Next Meeting – July 27th, 2009 – Threat Matrix

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Date: Monday July 27th, 2009
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Threat Matrix
Speaker: Guy Weaver

Guy Weaver is the Senior Systems Engineer for the Central Region at Purewire, Inc. Mr. Weaver has over twenty years experience in the IT industry with a broad range of skills. He holds many certifications including CISSP, CCSP, CEH and ITIL. Guy has worked for one of the largest health care systems in country, was a Networking Practice Manager for a global systems integrator, a Systems Engineer at Cisco Systems covering security and core infrastructure for a Fortune 10 account, and a Systems Engineer at Blue Coat Systems supporting WAN optimization and legacy web gateway customers.

Location: Regular meeting location at Buccaneer Computer Systems.

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

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Seeking Speakers

Published on June 22, 2009 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

The Des Moines ISSA chapter is seeking individuals who are interested in speaking at our chapter meetings. The topics and dates we are needing to fill are:

08/24/2009
InfoSec Employment: Finding the Right Job and Hiring the Right Talent

09/29/2009
Security Incident and Event Management

10/26/2009
Regulatory Update: SOX, HIPAA, FISMA and Others

11/23/2009
Outsourced Security: Is it right for you?

If you are interested or know someone who might be, please use the contact form below to let our chapter President, Dave Nelson, know. Please include the date and topic in your note.

Thank you.

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Next meeting – June 22nd, 2009 – Electronic Crime Institute

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UPDATE: New location. See Below

Date: Monday June 22nd, 2009
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Electronic Crime Institute
Speaker: Bryan Burkhardt, Director – Electronic Crime Institute @ DMACC

The mission of the Electronic Crime Institute is to provide computer safety, security and investigatory training to a variety of learners including law enforcement, private industry, and the general public.

Location:
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – Cambridge Building
7600 Office Plaza Drive S.
West Des Moines, IA

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Guests must go through the visitors entrance and show a picture ID, you may also ask for Marti Maxon or Maria Paredes when you arrive

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

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Next Meeting – May 18th, 2009 – Digital Forensics

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UPDATE: New location. See Below

Date: Monday May 18th, 2009
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Digital Forensics
Format: Webcast
Speaker: Rob Lee

Rob Lee is a Principal Consultant for MANDIANT, a leading provider of information security consulting services and software to Fortune 500 organizations and the U.S. Government. Rob has over 11 years experience in computer forensics, vulnerability discovery, intrusion detection, and incident response. Rob graduated the U.S. Air Force Academy and served in the U.S. Air Force as a founding member of the 609th Information Warfare Squadron, the first U.S. military operational unit focused on Information Operations. Later, he was a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations where he conducted computer crime investigations and computer forensics. Prior to joining MANDIANT, he worked on contracts for a variety of government agencies, where he was the technical lead for a vulnerability discovery team, contractor lead for cyber forensics branch, and led a security software development team. Rob also coauthored the bestselling book, Know Your Enemy, 2nd Edition. In addition to working for MANDIANT and the SANS Institute, Rob is currently pursuing his MBA at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.

Location:
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – Cambridge Building
7600 Office Plaza Drive S.
West Des Moines, IA

Guests must go through the visitors entrance and show a picture ID, you may also ask for Marti Maxon or Maria Paredes when you arrive

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

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EC-Council Secure Aid

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Our President, Dave, received the following and wanted to share it with us all.

Dear David,

As President of ISSA in Des Moines Chapter, we understand the importance of providing avenues and resources to your Members for enhancing their skills and professional development.

We can help you achieve this by offering your members Security Scholarships; all we request you to do is to pass this information to your members and others, so that they will benefit from such an initiative.

I represent EC-Council, a vendor neutral, IT Security certification body with over 22,000 certified members and over 60,000 student members in 60 countries. (http://www.eccouncil.org)

We have recently launched EC-Council| Secure Aid™, a US $100,000 scholarship program to empower and aid those that have been affected by the global economic crisis, regardless of a security professional’s certification affiliation and aims to support national and global security measures on combating cyber crime and cyber terrorism.

Our organizations are similar as we promote resource sharing, networking and advocacy to the benefit of the security community. Therefore, we are hopeful of your support to encourage your members to apply.

Click HERE to find out about Secure Aid and how you can pass on this benefit to your members.

The deadline for submission is June 30th, 2009.

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Congratulations to Our New Officers!

Published on May 4, 2009 in Announcement. 0 Comments

At our April 27th meeting, which was well attended, we held elections for both Vice President and Secretary. The results of the election are now final.

Please join me in welcoming Maria Paredes as our new Vice President and Marti Maxton as our new Secretary.

Congratulations to both of you!

The meeting minutes for that meetings are also available now.

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CISSP Bootcamp – Ankeny, IA – June 1st – 5th, 2009

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The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is holding a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification bootcamp at their Ankeny, IA campus from June 1st through June 5th, 2009.

From the DMAC CISSP Bootcamp brochure:

DMACC’s Certified Information Systems Security Professional exam
prep class will help you advance your career. Learn from our CISSP
expert with 15 years of real-world experience. Cover all ten domains
of the CBK while acquiring what you need to pass the exam.

and

Attendees will receive as part of the class the
TestOut CISSP LabSim Training Suite ($695 Value)
including additional training videos, study guides
and practice exams.

The cost is $1,525 for non-ISSA members and $1,425 for members.

You can Register by calling 515- 964-6800 or toll free 1-800-342-0033. Refer to applicable CRN.
CRN: 32911 non-members
CRN: 32912 for ISSA members

Additional details and information can be found in the brochure.

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Chapter Officer Elections

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From the President, Dave Nelson:

As you know, the operations of an ISSA chapter require the dedication and support of its members. One way you can show your support is to volunteer to serve as a chapter officer.

Chapter officers are critical to developing the educational and networking opportunities as well and handling the business functions of the chapter.

Nominations are due by April 17th for the VP, Secretary and Treasurer positions. If you have any interest in serving in one of these capacities please let me know and provide a quick bio. I’ll send out the candidate lists on 4/20 and elections will be at our 4/27 meeting.

Nominations can be sent to the chapter president using the form below.

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Next Meeting

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Date: Monday April 27th, 2009
Time: 11:30am to 1:00pm
Topic: Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Case Study
Speaker: Sean McClanahan with Westec and Jeff Daniels with InfoBunker
Location: Our regular meeting location at Bucaneer Computer Systems

If you are not a member of ISSA and would like to visit to see what we are all about, please go here to register as a guest.

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