SEM08A-Building Blocks for an Effective Information Security Strategy (separate registration is required)

Tuesday, October 25, 2016 | 8:00AM–11:30AM | Meeting Room 303B, Level Three
Session Type: Additional Fee Program
Delivery Format: Preconference Seminar
Although IT security continues to dominate the Top 10 IT Issues list in 2016, developing an effective information security program remains elusive and daunting to many. This half-day seminar will demystify the essential elements of a holistic information security program. Participants will engage with nationally recognized information security professionals in developing the foundations of an information security program as a seminar outcome.


Outcomes: Establish a framework for an effective and culturally sensitive information security strategy for holistic security * Evaluate and mitigate your institutional IT security policies, procedures, and advisory committees * Learn how to reduce institutional exposure and risk through better user awareness

Presenters

  • Dee Childs

    Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Texas A&M University

  • Russ Ward

    Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), University of Alabama at Huntsville