With the advent of new technologies and 'always on' connectedness, so too comes complex and heightened security risks. Join us on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 for our program on Fraud and Corporate Information Security. Joined by some of the area's leading experts on IT and information security, this year’s program will review:

IT Technology and Trends:

• Cloud Computing- What are the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing cloud computing
• Social Media- What are the key business issues and how are companies addressing these issues.
• Mobile Devices- Your Companies confidential information could be at risk.  Do you know what your company’s policies are?

Framework for Oversight of IT Risk

• Competitive Risk- Threat of competitors gaining advantage through use of technology
• Portfolio Risk- Danger that the company is spending too much of its IT resources on basic operational expenses rather than transformational investments.
• Execution Risk- Failure to execute IT programs effectively, including major IT project implementation initiatives
• Service and Security Risk- Risk that systems are not available to support and service employees and customers and that critical data is not properly secured.           

Cyber Security and Advanced Persistent Threats

• Organized crime is big business in the Cyber Security world.  How can you protect yourself?
• Stories of prior incidents in the Cyber Security will be shared by the panel

Leveraging Technology

• Key insights into how technology can be leveraged in the Fraud and Corporate Information Security Environment.
• Ongoing Challenge of Cyber Security
• What regulatory measures are being taken by the government
• What should we be most concerned about

Our speakers include:

Manoj George, CEO, Nair & Co

Manoj leads the development and implementation of strategic initiatives at Nair & Co. and driving growth for the company.

An industry veteran, Manoj was formerly President and COO at Art.com where he engineered a 600% growth in annual revenue and upped the company’s enterprise value tenfold. Prior to Art.com, Manoj was the founder CFO of Red Hat where he managed nine acquisitions and an IPO in his tenure that helped the company grow into a global enterprise spread across 12 countries.

At Red Hat, Manoj pioneered the hugely successful subscription revenue model making Red Hat one of the first companies to make a profitable business out of open source. The revolutionary model continues to be at the core of the company’s success.

Manoj started out his career as a public accountant with the regional firm of Hayflich and Steinberg in Huntington, West Virginia. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Morehead State University. In his spare time, Manoj hangs out with his kids and feeds the menagerie of pets his kids have accumulated over the years.

Greg Bell, Principal, KPMG LLP

Mr. Bell is a Principal in the Atlanta office of KPMG’s Advisory Services Practice and serves as KPMG’s Global and Americas Services Leader for our Information Protection and Business Resilience practice.  He is experienced with various areas of Information Management and Information Security with particular specialization in the fields of IT risk management and business enablement.  Mr. Bell has extensive knowledge and experience managing complex projects implementing, administrating and securing complex client-server and heterogeneous network technologies.  Mr. Bell is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.  (“CISSP”)

Mr. Bell received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Georgia and a Masters of Business Administration in Management from Brenau University, graduating summa cum laude.  He previously worked for Eaton Corporation and The Coca-Cola Company.  Mr. Bell is a co-author of KPMG’s 2008-2010 Data Loss Barometer, the 2007-8 KPMG Global Assessment of the Identity and Access Management Market, and is a member of the editorial advisory board for Secure Computing Magazine.  Mr. Bell is also a frequent contributor to Secure Computing Magazine, CSO Magazine, Compliance Week, and Continuity Insights.

Jason Parsons, Director of Operations, Yottaa

Jason Parsons is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He is currently the Director of Operations at Yottaa, Inc, a Boston-based provider of website performance monitoring and optimization services.  In this role, Jason is responsible for the reliability and security of Yottaa's global, cloud-based and physical infrastructure.  Prior to Yottaa, he founded Saffron Solutions, a security and networking consultancy; and held positions including senior-level network engineering at Internet pioneer BBN Planet and Operations Director at Constant Contact (in preparation for their public offering). Jason has extensive experience helping companies comply with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Payment Card Industry (PCI), Massachusetts Privacy (201 CMR 17), and other regulatory and industry standards. 

Stephen Laster, Chief Information Officer, Harvard Business School

Currently, Stephen serves as the Chief Information and Technology Officer of Harvard Business School and a member of the HBS administrative leadership team, which oversees the school’s academic, research and administrative computing teams. Stephen sits on several Harvard University committees focused on leveraging technology across the Harvard community. As an educator he has taught courses at the undergraduate, graduate and executive/professional level in the areas of web development, problem solving, software design, virtual team management and eLearning product development. Prior to joining Harvard, Stephen held several critical leadership positions for Babson College including CTO for Babson Interactive, Babson’s for-profit eLearning company, and Director of Curriculum Innovation and Technology. Laster served as a trustee for Babson College from 1992 – 1994.

Kevin L. Swindon, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI – Boston Division, CYBER Squad

SSA Swindon is currently the Supervisor of the Boston Division CYBER National Security Squad which is responsible for the investigation of all aspects of National Security computer crime including counter intelligence and counter terrorism intrusions. The Boston Division CYBER squad is also responsible for all digital media forensics for all violations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Rhode Island for the FBI.

Prior to his management responsibilities, SSA Swindon was a certified FBI Laboratory Digital Forensic Examiner for 10 years. SSA Swindon has traveled extensively overseas in support of both criminal and terrorism investigations.

SSA Swindon was first assigned to the Newark, NJ office of the FBI and prior to the bureau he was employed in the technology industry as a Regional Sales Director and Network Consultant for MAI Systems Inc. SSA Swindon has obtained his BS in Industrial Management from the University of Lowell and his MBA from Northeastern University and recently completed his Masters of Science in Finance from Boston College. 

Other Information:

• Program level: Advanced
• Recommended CPE: 2.0
• Program prerequisites: None
• Advanced Preparation: None
• Delivery Method: Live/Group

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