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And PACSUG Date: October 31, 2006 Location: Central Pennsylvania College-Summerdale Campus, ATEC Building-Conference Center 12:15 p.m.-12:55 p.m.: Refreshments/Networking 1 p.m.: Opening Remarks and Greeting, Kelly Lewis, President & CEO, Technology Council of Central PA and Todd Milano, President, Central Pennsylvania College 1:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Program 3:45 p.m.: Closing Remarks, Kelly Lewis, President & CEO, Technology Council of Central PA The Technology and Cyber Security Series provides a great opportunity to get informed about the uses and needs of technology and telecommunications, the successes and challenges of technology, the vital role of telecommunications in all industries, and the future needs for workforce development. Goals of the Summit include: ensuring Pennsylvania companies, government and organizations are not impacted by a cyber security attack or threat, making sure Pennsylvania companies, governments and organizations are using best practices for: Planning, Strategic Management, Purchasing, Developing smart applications, products and services, and Delivering smart applications, products and services and to find the ways and means, partners, advocates, relationships, funding and opportunities to help Pennsylvania become and remain the best of the best. Speakers Include: Sanjay Macwan, AT&T: Safeguarding your IT infrastructure is critical to business success. But how can today's highly connected organizations manage security in an environment of ever escalating attacks while controlling security costs and effort? AT&T has implemented innovative solution: Let the NETWORK be your front line security device (and yes, you can do away with your DMZs). This new security-minded network can monitor traffic, protect against unauthorized access, proactively detect attacks, and rapidly respond to suspicious activities or events. It encompasses real time security monitoring, threat detection, and importantly, real time mitigation techniques along with clear visibility in to overall security posture of the infrastructure. Furthermore, new capabilities can be added to the network as future threats emerge. Greg Fitzpatrick, D&E Communications: D&E Communications and their affiliated companies have been helping people in central Pennsylvania to communicate for 100 years. As an Integrated Communications Provider, they are continuing that service today. D&E provides comprehensive telephone and Internet access and communication systems networking services to residents and businesses. Bryan Gembusia, Exploit Prevention Labs: EXP's patent-pending Intelligence Network brings together a unique combination of research techniques. Exploit Intelligence is an extended network of human researchers and automated probes, honeypots, 'hunting pots,' and search bots focused on discovering new vulnerabilities and exploit examples. The Reputation Filter is proprietary technology that creates a filter for known and suspected exploit distributor sites. Community Intelligence is the community of SocketShield users who allow information about attempted exploitation of their computers to be transferred to Exploit Prevention Labs as part of the Intelligence Network. The Correlation Engine aggregates the intelligence gathered from the above sources, assembles it in real time and distributes it back to the SocketShield user community. Bryan's presentation is titled, -'Security Beyond Passwords' Laurie Southerton, Backbone Security, Inc.: Backbone Security is a national industry leader in information security services and offers customers vulnerability assessments and penetration testing; 24 X 7 Managed Network Security Services (MNSS); and information assurance policies preparation. MNSS features Backbone's cutting edge Ribcageż device. Ribcageż acts as the platform to combine firewall, IDS, and IPS capabilities. In addition, Backbone works with state and federal law enforcement on steganography detection and extraction services. Backbone integrates government, industry, and academic computing and networking standards by aggregating current intelligence from an extensive list of customers to effectively harden and personalize its security products and services. Laurie will be discussing: 'Current Security Risks You Should Know About' Dan Smith, Verizon Communications (No Presentation Available): Verizon Communications Inc. provides communications services through four segments: Domestic Telecom, Domestic Wireless, Information Services and International. The domestic wireline telecommunications business provides local telephone services, including broadband in 28 states and Washington, D.C. The domestic wireless business, operating as Verizon Wireless, provides wireless voice and data products and services across the United States. Information Services operates directory publishing businesses and provides electronic commerce services. Verizon's International segment includes wireline and wireless communications operations and investments in the Americas and Europe. In connection with the closing of the merger with MCI, Inc., which occurred on January 6, 2006, Verizon owns and operates end-to-end global Internet protocol networks, which includes over 270,000 domestic and 360,000 international route miles of fiber optic cable and provides access to over 140 countries worldwide. Dan Kepner, ePlus, Inc.: ePlus is a public company with over a dozen years of growth and profitability. Founded in 1990, it has more than 30 locations in the United States, over 2,000 customers, and has sold, procured or financed over $2 billion in goods and services. As a leading provider of Enterprise Cost Management (ECM) , ePlus has core operating businesses and expertise in Financial Services, eProcurement, Content Management, Supplier Enablement, Document Imaging and Collaboration and Asset Management. Customers using ePlus solutions reduce the direct costs of purchases as well as the business process and administrative costs associated with those purchases. Dan's presentation will cover: Network Access Control Vinu Thomas, Strategic Computer Solutions: Strategic Computer Solutions is an IT services consulting firm, specializing in providing highly qualified solution architects to cover hardware infrastructure implementation, software application development and deployment, network analysis and design, as well as security testing and compliance. SCS has specialized practices in each of the these competencies, is headquartered in Syracuse, NY, with field offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, New Jersey and Pennsylvania (Scranton, Camp Hill). SCS has been recognized by IBM with the coveted Beacon Award, by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing IT companies in the United States, by VAR Magazine with the State & Local Government Award, and has climbed to number 248 on the 2006 VAR Business 500 list. Vinu will be speaking on the topic of PCI Compliance.
About our sponsors:
Host Sponsor: Since 1881, Central Pennsylvania College has excelled in providing students a hands-on education that prepares them for success in jobs that become careers. Central Penn is Pennsylvania's preeminent career-oriented, baccalaureate residential college. Central Penn offers bachelor degree programs in Business Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, Corporate Communications and Information Technology. Multiple and varied concentrations within each degree cover a variety of fields such as Network or Database Management, Marketing, Cyber Security, and Healthcare Administration, all designed to be completed in three years. Central Penn also offers associate degree programs in the fields of Allied Health, Legal Studies, Office Administration, Business, and Information Technology Host Sponsor: The Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania has been providing technology leadership for more than 15 years. The Council is the advocacy group for technology leadership in Central Pennsylvania; leads mobilization efforts to attract, retain and train the best technology workforce in the nation and to help grow our organizations into industry-leading positions. Host Sponsor: The TechQuest Internship Project is a web-based innovation system linking schools, students and companies around a common goal of matching students and companies with excellent internships. The system is specifically designed to manage the internship process. In March/April 2006 training and deployments commence. For more information, and to get involved contact: Gwen Stettler at 717.635.2172, gstettler@tccp.org or www.tccptechquest.org
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