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Security Committee Initiatives and Accomplishments

2007-2008 Committee Accomplishments

2008-2009 Committee Projected Initiatives

Items in italics under "2008-2009 Projected Initiatives" for each committee are those suggested at the Annual NYS Forum Planning Session held on July 11, 2008. Any initiatives receiving priority votes cast by participants on July 11th are bolded and in blue and the number of votes cast is shown in parenthesis.

The objective of the Security committee is to work in collaboration with state and local agencies to develop education and training opportunities and tools that address cyber security issues.

2007-2008 Accomplishments

Security Related Webcasts

  • Topics
    • Botnets
    • Emerging Security Trends for 2008
    • Application Security
    • Security 101 for You PC
    • Voice Over IP
  • Reached over 3,000 individuals throughout the US and world

Seminars and Presentations

  • Application Security (in conjunction with the Webmasters' Guild)
  • The ROI of Security

Conference Participation

  • KidsSafe Online Conference (October)

2008-2009 Projected Initiatives

Education/Security Related Webcasts

  • Scheduled for 2008-2009
    • Phishing
    • Securing a Multi-Tiered Environment

Education/New Seminar and Presentation Topics

  • Encryption Seminar (offered prior to the CSCIC compliance deadline)
  • Emerging Technologies in Application Security. (3)
  • Application Security from an Infrastructure Perspective. (3)
  • Effects of Social Networking on Security and the Accuracy of Data (blogs, wikis, etc.)
  • Data Breach Prevention and Response - The Common Sense Approach
  • Data Leak Prevention
  • PCI Compliance - A Government Approach
  • Data Classification 101 - Introduction to, Definitions and How to Plan
  • Security Issues of Virtualization
  • Conduct a session on Microsoft security best practices. (1)
  • Conduct a session on enterprise level information security opportunities including potential liabilities, risks and mitigation strategies. (7)

Communications

  • Develop and moderate a "security Wiki" for sharing standards and best practices. (5)