Information Systems Security Association Northern Virginia Chapter Benefits

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Information Systems Security Association
Northern Virginia Chapter Benefits

• Steven Rodrigo
• CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, NSA-IAM
• Member, ISSA-NOVA
• January 13, 2009

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Agenda

• What is ISSA?
• What is ISSA-NOVA?
• Why should I become a member?
• What type of speakers can I expect?
• How do I become a member?

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What is ISSA?

• The Information Systems Security Association
  (ISSA)
• Is a non-profit, international organization of
  information security professionals and
  practitioners
• Enhances the knowledge, skill and professional
  growth of its members by providing
• educational forums,
• publications
• peer interaction opportunities
• Has 125 chapters in 35 countries
• Has 10,000 members across 70 countries
• http//www.issa.org

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What is ISSA-NOVA?

• The Northern Virginia Chapter of ISSA (ISSA-NOVA)
• Is the largest ISSA Chapter in the world
• Has More than 500 members
• More than 75 of them have a CISSP or other
  security and/or network certifications
• Sponsors two IA scholarships a year
• The Laurie McQuillan ISSA-NOVA Scholarship at
  GMU
• George Washington University
• Our mission is to provide continuous education
  and networking for its members via outstanding
  monthly presentations from a wide variety of
  speakers including authors, key executives, and
  well regarded Information Assurance
  professionals.
• http//www.issa-nova.org

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Why should I become a member?

• CPEs for your certification!
• 2 CPEs per meeting
• CISSPs 120 CPEs/3 yrs
• After April 30th 2008 min. 20 CPEs/yr
• SSCPs CAPs 60 CPEs/3 yrs
• After April 30th 2008 min. 10 CPEs/yr
• CISAs 120 CPEs/3 yrs min. 20 CPEs/yr
• Educational discounts from
• ISC2, SANS, FOSE, etc.
• CISSP Study Group
• Only 300 compared to 2,000
• 3hrs/week for 13 weeks (food drink included)

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Got Certs?
TECHI TECHII TECHIII
A GSEC GSE
Network Security CISSP
SSCP SCNP SCNA
SSCP CISA
MGTI MGTII MGTIII
GSLC GSLC GSLC
GISF CISSP CISSP
Security CISM CISM

• Have you heard of DoD 8570.1?
• 100 of IA professionals in DoD, including
  contractors must be certified by 2010.
• 40 must be certified by the end of 2008

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Speakers - Authors

• Richard Bejtlich Dr. Eric Cole Patrick Howard
• Dr. Gary McGraw PhD. Jim Litchko Angela Orebaugh
• Marcus Sachs Ira Winkler

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Speakers Key Executives
Michael Castagna (CISO DOC) Lou Magnotti (CISO, US House of Representatives)
Dennis Heretick (CISO, DOJ) Tom Davis (US Representative)
Marc Noble (CISO, FCC) Dr. Ron Ross (Sr. Computer Scientist, NIST)
Vicki Lord (CISO, DOT) Allan Paller (Director of Research, SANS)
Patrick Howard (CISO, HUD) Krizi Trivisani (CISO, GWU)
Dara Gordon Murray (CISO, HHS) Jim Golden (CRO, US Postal Service)

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Networking Opportunities

• Meet with employees of over 350 companies in the
  Information Assurance Space
• Large Companies
• IBM, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Verizon,
  McAfee
• Medium Companies
• SRA International, Stonesoft, Blue Coat, ManTech
• Small Companies
• The Cashwell Group, SecureForce, SecureIT
• Research organizations
• SRI International, BATTELLE, MITRE, George Mason
  University, George Washington University,
• Government Organizations
• AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust, Department of
  Labor, Department of Justice, Navy, Army,
  Air-Force, JTF-GNO

