Jan 18

CSIA Data Integrity Summit – The Legal Implications of Data Integrity
Washington, DC

This Data Integrity Summit — targeting corporate executives, inside counsel and law firms — will focus on the legal implications of IT security with a mixture of keynote presentations, panels and a mock trial. John Podesta, former Chief of Staff for President Clinton and current CEO of the Center for American Progress will offer a morning keynote address. Randy Kahn, author of Information Nation, will define data integrity and discuss its importance inside the organization. The afternoon will present a "mock" examination of an expert witness to demonstrate the applicability of data integrity to typical business litigation scenario.

Jan
23-26

Black Hat Federal 2006
Crystal City, VA

The Black Hat Briefings were created to fill the need for computer security professionals to better understand the security risks to information infrastructures and computer systems. Black Hat accomplishes this by assembling a group of vendor-neutral security professionals and having them speak candidly about the problems businesses face and the solutions to those problems. No gimmicks—just straight talk by people who make it their business to know the information security space. CSIA is sponsoring Black Hat Federal this year.

Feb
13-17

RSA 2006
San Jose, CA

The RSA Conference is the most prestigious information security event of the year. It is the must-attend event for organizations that deploy, develop or investigate data security or cryptography products. The RSA Conference brings together IT professionals, developers, policy makers, industry leaders and academics to share information and exchange ideas on technology trends and best practices in identity theft, hacking, cyber-terrorism, biometrics, network forensics, perimeter defense, secure web services, encryption and related topics. CSIA Director of Compliance, Kevin Gronberg, will be presenting on "Sarbanes-Oxley: Security and Policy after the Deadline." CSIA Executive Director Paul Kurtz will be presenting "Heard on the Hill: Current Cyber Security Legislative Climate."