ISSA Silicon Valley Chapter Newsletter

Fourth of July Edition

ISSA Members & Friends,

Happy Independence Day!

We continue our meetings at the Microsoft Mountain View Campus with a panel on Security and Cloud Computing . Please join us for the next Chapter Meeting on Tuesday, July 15th and register ASAP via this surveymonkey URL:

We've got several fun events coming up in the next few months including a day at the San Jose Giants on July 31st and the annual golf tournament on October 6th. Look for more details on the chapter website and mailing list.

Best Regards,

John Donovan
SV-ISSA Communications Director

July 15th Chapter Meeting

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From the Bleeding Edge: Cloud Computing... Is it Trustworthy?

Abstract: Join us for a team presention and discussion of the security issues associated with cloud computing: securing intellectual property, authentication, privacy, data ownership, and trust. Each presenter will make a brief presentation that will highlight various issues and questions associated with cloud computing based on their area of domain expertise or research. Member participation and thoughts are welcomed and the floor will be opened up for full discussion at the end of the presentation.

The presenters plan to respond to questions such as: How do we establish a trust relationship with a CC vendor? How do we ensure that the information exchanged is confidential? How do we trust the information we get back from the CC vendor? What mechanisms will be in place to ensure that each participating node is trustworthy?Watch this space for updates on our surprise guest speaker for the July 15th Chapter Meeting.

Panel Members: Mark Kadrich, CEO TSC, Hari Pendyala, Senior Information Security Consultant, Andrew Cottrell COO TSC

Location:
Microsoft, Building 1, 1065 La Avenida, Mountain View, CA 94043 VIEW MAP

Agenda:
11:30 AM Networking Lunch
12:00 PM Chapter Business
12:15 PM Presentation
01:30 PM Adjourn

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Spring CISSP Review Session a Great Success

The Silicon Valley ISSA had about 30 students in their Spring 2008 CISSP Review course, which concluded June 16th. It included security professionals from companies throughout Silicon Valley. We also welcomed 10 members from ISACA at this course.

The chapter thanks each of the CISSP domain mentor volunteers for their continued support to our chapter. Each individual has presented at several previous SV ISSA CISSP courses and have helped make this initiative a success.

Thank you to the following mentors for the current class:

Hari Pendyala
Jeff Fenton of Lockheed Martin
Greg Edwards of Lockheed Martin
Ron LaPedis of Citrix
Bill Lattin of Certicom

And especially thank you to Elton Hay of Ariba who provided the facility and support.

It's Your Chapter, Make Sure Your Opinions are Heard

At the June chapter meeting, our President, J.J. Thompson, shared some initial results of survey on a new proposed approach to our programs with attendees. The focal point was the process by which we plan to act on the information shared by each of you as to what you want to get out of your SV-ISSA experience. This process has several key components which are listed below:

• Conduct Research & Analysis
• Improve Programs & Processes
• Increase Communication & Awareness
• Include Volunteers & Sponsors
• Implement & Continually Improve

Perhaps the most critical component is the initial phase where we ask that you take a few moments and share your thoughts with us on what you like about ISSA, what we can improve, and how we can better support your goals. Please take a moment and complete this survey. Results will be used to drive our program development in the upcoming quarters so we may increase our alignment with your goals as a member of our chapter.

ISSA International Election Restarted: Local Members Running for Positions

ISSA International has relaunched the International Board Election. Current members will receive ballot instructions to their email on file with ISSA International. This election replaces the vote originally scheduled for June.

If you voted between June 1-19, you will need to vote again. If you have not previously voted, we encourage you to do so. Information on the candidates is available at http://www.issa.org/2008candidates.html.

Our chapter has several members running for the following positions:

Dave Cullinane - President
Gordon Shevlin - Director
Russell Ross - Director
Nils Puhlmann - Director

Your contribution to this election is extremely important and we thank you for your participation.

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