The NYS Forum, Inc.

The NYS Forum's Security Committee is seeking your input!

We are planning a half-day special event in May 2009. It's called the "Information Security Roundtable" because attendees will gather in small groups and discuss topics with an expert for about 20 minutes, then move to another table & topic. The planned format is informal and fun - it will spark lively discussion and sharing of ideas and best practices. The event will host about a dozen topics, and each attendee will get to attend three. So no one misses anything, there will be a group-at-large report out segment at the end, so each Roundtable can share key highlights and insights.

So, here's where you come in. We want to know what topics you feel would be most useful to you or your organization. What would be timely and of interest? What are your current challenges and difficulties? What's new or on the horizon?

Using the form below, please check any of the preliminary listed topics you think would be interesting, and describe (in the blank space) any other topics you would like to see added. You can also add comments in the same space.

Thanks in advance for your anticipated suggestions! Watch for our event announcement in April - We hope to see you there!

Our preliminary list of potential topics includes:

Information Security Plan Framework 101 - basic components of a straightforward security plan for your organization

Threats & Risks - how to identify and prioritize (knowing what to mitigate 1st) to target resources & get best ROI

Securing the mobile workforce

Social networking - how to evaluate and securely enable the business value of wikis, blogs, mashups, etc.

Data center security

Virtualization - what is it, why does it bring new security challenges

Policy compliance

Additional topics you would like to see considered:

Indicate your organization type:

State Government

Local Government

Private Sector

Indicate your role/function with the organization:

CIO

CISO/CSO/ISO

IT

Business/Program (non-IT)