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8th Annual Cornerstones of Trust Conference

newsdesk — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:45:10 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, was invited to provide the afternoon keynote at this year’s Cornerstones of Trust 2010 Conference in Foster City, CA.

Kicking off the afternoon sessions, Dunlap will deliver a never before seen keynote address titled “The Measure of Professional Identity” where he explores this year’s conference theme: Weathering the Storm, and what the new world of social media means for security professionals. In just 45 minutes, you will be challenged to weigh the risks and rewards of privacy and transparency. Dispel the myths and misconceptions of managing your identity on-line. And separate the signal from the noise in h0w social media and the establishment of your professional persona can further your career ambitions and improve dialogue with your key stakeholders.

This year marks the 8th year that Bay Area professional associations have come together to create a venue for security leaders and practitioners to evaluate trends and develop responses to the challenges like increasing cost pressures, rising compliance complexity, the changing threat landscape and the disruption caused by emerging technologies.

We hope that you can make it out to this fantastic regional event and show your support for the Silicon Valley ISSA and San Francisco ISSA chapters, and their partner in this conference, the San Fransisco InfraGuard chapter.

To register your attendance to this event as an associate member, just click the button below.

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Web Roundtable on The Fractured Datacenter

newsdesk — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:18:30 +0000

Please join Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, as he moderates “Managing the Fractured Datacenter-Split Security Responsibility in Cloud Services.” This one hour interactive educational opportunity is brought to you as part of (ISC)²‘s ThinkT@nk series. This promises to be a highly interactive event and kicks off June 24th, 2010 at 12:00pm EDT.

We have drawn the following panelists together for this exciting event:

Keith Young, ISO for Montgomery County, just outside of Washington, D.C.
Misha Govshtyen, CTO at Alert Logic , a proud sponsor of this roundtable.
And Bob West, the CEO of Echelon One .

We hope that you’ll gain some practical advice that makes this session well worth the time invested in attending, not to mention the Group A CPE credit!

To register your attendance to this event, just click the button below.

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State of Cybersecurity from the Federal CISOs

newsdesk — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:21:20 +0000

This time last year, President Barack Obama, delivered the first-ever presidential speech dedicated entirely to cybersecurity. In this speech, he proclaimed that the nation’s digital infrastructure should be considered a “strategic national asset.” The fact that those words were uttered by the President of the United States have cast a new light on the ongoing and pervasive risks that government, business, academic and personal users face in the digital world.

Please join Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, as he moderates the latest in (ISC)²‘s ThinkT@nk series: “State of Cybersecurity from the Federal CISOs-A New Perspective.” This one hour online roundtable, based on the findings of (ISC)²‘s latest survey of the Government CISO community promises to be an enlightening event.

The live webcast is being held Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at 12:00pm EST/9:00am PST, and includes the following security luminaries on the panel:

Greg Garcia, President of Garcia Strategies, LLC
W. Hord Tipton, Executive Director & member of the Board of Directors (ISC)²
John N. Stewart, Vice President and Chief Security Officer, Cisco
Michael Castagna, Vice President of Corporate Information Security, Sallie Mae

To learn more about this event and to register your attendance, just click the button below.

Greg Garcia
President
Garcia Strategies
LLC

W. Hord Tipton
Executive Director
and member of the
Board of Directors
(ISC)²

John N. Stewart
Vice President
and
Chief Security
Officer
Cisco

Micahel Castagna
Vice President
of Corporate
Information
Security
Sallie Mae

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Brightfly Awarded “Most Connected Customer” at SXBW

newsdesk — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:43:36 +0000

On behalf of Brightfly, Brandon Dunlap, our managing director of research, accepted the “Most Connected Customer” award from the Small Business Web at South By Southwest [SXSW] last week. The award seemed to come as quite a surprise to him. “When I was asked if I could attend, the South By Small Business Web party as a Guest of Honor, I had no idea what was in store”, said Dunlap. Maybe that explains the kilt.

In a rare glimpse behind the curtain, Brightfly’s technological underpinnings for much of their outreach and research efforts were showcased. In doing so, Dunlap got to meet many of the founders of the very applications used by Brightfly everyday. “It was quite a pleasure to connect with folks like Michelle Riggen-Ransom from BatchBlue, Taylor Mingos from Shoeboxed, , and Scott McDaniel from SurveyGizmo. Coming from a small business myself, we share many of the same challenges and so they understand exactly what our business needs.”

We deeply appreciate the award and the chance to forge deeper ties with the members of the Small Business Web community. “And thanks for the great laptop bags!” added Dunlap, who after 100,000 air miles last near, destroyed two bags himself.

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Virtualization Compliance Roundtable

newsdesk — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:16:12 +0000

Please join Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, as he moderates “The Curious Case of Compliance in a Virtualized Environment”, a one hour online roundtable brought to you by as part of (ISC)²‘s ThinkT@nk series. This highly interactive and vendor neutral event is being held March 25th, 2010 at 12:00pm EDT.

The panelists include the following security luminaries:

Jim Reavis, Executive Director of the Cloud Security Alliance and c0-author of their “Top Threats to Cloud Computing” paper.
Nirav Mehta, Senior Manager of Product Management at RSA, a proud sponsor of this roundtable.
And Ed Telders, the director of Information security and Service Management at REI.

