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Mark your calendar now to attend the June 2012
NYS Cyber Security Conference!

June 2012 marks the 15th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference and we invite you to join us for this great event!

The 2012 Conference is co-hosted by the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services' Office of Cyber Security, the University at Albany's School of Business and College of Computing and Information, and the New York State Forum, Inc. OCS's experience with leading and coordinating New York State's cyber security efforts in combination with the University's academic excellence in information assurance and the Forum's expertise and collaboration in support of State technology program priorities combine to make this a must attend event.

In fact, the Conference is recognized as the premier Northeast Conference on cyber security and attendance has increased five-fold since it began in 1998. The educational format reaches a varied audience reflecting the many occupations involved in protecting information.

Confirmed speakers for this event include:

• Melissa Hathaway - Keynote Speaker
  President of Hathaway Global Strategies, LLC

Conference Goals:

• To educate the community about protecting information
• To increase awareness about cyber security threats and risks
• To sharpen staff technical skills
• To present cutting edge information to broaden cyber security professionals' knowledge
• To present useful sessions that examine an issue, problem, or threat and offer solutions, best practices and lessons learned
• To ensure that participants leave the event with practical information that can be applied to their cyber security environment

Who Should Attend?

Anyone from Government, Academia, Private Business and Nonprofit Organizations interested in learning more about cyber security, including

• Business Managers
• Critical Information Infrastructure Owners & Operators
• Educators
• Executives
• Information Security professionals (CISO, ISO, Security Administrators, Cyber Incident Responders, Security Engineers, Computer Forensic Specialists)
• Information Technology professionals (CIO, IT Directors, System Administrators, Network Administrators, Web Developers, Application Programmers)
• Law Enforcement Personnel
• Lawyers
• Process Improvement Managers
• Project Managers
• Security Auditors

Why should you attend?

• Stay current on cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and exploits
• Cost effective security training and peer networking
• Catch up on industry developments and check out vendor displays
• Find help for information security issues

Cost to Attend Conference:

• Free to government and public sector employees including K-higher education
• $200* for private sector employees
• $50 for not-for-profit employees

*Group discount of 20% for 5 or more employees from the same organization

 Please contact the NYS Office of Cyber Security at cyber.outreach@dhses.ny.gov if you have any questions.