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Tech-Security Conference 2008


Kansas City Tech-Security Conference

Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008
Location:

Ritz Charles
9000 West 137th Street
Overland Park, KS 66221
(913) 685-2600

 

Overview

The Kansas City Tech-Security Conference features 25-30 vendor exhibits and several industry experts discussing current tech-security issues such as email security, VoIP, LAN security, wireless security, USB drives security & more. There will be lots of give a ways and prizes such as iPods, $25, $50 and $100 gift cards, as well as cash prizes and lots more! This unique conference format will provide educational speaker sessions as well as tremendous networking opportunities. You'll come away with advice and knowledge you can start applying to your environment immediately. To register for this conference, click on the link in the left column. Your registration will include your breakfast, lunch, conference materials and entrance into the conference sessions and exhibit area. Scroll down to view the full conference agenda.

For information on participating as a vendor: sales@dataconnectors.com

Agenda:  
8:15am-8:45am Check-In and Opening Introductions
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8:45am-9:30am Session One

JCS

Jim Shaeffer

Network Quality Assurance Solutions

Despite increased spending on more and more sophisticated Information Technology solutions, managing a network keeps getting to be more difficult. Whether it is due to the increasing complexity of networks, lack of personnel, no tangible metrics or poor translation of technical processes to management planning & decision data, spending has risen while network quality assurance has declined.

What processes do you have in place to consistently and objectively verify your internal controls are effective? How are policies monitored, documented and enforced? How frequently do you review key IT system logs scattered throughout your network? When was the last time you reviewed them? How do you determine if technology is being used properly or improperly in your environment? Do you draft executive reports that highlights the findings of your studies and provides justification for changes and budget requests? How much time does it all take, and is it getting done?

Network Quality impacts every facet of your network and business operations.

Security, compliance, performance, productivity, reliability, communications, response time and the bottom line are all impacted by network quality.
Without a consistent method of measurement, checks and balances quality cannot be assured.

To learn about easy, comprehensive ways to assure the quality of your network, including your endpoints, you'll want to attend this informative educational opportunity and learn about Network Quality Assurance and Clientless Endpoint Security Management (CESM) technology. CESM solutions enable companies to maximize their security investment and ROI to ensure ongoing optimal operations of their I/T infrastructure, all without installing client software on their endpoints.

As a special thank you for attending this presentation, JCS & Associates, Inc. will be giving away a 1 year license to one company for up to 5,000 endpoints of Congruity Inspector, the premier Network Quality Assurance solution.

9:30am-9:45am Break/Vendor Booth Time
9:45am-10:30am Session Two

Tumbleweed

Dave Butcher

Understanding Managed File Transfer - Insights & Best Practices

As IT departments continually adopt new technologies to improve the performance of their systems, productivity of their end users and relationships with trading partners, they are faced with numerous challenges. One such challenge companies face today is securing and automating large file transfers. Traditional file transfer systems and mediums no longer meet the needs of most organizations or their trading partners, especially when data exposure is a concern. Many organizations have developed in-house solutions that are difficult to manage, lack the ability to track and audit file transfers, and expose the organization to security breaches. A Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution should be secure, easy to manage, and have the flexibility to integrate with existing technologies.

In this presentation, you will:

  • Gain a better understanding of the business challenges and drivers of file transfers.
  • Identify the security concerns around traditional file transfer systems and mediums.
  • Learn best practices to develop security architectures for file transfers.
  • Understand how a MFT solution can meet the needs of your stakeholders.

>> click here for the presentation


10:30am-11:15am Session Three

Integralis

Kevin Nixon

 

VoIP Security Threats: It’s Not If, It’s When

 

11:15am-11:45pm Break/Vendor Booth Time
11:45am-12:30pm Session Four (includes lunch)

Astaro

Trends in Network Security

>> click here for the presentation

12:30pm-12:45pm Break/Vendor Booth Time
12:45pm-1:30pm Session Five

Lumension Security

Scott Van Horne
VP of Sales, Western Area

Moving From a Reactive to a Proactive Security Model

>> click here for the presentation

1:30pm-2:15pm Session Six

SanDisk Corporation

Eric Krauss
Director Sales - Americas Enterprise Division

Seven Steps to Delivering a Secure USB Drives Strategy and Policy!

Businesses are increasingly putting themselves at risk by allowing the unauthorized or unencrypted use of portable storage devices. These devices pose two kinds of threats: Intentional and unintentional. They pose the risk of losing intellectual property and/or introducing vulnerabilities into the network by bypassing traditional perimeter defenses such as firewalls and antivirus at the mail server.

Controlling these new risks involves a strategy to enable Enterprise; Government and SMB companies to remain productive while at the same time control / manage / monitor the use of devices. HIPAA, GLBA, or Sarbanes-Oxley are terms that everyone has come to know. Unfortunately, few know precisely what they need to do or how to demonstrate compliance in this emerging threat area. Even when used with the best intentions, the data stored on USB drives is generally not covered by routine company procedures such as backup, encryption, or asset management.

We will discuss which key strategies an organization should adopt to manage them securely as well as where this technology is going.

>> click here for the presentation

 

2:15pm-2:30pm Break/Vendor Booth Time
2:30pm-3:15pm Session Seven

Fiberlink

Christopher Corbet
Product Management

Extending Device and Data Protection to the Mobile Workforce

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Event Sponsors/Exhibitors

Tumbleweed
Astaro

eEye

RAPID7

JCS

BOSaNOVA

Q1 Labs
O2-Security
A10 Networks
Integralis
Lumension Security
Fortinet
Safend
SanDisk Corporation
SAINT
Fiberlink
TippingPoint
NetStandard, Inc.
Sentrigo
Configuresoft
Arcot Systems Inc.
IronKey
Top Layer
Positive Networks
WideBand Corporation

 

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