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Network Members work at
NASA, DOC, DoJ, DoD, HUD, NRC, US Courts, CIA,
NSA, DoL, OPM, State, GSA, OIG, US Patent Office,
FAA, FCC, Freddie Mac, NCIS, GMU, GWU, AU, JMU,
JHU, Montgomery College, NOVA SouthEastern
University World Bank, Red Cross, City of
Alexandria, Loudoun County, 1SECUREAUDIT,2020
LLC,2135 HILLTOP PLACE,3 DELTA SYSTEMS,4 FRONT
SECURITY INC,ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS,ADVICE
UNLIMITED,AEROSPACE CORPORATION,AFL-CIO HOUSING
INVESTMENT TRUST,ANTEON CORP,ARCSIGHT,ARTEL,ATT,A
TT GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS,ATCC,B2C, INC.,BAE
SYSTEMS,BART ASSOCIATES,BATTELLE,BAYCAM,BBN,BEND
EL ASSOCIATES LTD,BENJAMIN BERGERSEN,BERMAN
ASSOCIATES, INC.,BLACKBOARD, INC.,BLUE COAT
SYSTEMS,BMC SOFTWARE, INC.,BOOZ ALLEN
HAMILTON,BRAR,BSC SYSTEMS,BSC SYSTEMS
INC.,CACI,CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL,CARTER TECHNOLOGY
CONSULTING, INC,CASHWELL ASSOCIATES,CATCONSULTIN
G GROUP,CAYMAS SYSTEMS,CEXEC INC.,CGI-AMS,CHERRY,
BEKAERT HOLLAND,CISCO,CITADEL SECURITY SOFTWARE
INC,CLIFF DUFFEY,COMPUTER ASSOCIATES,COMPUTER
SCIENCES CORPORATION,COMPUTER TASK GROUP,COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES,CONSENTRY
NETWORKS,CONSORTIUM HEALTH PLANS,CORE BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS,COUNTERPANE INTERNET
SECURITY,CRANITE SYSTEMS, INC.,CROSS,CRYPTEK,
INC,CSC,CTA INC,CYSIVE,DARPA,DATAWIZ CORP,DEFENSE
CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY,DENNIS PHELAN,DIAGENESYS,
INC.,DIGICON CORP,DIGIFLIGHT,DIGITAL MANAGEMENT,
INC.,DIMENSION DATA,DOL,ED HETSKO CTA
INC,EDS,ELDER ENTERPRISE,ENC,ENDFORCE,ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS LAW GROUP LLC,ERNST YOUNG
LLP,E-SECURITY, INC.,FAHRENHEIT TECHNOLOGY,FC
BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.,FEDCOMP INC,FORTINET,
INC.,FUGEN, INC.,GB SOLUTIONS, INC.,GCI,GENERAL
DYNAMICS,GETRONICS,GLADHILL.NET,GLIMMERGLASS,GLOBA
L NETWORKERS/NRC,GLOBAL WATCH TECHNOLOGIES,
INC,GTSI CORP.,GUIDANCE SOFTWARE,GWU,HP
SERVICES,HARRIS CORPORATION,HEWLETT-PACKARD,HHS
CMS OIS,HIGH PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.,IBM,ICS,ICS CORP,ICSE, INC.,IDEFENSE,IGOV
TECHNOLOGIES,INFO-OPS, INC.,INPUT,INS,INTEL
CORPORATION,IRONPORT SYSTEMS,IT PROFESSIONAL
GROUP,ITSEC SERVICES, LLC,ITT INDUSTRIES SYSTEMS
DIVISION,JANES INFORMATION GROUP,JB GROUP,JBI
TECHNOLOGIES,JFULMER ASSOCITES, INC.,JOHN
BOULANGER,JUNIPER NETWORKS,K FORCE,KARTA
TECHNOLOGIES,L. JAY ACETO,L3-GSI,LANG
CONSULTANTS,LITCHKO ASSOCIATES,LOCKHEED
MARTIN,MANILA CONSULTING GROUP, INC.,MANTECH,MC
NULTY ASSOCIATES,MCCARTY COMPUTER
CONSULTING,MCDONALD BRADLEY, INC.,MCI,MICROSOFT
CORPORATION,MIRAGE NETWORKS,MITRE,MITRETEK
SYSTEMS,MITRETEK SYSTEMS, INC.,MORI
ASSOCIATES,NAA,NETSEC,NETSECURITY SOLUTIONS,
LLC,NETWORK DESIGNS, INC.,NETWORK SECURITY
TECHNOLOGIES INC,NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC,NEXTEL
COMMUNICATIONS,NGIT,NGIT-TASC,NHN SERVICES
INC.,NORTEL GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS,NORTHROP
GRUMMAN,OBERTHUR CARD SYSTEMS,ODYSSEY GROUP,OMAR
KHAWAJA,ON SITE E-DISCOVERY,ONLINE
RESOURCES,ONLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION,OSEC,PEROT
SYSTEMS,PHNET INC.,PILLAR SYSTEMS CORP.,PL HUDSON
LTD.,PLANMATICS INC,PLURIBUS INTERNATIONAL,PRAGMAT
ICS,PRAXITECH,PREMIER DATA SERVICES, FUGEN
DIVISION,PREMIER DATA SERVICES,
INC.,PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LLP,PROJECT
PERFORMANCE CORPORATION,PROMONTORY INTERFINANCIAL
NETWORK, LLC,PROTIVITI INC,PWA,QSS,QUALYS
INC.,RAYTHEON IIS,RCGIT,RED CLIFF
CONSULTING,RESOLVIT RESOURCES,RESOURCE
BANK,RG2,RHOADS GROUP,ROBÉ IT SERVICES,RONDOTECH
CONSULTING INC,RONIN TECH SOLUTIONS,RS
INFORMATION SERVICES,RSDN,SAIC,SARAF SOLUTIONS
INC,SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL
CORP,UNISPEC,SECURE ELEMENTS, INC.,SECUREINFO,SECU
RESOFT TECHNOLOGIES,SECURIC,SENET
INTERNATIONAL,SENFORCE,SETA CORPORATION,SETTLE
SERVICES IN TECHNOLOGY, LLC,SILOSMASHERS,SOLCENT,S
OLUTIONARY, INC.,SPHERECOM ENTERPRISES,SPRINT,SRA,
SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY, INC.,STEELCLOUD,STG,
INC,STONEMILL CONSULTING, INC.,STONESOFT
INC.,STRATUM SECURITY, LLC,SURETY,SYTEX
INC,TAOSECURITY,TELEVERAJE INTERNATIONAL,TENACITY
SOLUTIONS,TENACITY SOLUTIONS INC,TFS TECHNOLOGY
INC.,TFSG, INC.,THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION,THE
MIDDLETON GROUP, INC.,THINKSECURE,THOMAS
GOFF,TITAN,TOTAL SYSTESM TECHNOLOGIES CORP,TRUE
NORTH SOLUTIONS,TWD AND ASSOCIATES,TWM
ASSOCIATES, INC,UNISYS,UNITE - IT PARTNERS
NETWORK L.L.C.,INFO ASSURANCE OFFICE,UUNET/WORLDCO
M,VATG, INC.,VOLT INC,VOTENET SOLUTIONS
INC.,VTC,INC,WACKENHUT SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL,WEBSENSE, INC,XACTA,ZONE LABS
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Membership Types

