ADVISORY/Government Leaders Offer Security Insights.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...Wednesday (Aug. 20)

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Securing the information technology infrastructure is an imperative for safeguarding government. A range of challenges - complying with government and industry standards, exchanging information and delivering services securely, and protecting confidential data, to name just a few - demand an integrated approach.

A Unisys symposium, "Zero-Gap Security - The New Business Imperative," brings together leading government IT executives and security experts who have successfully implemented holistic strategies to help manage those critical issues. The participants will provide real-world perspective on how to combine people, processes and technology to formulate an integrated security strategy for government. Discussions will address a range of risks, including regulatory, cyber, physical and business risks.

When:       Wednesday, August 20, 2003
            8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Where:      Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
            999 Ninth Street NW
            Washington, DC

Keynote:    Focus on ROSI (Return on Security Investment): Strategies
            for Success at the VA

            Bruce Brody, associate deputy assistant secretary for
            Cyber and Information Security, Department of Veterans
            Affairs (VA). Under Mr. Brody's leadership, the VA has
            become the largest federal department to effectively
            centralize cyber and information security structure and
            functions. He will share VA's strategies for success and
            lessons learned throughout their initiative.

Panel:      Integrating Security into Business Strategy - Perspectives
            from the Field

            --  Jaime Borrego, director of information assurance,
                Office of the CIO, Executive Office of the President,
                The White House

            --  Mike Brown, director, Information Systems Security,
                Federal Aviation Administration

            --  Christopher Klaus, founder and chief technology
                officer, Internet Security Systems

Unisys Speakers:

            --  Sunil Misra, chief security advisor

            --  Greg Baroni, president, Global Public Sector

            --  Nolan Clifford, director, Federal Information Security
                Practice

This business-critical symposium is designed specifically for government professionals and media. The event is complimentary. To register, contact Stephen Stokes at 972-830-2664 or [e-mail].