| Welcome to the 23rd National
Information Systems Security Conference
October 16-19, 2000
Baltimore Convention
Center
Baltimore, Maryland,
USA
(Located in downtown Baltimore)
| * Do you know There
are over 2,900 cracker web sites? Security experts agree: Reported numbers
don't represent reality; just about 100 percent of companies' networks
have been hacked. iMP Magazine |
| * Do you know Federal
authorities investigated an alleged cyber-terrorism case in which a hacker
may have gained access to about 300,000 customer credit card files. Boston
Globe |
| * Do you know The
tools that brought down Yahoo!, Amazon and other sites were made possible
because of the chronic failure to take security seriously, even as increasingly
sophisticated attack tools were developed. The Economist |
| * Do you know Even
with the best protection policies in place, bulletproof security is never
attainable because of factors such as human error, new vulnerabilities,
and the public nature of web sites.
Computer World |
The National Information
Systems Security Conference is an annual conference sponsored by National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National Computer Security
Center of the National Security Agency (NSA).
There has never been a more urgent need
for everyone involved in the global economy to be concerned about the security
of their information. We must start with a "Campaign for Security."
Most organizations, public or private, depend on networked information
systems. This has opened broad avenues for unauthorized access to
private information and expanded the possibilities for electronic theft,
degradation or damage to data and systems. And the threats and vulnerabilities
we face are continually increasing.
Computer security issues made headlines
this year when hackers attacked and shut down some of the world's most
prominent and popular Web sites. Just a few months later, the "I
love you" virus became the fastest spreading computer bug in history, shutting
down networks around the world. Growing reliance on computer networks
for everything from communications to commerce make security issues increasingly
critical for business and government agencies alike.
The National Information Systems Security
Conference will address the 21st century hottest security issues.
This annual conference typically attracts participants from leading corporations,
universities, and government agencies around the world. The conference
provides a unique international forum for discussing, debating and understanding
critical issues ranging from Internet security to securing public Web servers.
For more than 20 years, people around the
world who are interested in securing their information systems have been
gathering annually at the National Information Systems Security Conference
to hear from experts about today's hottest security issues. The conference
attracts more than 2,000 participants from industry, universities, and
government agencies the world over. It provides a unique international
forum for discussing, debating, and understanding such critical topics
as:
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Securing electronic commerce
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Internet and WWW security
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Protecting trade secrets and company assets
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Preventing computer crime and cellular phone
fraud
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Firewall technology
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Virus detection and elimination
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Encryption and cryptography...and much more
This year's conference will take place October
16-19, 2000, in Baltimore, Maryland USA. It is held in parallel with
the Information Systems Security Exposition, sponsored by the Armed Forces
Communications and Electronics Association, which showcases the latest
information systems security technologies. In addition, special workshops
will be held on the afternoon of October 19, 2000.
We invite you to attend. See
links provided at the left side or the bottom of this page to learn more
about the conference or to register electronically. Take advantage
of early registration.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Keynote:
David J. Farber, Chief of Technologies,
Federal Communications Commission, and the Alfred Fitler Moore Professor
of Telecommunications, University of Pennsylvania
Banquet:
Mark D. Rasch, Esq., Vice-President, Global
Integrity Corporation of Reston, Virginia. |
