The rapid advancement of technology, especially the widespread use of information and communication technology, has significantly increased interdependencies among diverse business sectors as well as government agencies, and the ever-changing nature of international geo-politics, business environments and customer expectations is constantly creating new pressures on business organizations and governments to improve their systems security against possible malicious attacks.

The focus of this workshop is on time-tested best practices, approaches and strategies for improving the security of organizations’ information systems. It will also offer an excellent networking opportunity for the attendees.

 
Intended Audience
Business continuity practitioners, government administrators, IT managers, information security professionals, software developers, system administrators, and IT students.

 
Venue
The Cone Center, UNC Charlotte.

 
How to Register
Please click here to register, or contact Lathan Phillips lphillip@uncc.edu, at 704-687-4878. The cost for the event is $115.00 for individual attendees, $900.00 for a table of eight, and $500.00 for exhibitors. For more details on sponsorship information, please contact Olin Broadway (Olinb@bellsouth.net)

 
Symposium Schedule

• Bill Neugent: Chief Engineer for Cybersecurity-MITRE and Author of the book "No Outward Sign" (Topic: Cyberterrorism)
• Ed Amoroso: Chief Information Security Officer, AT&T (Topic: Insider Threat)
• Ted Claypoole: Attorney, Womble-Carlisle (Topic: The Emergence of Legal Standards in Information Security)
• Livio Ricciulli: Founder and CTO of Reactive Network Solutions (Topic: High Speed Stateful Detection and Filtration of Network Intrusions)
• Ann Garrett: Chief Security Officer, State of North Carolina (Topic: State of NC Plans for Implementation)
• Tom Fisher: Vice President of IT at Qualcomm (Topic: Hacking of GSM by the Israeli Graduate Student)
• Al Decker: Executive Director, EDS Security and Privacy Services (Topic: TBD)
• Becky Bace:CEO of Infidel, Inc. and Venture Partner, Trident Capital (Topic: TBD)
• Bret Arsenaugh: Chief Security Officer, Microsoft (Topic: TBD)
• Doris Gardner: Supervisory Special Agent in the FBI Office Charlotte (Topic: The Al Qaeda Cybersecurity Treat)
• Rusine Mitchell-Sinclair: Vice President Marketing, Operations & Strategy - IBM Global Services America (Topic: TBD)
• Other invitees and topics will be announced when confirmed

Sponsors

 
Directions to Campus   view map

• From north of Charlotte via I-85
  Take exit 45A (Harris Blvd). Merge onto Harris, go 1 mile to the exit for UNC Charlotte/Hwy 49. At bottom of exit ramp, turn left on 49; campus is 1 mile on left.
• From north of Charlotte via I-77
  Take exit 18 (Harris Blvd). Turn left onto Harris and go 7 miles to the exit for UNC Charlotte/Hwy 49. At bottom of exit ramp, turn left on 49; campus is 1 mile on left.
• From south of Charlotte via I-85
  Take exit 45A (Harris Blvd). Turn right onto Harris and go one mile to the exit for UNC Charlotte\Hwy 49. At bottom of exit ramp, turn left on 49; campus is 1 mile on left.
• From south of Charlotte via I-77: Take I-77N to I-85N and follow above directions via I-85.
• From east of Charlotte via US 74: Turn right onto Harris Blvd, and travel 9 miles to UNC Charlotte\Hwy 49 exit. At bottom of exit ramp, turn left on 49; campus is 1 mile on left.
• From Concord area via US 29: Turn left onto Harris Blvd and go 1/2 mile to UNC Charlotte\Hwy 49 exit. At bottom of exit ramp, turn left on 49; campus is 1 mile on left.

 
Directions to the Cone Visitors Parking Deck   view map
Directions to the parking deck from the main entrance:

• Bear left on Broadrick Blvd.
• Continue on Broadrick Blvd. past the Goldminer statue.
• Follow the road as it bears left.
The Cone Visitors Deck is on your right.

 
Accommodations
For attendees requiring overnight accommodation, a special rate of $55.00 has been negotiated with the various Marriott properties in the vicinity. To make a reservation, attendees should call Jack Keefer at 704-547-1122 x2017 and mention that they are attending the Security & Privacy Symposium at UNC Charlotte.

In addition to the Marriott properties, there is also a Hilton located in the area. The contact number for the Hilton is 704-547-7444.