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Past Meeting Notes




October 2011

"Securing the Virtual Infrastructure" by Ana Seijas of VMware.  Ana showed the capabilities of the VMware product line in creating a secure virtual infrastructure.  A wonderful list of VMware reference links can be found at http://portal.sliderocket.com/ATOHL/VMware-Security-Links_v2


September 2011

"Raising the Bar: Adding More Value in Uncertain Times" presented by Steve Patton


August 2011

Summer Break - No meeting


July 2011

We held our first annual "Summer Social" meeting at Redhook Brewery.  Members and guests gathered for good conversation, good food, and good beer.

June 2011

"Social Media Risk", presented by Doug Gerth from Security Management Partners.


May 2011

Building an Effective Information Systems Security Program presented by Peter Bamber, Vice President, Information Security Consulting Services, Security Management Partners.

  • Current state of online data attacks
  • Growing business of crimeware kits
  • What breaches are occurring and how?
  • Results of intrusions
  • Common attack vectors
  • Real-life examples of common breaches


April 2011

Detecting Advanced Threats: An Analysis of common APT tools and techniques 


March 2011

10 Things All Security Professionals Should Know About DLP presented by Ash Devata, Senior Product Marketing Manager, RSA


February 2011

Tokenization and Encryption presented by presented by Ross Urban, RSA.

Overview of Tokenization, its usage, capabilities in protecting/masking data while still maintaining legacy systems.


January 2011

Updates included in the PCI-DSS version 2, presented by Gary Dentremont, AT&T Consulting Solutions, Inc.

The impacts of the version 2.0 of the PCI DSS along with trends and the hot topics in the industry related to including Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Tokenization, E2EE, as well as how “reasonable security” applies to PCI.


December 2010

Our annual Holiday Round Table and Networking Event


November 2010

“Today’s Reality: Living in Compromise to Advanced Persistent Threats” presented by Charlie Shields 


September 2010

"Simplifying compliance through harmonized controls" presented by C. Randy Bohrer.  Post Meeting social event sponsored by Akibia and Bluecoat @ Paddy's Grill, Pease Tradeport.


August 2010

Fraud Protection/Mitigation demo and discussion led by Melissa LaVarnway of RSA.

Demonstrations and  discussions on Multi Factor Authentication, Device identification, Fraud activity, and Geo location, and how this information can be leveraged to protect from fraud.


June 2010

HR talk on the job search process and Networking presented by Silvia McCarron and Debra M. Tuttle, SM HR Consulting, LLC.

Discussion on the Change Curve, the importance of and tips on How to Network, Social Media and the job search, and tips on the job search process from resume writing to interviewing and follow up.


May 2010

"IT Security Governance & Compliance", presented by Thomas Golash.

An a overview of compliance rules and the demands they make upon the business. 


April 2010

"Data Loss Prevention" presented by Stuart Werman

Business drivers for DLP, current market for DLP, DLP fit in a information security strategy, use cases and sample reports that demonstrate quantifiable exposure to data loss and next steps to response and protecting the information.


January 2010

"Ruminations on Risk and Reality" presented by Lee Beachy, SVP, Information Security at Laconia Savings Bank.

Consider the following checkpoints in planning best practices for risk communications:
  • Effectiveness — Get to the real deal, summarize the essence, trending and critical factors
  • Efficiency — overcoming communication challenges; scalable and contextual communications
  • Excellence — vision, goal-setting, and audience localization in risk communications
  • Ethics — reporting dangers, statistics, and errors of omission



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John Forest,
Jul 8, 2011 7:15 PM