Abstracts from Previous Meetings

February 2008 - Sponsored by BioPassword

Multi-factor user authentication is becoming a requirement for many industries due to compliance as well protection of confidential customer data and intellectual property. Unfortunately, due to cost, complexity and usability, many projects lack priority, funding and either become abandoned or get only partially implemented. During this session, BioPassword's Todd Koopman will dissect the landscape of multi-factor technologies available, learn about new technologies, and demonstrate how biometric technology can offer the most secure user authentication with the least user impact and TCO. Join us for lunch and listen to this great presentation.

April 2008 - Sponsored by Symplified

Hear Josh Forman share his first hand account from recently leading Wild Oats, a $1B organic grocer, through PCI compliance and in the process protect identity information for millions of its customers. Learn from real world specifics to help you complete your audit with less pain, in less time, and more successfully. This non-sales presentation is a deep dive into the PCI compliance experience. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to navigate this complex process and receive a detailed survival guide that cuts through fluff and gives you real substance of demonstrating PCI compliance.

August 2008 - Sponsored by Denim Group

John Dickson of Denim Group discusses competing approaches for application security testing have pros and cons. This presentation will look at and discuss a number of security assessment strategies including white box testing, black box testing, static analysis and dynamic analysis.