Columbus Tech-Security Conference

Jim Shaeffer
President

Network Quality Assurance

Information is the foundation of effective management. For IT managers, achieving a well-run network and aligning it with company goals requires a consistent and objective baseline reporting process. Traditionally, this has required regular review of firewall logs, Email systems, Web logs, Hosts and communications, time-consuming and labor and cost intensive work, to verify
controls and policies are effective.

As clouded economic times and shrinking budgets impact business, IT teams must do more with less and show bottom-line value. IT must lead with innovation and cost-efficiency, extracting maximum benefit from existing network investments. Network Quality Assurance provides an efficient and consistent automated reporting process offering 100% visibility
into IT & business operations.

NQA provides clear, empirical metrics so management can make informed decisions for fast issue resolution, increased productivity and better planning.

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 Endpoint Security Management technology.

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
worth up to $9,995 of Congruity Inspector, the premier Network Quality Assurance solution.

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David Butcher, PMP CSDP
Sr. Systems Engineer

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.

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Tanyalynnette Palmo
BigFix, Inc.

Achieving Green IT

Leveraging the author's experience in leading green IT initiatives, this presentation will advocate the establishment of strong internal partnerships to advance the cause of Green IT. The author recommends a risk management-based approach of visibility and control to implement and monitor green computing goals.

Furthermore, the author will show how properly coordinated green computing and cyber security initiatives can reinforce each other, simultaneously building confidence in Internet-enabled business and reducing environmental externalities generated by rising levels of computer utilization throughout society.

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

Manu Namboodiri
Vice President, Marketing

Slashing security costs and complexity : An information-centric approach to data protection

Organizations are investing heavily in multiple products to protect sensitive and personal data. These include device-based defenses (such as disk encryption), network-based defenses (such as VPNs and Firewalls) and application-specific defenses. What do they all have in common? They are, in fact, all trying to protect the data - not the device, not the network, and not the port. Taking a piecemeal, device-centric approach to data protection only increases costs and complexity. Trends point to an information or data-centric approach - that is, one that truly focuses on protecting the data itself. This logical approach reduces costs and complexity and will serve as the security & privacy paradigm of tomorrow.

This session will investigate the evolving nature of data and why current approaches to protection are swiftly becoming obsolete. We will further delve into the promise of an information-centric approach, the essential capabilities of a solution, and the roadmap of how this can be achieved.

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