction, Network World has been a leader in covering the emergence of networking in corporate America and has become the newspaper of record in the network industry. Gallant has positioned Network World as a true service publication for network IS professionals, providing technology and business news along with a wealth of insight, opinion and analysis designed to help readers manage not only their networks and network-based applications, but their growing budgets and staff. Sponsors About IDG All product and company names are trademarks of their respective companies.
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