Tom Ridge, First-Ever US Secretary of Homeland Security, to Keynote at Infosecurity

Ridge was sworn into his new cabinet position on October 8, 2001,a few short weeks after the tragic events of September 11. Chargedwith developing and coordinating a comprehensive national strategy tostrengthen protections against terrorist threats or attacks in theUnited States, Ridge set the groundwork and structure for homelandsecurity in place today.

Infosecurity, now in its fifth year, delivers information,education and networking required to build a more secure and compliantinfrastructure. The event, which runs December 6-8, comprises acutting-edge conference program and 150-plus solution providers, andattracts over 3,000 information security professionals.

The Infosecurity Conference educational content was developed byTimothy Garon, Infosecurity Event Director, and founder and formerpublisher of Information Security Magazine. Howard Schmidt, President& CEO, R&H Consulting, LLC and former White House Cyber SecurityAdvisor, serves as Honorary Conference Chairman. Education sponsorsinclude (ISC)2, NYMISSA, ICSA Labs, Concordant, Inc., IAPP, andLarstan's Black Book. The conference, which consists of eight trackswith over 70 sessions, delivers first-hand knowledge and real worldexperience presented by security professionals from many of theleading entities in business, government and academia. Speakersinclude: Mary Ann Davidson, CSO, Oracle; Amit Yoran, former director,Cyber Security, Dept. Homeland Security; Dave Cullinane, CISO,Washington Mutual Bank; Harriett Pearson, VP Corporate Affairs andChief Privacy Office, IBM Corp., and Will Pelgrin, Director NYS Officeof Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure.

In addition, Bruce Schneier, Founder & CTO of Counterpane InternetSecurity, Inc., internationally renowned security technologist andauthor, and described as a "security guru," will deliver a keynoteaddress, Thursday, December 8, 11:30 am.

The Infosecurity Exhibition brings together leading securityvendors that will present the latest hardware, software and servicesthat help information security professionals responsible for assessingand managing risk and securing their corporate computinginfrastructure. Exhibiting companies include Symantec Corporation;Computer Associates International; Internet Security Systems, Inc.(ISS); Qualys, Inc.; Cyberguard; Radware Inc.; Websense, Inc.; JuniperNetworks, plus more.

In its partnership with many respected industry associations,Infosecurity offer pre-conference workshops on Tuesday, December 6.These special programs include the Security Metrics Workshop; StoppingAttacks on Your Corporate Assets: A Seminar on Protecting Data,Systems and the Network; The Role of Smart Cards in InformationSecurity Workshop, IAPP Certification Training and IAPP CIPPCertification Exam; and Cyber Surfivor Game.

For more information, and to register for Infosecurity, visitwww.infosecurityevent.com.

Infosecurity is produced by Reed Exhibitions, which manages morethan 430 trade shows annually worldwide, is a member of the ReedElsevier plc Group, a world-leading provider of information-drivenservices and solutions. Reed Exhibitions produces 11 Infosecurityevents worldwide in France, Italy, Sweden, Austria, USA, Canada,Belgium, China, UK, Russia & Netherlands.

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