You’ll find this session will deliver practical advice well worth the time invested in attending, not to mention the Group A CPE credit!

To register your attendance to this enlightening and informative event, just click the button below.

The Curious Case of Compliance in a Virtualized Environment

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(ISC)2 Secure Chicago 2010

newsdesk — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:08:49 +0000

Please join Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, on May 11th in Chicago, IL for “Fact Not FUD-Managing What You Can Measure” as part of (ISC)²‘s Security Leadership Series. In this highly interactive (and some would say, controversial) session , you’ll learn about a new “business model” for security operations and the metrics you should be tracking to manage your programs effectively.

The event will be held at the Donald E Stephens Convention Center:

5555 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
60018

Brightfly would like to thank the generous supporters of (ICS)²‘s Security Leadership Series. Thanks to them, this event is free to (ISC)² members and only $99 for non-members.

Just click the button below to register for the event. Hurry, they fill up quickly!

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(ISC)2 Secure San Antonio 2010

newsdesk — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:20:21 +0000

Don’t miss this chance to hear Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, present exciting new research as part of (ISC)²‘s 2010 Security Leadership Series.

Building on the work of University of Connecticut Asst. Professor Robert Bird, Brightfly has recently conducted a study into how organizations at the leading (and trailing) edges of maturity are managing their security and compliance programs. In this session, “Compliance As Competitive Advantage: Value-Added Security”, we’ll explore the somewhat controversial notion of how information security and compliance activities can be used to generate and maintain competitive advantage for your organization.

The event will be held at the San Antonio Marriott Northwest:

3233 NW Loop 410
San Antonio, Texas
78213

Brightfly would like to thank the generous supporters of (ISC)². Through their sponsorship, this Security Leadership Series event is free to (ISC)² members (only $99 for non-members) and represents an incredible opportunity to connect with your peers. Just click the button below to register for the event. Register quickly, as these events fill up quickly!

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(ISC)2 Secure San Diego 2010

newsdesk — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:53:02 +0000

Fresh out of the Bay Area from the Secure San Jose 2010 event, Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, presents “Compliance As Competitive Advantage: Value-Added Security” as part of (ISC)²‘s Security Leadership Series. This is highly interactive (and somewhat controversial) session where you’ll hear about new research occurring at the intersection of information security and audit and how security and compliance activities can be used to generate and maintain competitive advantage for your organization.

The event will be held at the Marriott Del Mar:

11966 El Camino Real
San Diego, CA
92130

Thanks to the generous supporters of (ISC)², this Security Leadership Series event is free to (ISC)² members (only $99 for non-members) and represents an excellent opportunity to network and interact with your peers from around the area. Just click the button below to register for the event. Register quickly, as these events fill up quickly!

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e-Symposium: Implementing a DLP Solution

newsdesk — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:23:34 +0000

Please join Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, as he moderates “Implementing a DLP Solution”, a half-day e-Symposium from ISC2′s Security Leadership Seminar Series. This highly interactive and vendor neutral event is being held on January 19th, 2010 and kicks off at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST with opening remarks by Dunlap who is then followed by an all-star line up of experts in this space.

Jared Thorkelson, Principal at DLP Experts and Guest Researcher here at Brightfly, leads off the day with “The Truth About DLP” where he exposes some of DLP’s gaps and how, through a multi-layered approach, you ensure the mitigation of residual data loss risks that these technologies don’t cover.

Following the Q&A with Jared, we’ll have Derek Brink, VP and Research Fellow at the Aberdeen Group, with “How Best-in-Class Companies Manage Data to Serve and Protect”. In this presentation, Derek will showcase leading data protection strategies he has gleaned from research in over 160 enterprises. Be sure to make liberal use of the Q&A session to get Derek’s insights about organization’s like your own.

Up after Derek we have Kim Getgen, Principal at Trust Catalyst (a Brightfly Research Partner). Kim’s extensive experience in DLP has led her down a research path that I’m sure you will find very interesting. In her session, “DLP and PCI Compliance”, she will dive into the role that data loss prevention plays in a larger PCI DSS compliance strategy. Stick around to the end of her presentation to not only question her about her research, but to get access to her free Data Breach Prep Kit.

Closing out the day is John Moynihan, President and Managing director of Minuteman Governance. Broadening the scope of Kim’s earlier session, John opens up the discussion around recently enacted state and federal legislation that has an immediate impact on the data protection activities you need to need to understand. You’ll find his practical advice well worth the time invested in attending.

To register your attendance to this enlightening and informative event, just click the button below.

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(ISC)2 Secure San Jose 2010

newsdesk — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:47:36 +0000

Please join Brightfly’s Managing Director of Research, Brandon Dunlap, on February 9th in San Jose, CA for “Fact Not FUD-Managing What You Can Measure” as part of (ISC)²‘s Security Leadership Series. In this highly interactive session, you’ll learn about a new “business model” for security operations and the metrics you should be tracking to manage your programs effectively.

The event will be held at the Doubletree Hotel San Jose:

2050 Gateway Place
San Jose, CA
95110

Like all (ISC)² events in their Security Leadership Series, this event is free to (ISC)² members (only $99 for non-members) and is fantastic opportunity to network and interact with your peers from around the area. Just click the button below to register for the event. Hurry, they fill up quickly!

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