• All membership types below (except Trial) require
  local chapter dues - 25/yr
• Required for all chapter benefits and voting
  privileges.
• General - 95/yr with multi-year discounts
• CISO - 995/yr
• Free registration at 4 CISO Executive Forums per
  year, including lodging for one night and all
  meals at each Forum
• Extensive networking opportunities with peers and
  experts on an on-going basis
• Privileged access to online information and
  discussion forums
• Direct access to top subject matter experts
  through educational seminars and online
  discussions
• An effective forum for understanding and
  influencing relevant standards and legislation
• A unified voice to influence industry vendors
• Automatic CPE submission
• 2 bonus memberships to the Information Systems
  Security Association (ISSA) for you and your
  staff
• Student - 30/yr
• Same as General without voting privileges or
  holding ISSA International board seat.
• Trial - Free 90 days

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Membership Types

• Corporate Organizational - 115/yr
• Per individual, but the membership is
  transferrable as reassignments occur.
• When a specific individual has not been assigned,
  this class of membership will have all rights and
  privileges of a General Member except the right
  to vote and hold office.
• If an individual is assigned to this membership
  and this person signs and complies with the Code
  of Ethics, that person will be able to vote and
  hold office.
• Government Organizational - 90/yr
• Same as the Corporate membership but with a
  government discount.

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How Do I Become A Member?

• First, Join ISSA.
• Go to ISSA and select your membership type.
• http//www.issa.org/Join/Membership-Types.html
• Complete the online application.
• http//www.issa.org/Join/Join-Online.html
• Six area Chapters can be a member in multiple
  chapters
• Northern Virginia - ISSA-NOVA - 25
• District of Columbia - National Capital - 25
• Baltimore - 20
• Central Virginia Richmond - 25
• Hampton Roads - 30
• Blue Ridge Martingsburg, WV - 25
• If you choose Northern Virgina
• Welcome to ISSA-NOVA!

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Next Meeting

• When Thursday, January 15th
  - Doors open at 530PM
  
  - Meeting starts at 0630PM
• Where Oracle Corporation,
  1910 Oracle Way, Reston, VA 20190
• Topic DoDs Greatest Security Challenges Moving
  into the New Presidential Administration
• Speaker Mr. Robert Lentz
  Assistant Secretary of Defense for Information
  and Identity Assurance

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Questions?
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Information Systems Security Assoc. Northern
Virginia Chapter Benefits

• Sotiris Baxevanis
• CISSP, CISA, CISM, ISSAP, ISSMP, NSA-IAM,
  NSA-IEM, GAWN-C, GSNA
• Sr. Vice President,
• ISSA-NOVA
• 11654 Plaza America Drive Box 742
• Reston, VA 20190
• Senior_VP_at_ISSA-NOVA.org