WASHINGTON DC ? Thousands of people attended Computer Security Institute 2007 this week in the nation?s capital where more than 100 educational sessions and seminars on such topics as Risks & Metrics, Rising Threats on the Web, and Incident Response were explored.
Walsh College IAC Director Nan Poulios, who attended the event, said she presented a session on how to make employees more aware of the dangers of Phishing scams. These scams are becoming more dangerous and more targeted. Financial losses are from these targeted are on the rise. Businesses as well as individuals are targeted now.
The Day One keynote session was delivered by James Christy, Director of Futures Exploration, Defense Cyber Crime Center, an overview of some of cyber crime and what the US is doing to catch these criminals.
Kim Cameron, Partner Architect, Microsoft , delivered the keynote on Day 2. His topic: Why Cyberspace Needs Cardspace. Cameron outlined a new approach to sharing privacy data on the internet. His approach mimics the real world wallet. All of us carry various pieces of identity in our wallets. When asked for ID, we share the appropriate credentials. For example, we share our health care ID card with our physician and not for others. We only share our credit card data when we make a credit card purchase. Kim outlined a metasystem that would do just this with an easy to understand user interface.
Visit Cameron?s bog at IdentityBlog.Com
Attendees were able to participate in several hands-on sessions. Poulios attended a hands-on forensic seminar showcasing a Helix 3 open source tools. This tool kit is Linux based, but can run in a Windows environment.
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