The Security Standard: Network security in the news and you

Dear Security, With The Security Standard right around the corner, we thought we'd take a moment to look at some of the security issues that have made the news recently. Even we were surprised to see so many ever-increasing examples of the kind of vulnerabilities and problems that we will be analyzing and solving September 10-11 in Chicago. Here are just a few that caught our attention. Laptop of VeriSign Employee Stolen One heisted laptop can go a long way when it comes to compromising the security of your organization. Learn about similar risks and how to prevent them from becoming catastrophes in the Security in the Age of the "MySpace" Employee session. Regulatory-compliance demands put IT on the spot Navigating the labyrinth of federal regulations and still obtaining and maintaining operational efficiency can often prove to be daunting, to say the least. Get in on the discussion and make sense of it all by attending the Regulation Roundtable. University hit with proposed $3M fine for breach Los Alamos Nuclear Lab Loses More Data Were a data breach to victimize your organization, how would you go about managing the situation? Join in on Dissecting Two Data Breaches to discover experience-derived best practices, and leave prepared to defend against, and minimize the negative impact of, such a problem. If the well-being of your organization concerns you, you can't afford to miss this year's event. Because The Security Standard is the only conference you'll find that drills down into the dynamic relationship between security and business performance in order to show you how to make it work. Two Additional Valuable and Exclusive Benefits of Attending Receive Two Special Reports Free of Charge All Security Standard attendees will receive an advance copy of CSO magazine's 2007 eCrimeWatch Survey and the PricewaterhouseCoopers | CSO | CIO Global Information Survey. Earn CPE Credits from the (ISC)2 (ISC)2 recognizes The Security Standard conference content as eligible for Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits for (ISC)2 credential maintenance. (ISC)2 members can earn one continuing education credit for every hour of meetings or tutorials they attend. The Security Standard September 10-11, 2007 The Fairmont Hotel | Chicago, IL * Candidates must be working within one of the following qualified job functions: Executive-Level IT (CISO, CIO, CSO, CTO), Security/Compliance Management (Director level and above), or IS/MIS/IT Management (Director-level and above). Professionals from technology companies who are not primarily involved in the security purchase decisions and/or strategies within their own company do not qualify. Robert Bragdon Publisher, CSO magazine John Gallant President & Editorial Director Network World Read Network World privacy policy The following message is being sent to you as a valued customer of Network World. To stop receiving e-mail messages from Network World, do not reply to this e-mail. Instead, please go to our email preference management page at: http://www.networkworld.com/nl/pclogin.jsp?email=security.world@gmail.com&code=etss07nl0906 where you can specify your email preferences and help ensure that we send only the appropriate communications you may be interested in. You may also write to: Network World Inc. Attn: PDG, 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772