The Middle Tennessee ISSA Chapter meets every 3^rd Friday of each month. Meetings are generally held from 11:30am-1:00pm. If you have a topic that you would like to see discussed at an upcoming ISSA meeting, you can submit your suggestions to programs@issa-midtn.org.

Next Chapter Meeting:

Wed, Jul 23, 2008:   8:30am-5:00pm      Where:   HCA Corporate Headquarters, Buidling 2, Parthenon II Meeting Room 1 Park Plaza Nashville, TN 37203    Topic:   Web Application Security: Attacks & Countermeasures Multi-day Training   Speaker:   Rohyt Belani, Managing Partner Intrepidus Group  Description:   THIS IS A MULTI-DAY (23rd - 24th) HANDS-ON TRAINING SESSION. SEE THE LINK BELOW OR CONTACT PROGRAMS@ISSA-MIDTN.ORG FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION.    Lunch:   Breakfast to be provided both days The cost of fixing software bugs, including security flaws, increases exponentially as the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) advances. Thus, it is cost beneficial for development teams to proactively address security throughout the SDLC to ensure that potential vulnerabilities are addressed early in the lifecycle. The purpose of this training course is to make developers intimately familiar with common application security pitfalls and the respective countermeasures. The course uses a combination of hands-on exercises, labs, demos and discussion of real-world case studies to explain the concepts to the students.   Link for more information: Application_Security_Registration_Sheet.pdf    Fri, Aug 15, 2008:   11:30am-1:00pm      Where:   TN Economic Development Center Theater AT&T Building, 2nd Floor 333 Commerce Street    Topic:   The Emerging Threat of Cyber Crime From Asia and Eastern Europe   Speaker:   Scott Augenbaum, Supervisory Special Agent FBI    Lunch:   Lunch to be provided by Nexus Special Agent Augenbaum heads up the FBI's Cyber Squad. In this presentation, he will be sharing with us the latest threats facing America from Asia and Eastern Europe.    Thu, Oct 16, 2008:   5:30 - 8:00      Where:   Belmont - Vince Gill Room 2002 Belmont Boulevard Nashville, TN 37212    Topic:   Data Loss Prevention from a Logical and Physical Security Perspective   Speaker:   Nicholas Stamos, Verdasys President & Chief Architect + Physical Security Specialist TBD    Lunch:   Dinner will be provided free of charge Please join us for the 3rd annual joint ISSA / ISACA / InfraGard chapter meeting. We will have two speaker presenting on data loss prevention from a logical and physical speaker perspective.Logical security speaker - Nicholas Stamos, Verdasys President and Chief Architect. BIO AND ABSTRACT TO FOLLOW.Physical security speaker - TBD. InfraGard is securing a government physical security subject matter expert. Details will be posted once finalized.

Other Events:

Thu, Sep 18, 2008 through Thu, Sep 18, 2008      Where:   Nashville Convention Center 601 Commerce Street Nashville, TN 37203    Event:   InfoSec Nashville Security Conference The 7th Annual InfoSec Nashville Security Conference will be held on Thursday, September 18.Early bird pricing ends August 15th.8:00am - 8:30am (Registration)8:30am - 4:30pm (Program)4:30pm - 6:00pm (Prizes and Closing Reception