Helping Navigate Stormy Seas

Past Attendee Comments

The 16th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference (NYSCSC '13) and 8th Annual Symposium on Information Assurance (ASIA '13) is a two day event co-hosted by the New York State Office of Information Technology Services, the University at Albany’s School of Business and College of Computing and Information, and The NYS Forum, Inc. The Conference is held in Albany, New York on June 4 and 5 at the Empire State Plaza. The Conference features prominent industry security experts presenting the latest innovations in cyber security and includes peer networking and sessions on leading-edge security topics and issues.

ASIA ’13 complements the NYS Cyber Security Conference, as the Academic Track, with the goal of increasing interaction among security practitioners and researchers to foster the infusion of academic research into practice.

With each successive year, interest and attendance has grown. Past conferences have drawn more than 1,000 attendees. This year’s Conference theme, Helping Navigate Stormy Seas, focuses on security challenges facing today’s security professionals, businesses, and citizens, and the proactive steps to mitigate cyber risk.

Conference Goals:

• To educate the community about protecting information
• To increase awareness about cyber security threats and risks
• To sharpen technical skills
• To present cutting edge information to broaden cyber security professionals' knowledge
• To ensure participants leave the event with practical information that can be applied directly to their specific cyber security environment

Who should attend?

Attendees include all government levels, academia, private business, not-for-profit organizations, and citizens. Professionals attend from many different disciplines, including:

• Auditors
• Business Managers
• Critical 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
• Lawyers
• Process Improvement Managers
• Project Managers

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

If you have any questions please contact the NYS Office of Information Technology Services at: cyber.outreach@dhses.ny.gov

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