August Issue ISSA Journal  

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Feature articles include:

Feature articles include:

Nelson-Security Metrics-An Overview 

ISSA International Conference Guide 

When Does Electronic Espionage or a Cyber Attack Become an "Act of War" 

The Legal Defensibility Era 

Does Using External Security Resourcing Make Business Sense? 

The Art of Forensic Analysis 

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Chapter NewsBytes
(For Upcoming Meeting information, see section below this one)


Central Alabama Chapter named 'Chapter of the Year'! for 2010
Our Chapter has been honored as being this year's Chapter of the Year for the category of '100 or Fewer Members.'  The award will be presented at the ISSA International Conference in Atlanta September 16 at 5:00pm.  All members are encouraged to attend for this fantastic award.


International Conference 2010 in Atlanta
 This year's conference will be held September 15 - 17 in Atlanta, GA.  For more information, click here.  Featured presenters include:

Howard A. Schmidt, U.S. White House Cybersecurity Coordinator

Bret Arsenault, CISO, Microsoft

Thomas P. Madden, CISO, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Tony Spinelli, CSO, Equifax

Eran Feigenbaum, Director of Security, Google Apps

 


ISSA Gear is Available! 
Proudly display your ISSA membership with these logo items.  A few of the available items for purchase are pictured below.  To request a complete list of merchandise and/or ordering instructions, send an email to: brian [at] centralalabama.issa.org.

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Meetings

PLEASE NOTE: Our established time to meet is 11:00am to 1:00pm, unless otherwise stated.  We generally meet/greet/eat for the first 20-30 minutes and then have a presentation or round-table discussion on a specific Information Security topic. 

Our Next Scheduled Meeting*:  

Date      Location  Topic
09/02/10 Protective Center TBA


 * Please check schedule immediately prior to a meeting to see if location has changed.