FTA Computer Security Officers Conference

Omni Royal Orleans • New Orleans, LA

March 7-9, 2007

Wednesday, March 7

      

 

1 – 1:30 pm              Opening Remarks

                                 Harley Duncan, Executive Director, FTA

 

1:30 – 2:30 pm        Security Convergence and Other Challenges in Protecting Sensitive Information

                                 Daniel Galik, Chief, Mission Assurance, IRS

 

2:30–2:45 am           Break

                                   

2:45 – 4:30 pm         Publication 1075: Information Technology Security Changes

                                 Bennett Hodge, Safeguards, IRS

Thursday, March 8

 

8:30 – 9:00 am         TAG Security Subgroup Overview

                                 Tim Blevins, Kansas, Co-Chair, TAG-SS; Ellen Pieklo, IRS, Co-Chair, TAG-SS

 

9:00 – 9:30 am         Safeguard Review Computer Security Findings (zip file)

                                 Werner Hey, IT Specialist
            (To unzip contact Werner Hey at werner.k.hey@irs.gov)

 

9:30 – 10:15 am       Office of Management and Budget - Overview & Introduction of Protection Requirements for Personally Identifiable Information

                                 Marla Somerville, Assistant to the Director of Privacy & Information Protection

 

10:15 – 10:30 am     Break

 

10:30 am                  Information Systems Under Attack - Managing Enterprise Risk in Today's World of Sophisticated Threats and Adversaries

Dr. Ron Ross, National Institute of Standards & Technology

 

1 – 2:00 pm              State Security Training

                                 Stan Wiechert, Kansas
James Norton, Connecticut
Pat Dooley, Wisconsin

 

2 – 2:45 pm              IRS Modernization Security Initiatives

                                 Matthew McCormack, IRS Modernization Security

 

2:45 pm – 3:00         Break

 

3:00 - 3:30 pm         Secure Email-Packages & Tools

                                 Stan Wiechert, Kansas, & Pat Dooley, Wisconsin

 

3:30 - 4:15 pm          Common NIST Assessment Process

                                 Tim Blevins, Kansas

 

4:15 pm                    IRS Implementation of Secure Transport for Data Extract Exchange

                                 Mike Birdsong, Government Liaison, IRS

 

5 pm                         Conference Close

                                

Other Documents:

Ten Security Commandments (pdf)