Topic: Privacy for Security Geeks Speaker: Tracy Ann Kosa Overworked. Underpaid. And now you’re responsible for privacy too. Get under the covers and find out why this job is a lot easier then it sounds. The secret to privacy design: once you’ve done it, you’re done it. This session will provide you with compliance based design requirements, and the teach you how to get there yourself. The legislation hasn’t changed in years, and though the technology evolves, the architecture requirements for compliant privacy design haven’t no matter who your clients are. Do privacy and security make good bedfellows? You bet. And it’s better then doing it alone....

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Topic: Web Access Management Speakers: Stefan Lesaru + Madhu Mahadevan Madhu Mahadevan and Stefan Lesaru from CA Canada Company will present a comprehensive session on Web Access Management (WAM). This session will highlight the different aspects of WAM and provide a background of how these types of solutions can be utilized in different scenarios. In particular, how authentication, authorization, auditing and policy management can be externalized, as well as provide Single Sign-On, Authentication...

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Topic: How to implement a Security & Privacy incident management program Speakers: Bobby Singh, SSHA The purpose of the presentation is to provide an overview on how to build a comprehensive and integrated security and privacy incident management program. Privacy incidents such as accidental disclosure of patient health information are becoming more and more common, and but there are few case studies or documented examples on how to deal with these types of incidents available to help organizations...

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Topic: Linking in to your Information Security Career Speakers: Robert Beggs and Bruce Cowper One of the most popular questions on the TASK forums is: “how do I break into the security field”? Sadly, it rarely receives an answer – like any other career, it seems to be a matter of who you know, and making connections can be difficult. Tonight we’re going to look at social networking resources on the web, especially LinkedIn and Facebook, and see how we can use these as a way to meet and build professional...

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Topic: Protecting Your Private Parts Speaker: Tracy Ann Kosa Overworked. Underpaid. And now you’re responsible for privacy too. Get under the covers and find out why this job is a lot easier then it sounds. The secret to privacy design: once you’ve done it, you’re done it. This session will provide you with compliance based design requirements, and the teach you how to get there yourself. The legislation hasn’t changed in years, and though the technology evolves, the architecture requirements for...

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Speakers: Larry Gagnon, Sandy McMurrich and Dave Burton Each of our speakers has extensive law enforcement experience in Ontario. They have all worked for a number of years in the computer forensics field and each has performed hundreds of examinations on devices for major cases including homicides, major frauds, organized crime rings etc. Larry now runs a private firm and supports civil litigations in the Greater Toronto Area. Sandy and Dave are both currently continuing their work in their respective data forensics bureaus. ...

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Topic: Myths, Mistakes and Outright Lies Speaker: Kellman Meghu A lighthearted look at common pitfalls to building out a network security architecture, this presentation does not intend to be all encompassing, but to encourage people to reconsider and re-evaluate the responsibilities of network security. Open discussion on techniques, tricks and tips is encouraged. Using a subjective threat guide, various policy based deployments are examined at a high level to measure risk versus cost. Sometimes...

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Technical Level: Intermediate Technical Speaker: Andy Gallacher, Senior Technology Consultant, HP ProCurve As IT networks evolve and expand, defending against multiplying and varied attacks is becoming increasingly complex. Who is on the network? What are they doing? Where are they doing it from? These are all critical issues that need to be addressed and controlled. A network security strategy must be able to detect, protect and respond to both internal and external threats through a combination...

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Topic: Proactive Security, Lessons from Star Trek Speaker: Brian O'Higgins, CTO, Third Brigade Proactive security, self-defending networks, self-healing computers...they sound more than a little like science fiction. However, we are getting closer to that dream. This talk will discuss the role that host intrusion prevention technology (HIPS) is playing in proactive security today, and where it poised go in the future. Presentation: Click here for PDF...

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Speakers: Various Conference Attendees In this presentation, we'll cover the highlights of each conference. The new exploits and tool releases, new research and make sure you know what you missed out on! This is the MUST ATTEND TASK event of the year. If there is any specific topic you'd like covered, be sure to contact us and let us know. Presentation: Click here for PDF Reference: Defcon Official Website...

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