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Luncheon Meeting

$25 Members, $30 Non-Members, $10 Students 

Register Here

(or copy ths link below into your browser) 

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Thanks go out to Mark Adams for a great presentation on Application Security & Audit at the January luncheon meeting

Topic

Protecting the Next-Generation Workforce

This talk will focus on the adoption of new IT Business models, namely Web 2.0 and the inherent risks associated with doing business on the Internet and the next generation workforce. Additionally he will cover a new security paradigm that focuses on multi-vector threat protection.

John will share product-related information on McAfee for the benefit of our members and guests. This is the only presentation by John that will be sales-oriented.

Speaker:

J John Pirc (McAfee)

About the Speaker

When:

Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:30 to 1:00 pm

Where

The Houston Club, 811 Rusk Street, Houston, Texas 77002 

Map and Directions

Reservation Deadline:

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by 10:00 am

CPEs 1

After Luncheon Training

No Charge - Already Registered if Registered for Meeting

Topic 1

Common Misconception of Firewalls: Firewalls Exposed

As the commercialization of the Internet enters its third decade, the Web itself has evolved from sharing static information to driving dynamically connected mission-critical applications. While web applications and efficiencies of Web 2.0 are universally adopted, network security practices often still rely too heavily on the basic network firewall to block access to static information. Too many enterprises today believe their firewalls deliver "good enough" security to mitigate Internet-related threats and attacks. However, enterprises that do not currently have advanced network protection deployed face significant risk and are likely already compromised. Topics in this presentation include the following:

  • Emergence of the Firewall
  • Today’s Reality
  • Attackers Maximize their Return on Investment
  • Best Practices:  Firewall + IPS/UTM + Anti-Virus + Anti-Spam + Anti-Malware
  • Dangers of firewalls exposed
  • Threat Examples At-a-Glance
  • Solutions & Strategies

Speaker:

J John Pirc (McAfee)

About the Speaker

Topic 2

Effective Application Audits

Mike Siraj will facilitate an open forum to dispel myths and misconceptions associated with Application Audits."

Moderator:

Mike Siraj

About the Speaker

When:

Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:30  - 3:00 pm

Where

The Houston Club, 811 Rusk Street, Houston, Texas 77002 

Map and Directions

Reservation Deadline:

Registered already if registered for Luncheon Training

CPEs 1

 

About the Speakers

 

 

February 2010 Speaker Bios

Lunch Speaker

John Pirc

Director, PMM Firewall | Network Defense

McAfee

Speaker Bio

 

John has more than 10+ years of security experience in security research, worldwide product management, development, marketing, security IV&V testing, forensics, advance persistent threat’s, critical infrastructure architecting and deploying enterprise-wide security solutions for both public and private organizations worldwide.

 

John has worked for the US intelligence community, CTO at Computer Systems Group LTD, product manager for Cisco's IPS product line and most recently, product line executive for all security products at IBM Internet Security Systems. John currently works for McAfee’s Network Defense Business Unit with McAfee’s Firewall Enterprise solution. In addition to a BBA in Information Systems from the University of Texas, John also holds the NSA Information Assurance Methodology and Certified Ethical Hacker certifications. John was recently named security thought leader from SANS Institute and advisory board member of SANS Execubytes publication and writes on a regular basis for Cassandra Security. You can follow John on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jopirc.

After Lunch Topic 1 Speaker

John Pirc

Director, PMM Firewall | Network Defense

McAfee

After Lunch Topic 2 Coordinator

Mike Siraj

VP Internal Audit

Woodforest National Bank

 

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