ADVISORY/Configuresoft CTO Dr. Dennis Moreau to Present Shortcomings of Patching at 2004 SecureIT Conference.High-Tech high-tech also hi-tech adj. Informal Of, relating to, or resembling high technology. high-tech Adjective same as hi-tech Adj. 1. Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. (April 28) Secure IT 2004 --(BUSINESS WIRE) Presentation Will Cover Why Patch Management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique Is Not Sufficient to Secure IT Systems
WHO: Dr. Dennis Moreau, CTO, Configuresoft
Dr. Moreau has more than 20 years of experience in designing,
developing and managing complex enterprise software systems.
He has also been a co-founder and researcher within a number
of advanced computational/software research laboratories, and
a consultant for commercial and governmental organizations
including BMC Software, IBM and the US Department of Defense.
WHAT: Patch management has emerged as a critical component of an
overall IT security strategy, especially for the Windows
platform. However, security patches only represent a subset of
a far greater security problem - managing all the security
configurations of a system. Dr. Moreau will discuss:
- Why patches are only part of the solution for securing system
configurations
- The complete range of security configurations which must be
addressed to eliminate known and preventable vulnerabilities
- Strategies for security configuration policy creation,
monitoring, and compliance
- A comprehensive IT management model called configuration change
management and maintenance (C2M2) that integrates patch
management
WHERE: Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, California
WHEN: April 28, 2004 from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm
About the SecureIT Conference Secure IT 2004, the Second Annual Information and Network Security Conference, is presented by Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. in partnership with The California State University Enrollment  and The University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). . The
conference provides information security professionals with the most
up-to-date information, tools, trends, legislation, products, services,
and strategies for addressing information and network security issues.About Configuresoft Founded in 1999, Configuresoft provides the world's leading companies with software that automates the management of hardware and software configurations for Windows-based servers, desktops, and mobile systems. Eight of the 25 largest companies in the world use Configuresoft software to address configuration management challenges and enforce compliance with their security and IT standards. Configuresoft is privately held and headquartered in Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. . To contact Configuresoft, call 719.447.4600, visit us on the Web at http://www.configuresoft.com or write to marketing@configuresoft.com |
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