Guardium – Real-Time Database Protection and Compliance

Best Practices for Data Security Seminar

According to a recent report from IBM, SQL injection attacks jumped 134% in 2008, increasing from an average of a few thousand per day in 2007 to 450,000 attacks per day. The report also states that China has now surpassed Russia and the U.S as the country hosting the most malicious Websites.

And a data breach study by Verizon Business Services revealed that more electronic records were breached in 2008 than in the previous four years combined. In addition, the study found that database servers accounted for 75% of all records breached, while end-user devices such as laptops and USB drives accounted for only 0.01% of all records breached.

Protecting against cyberattacks, breaches, fraud and insider threats has heightened the need for federal agencies and contractors to carefully review their security programs against the FISMA-mandated NIST 800-53 standard and comply with the OMB M-06-16 directive ("Protection of Sensitive Agency Information"), in order to secure Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and other sensitive data such as financial data and classified information.

At the same time, agencies and contractors are looking to streamline their data security infrastructures with automated and centralized controls for complex, heterogeneous and highly-distributed environments.

Join this exclusive session of distinguished cybersecurity experts:

	Featuring John Pescatore, Gartner Vice President and Research Fellow, John will discuss the federal government's role in stimulating progress towards higher levels of cybersecurity; new and emerging threats such as SQL injection and privileged insider breaches; best practices for improving vulnerability management to reduce risks; and the security implications of cloud computing.
	Andy Singer, Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, will describe why traditional "fortress approaches" (such as firewalls and IDS/IPS systems) are no longer sufficient to protect against 21st-century attackers who can easily bypass perimeter defenses; best practices for implementing NIST 800-53 controls for critical database infrastructures; and a new way of thinking about cybersecurity that focuses on a "megacommunity" approach in which government, business and civil society collaborate to advance shared vital interests.
	Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D. and Guardium CTO, will discuss best practices for database security and compliance; how to leverage the latest technologies for database activity monitoring (DAM) and logging, vulnerability assessment, data discovery and configuration change control; and how to reduce the cost and complexity of compliance with automated controls and workflow processes.

Find out how key intelligence agencies, as well as civilian agencies such as the FTC and Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMTA), and private sector organizations such as 3 of the top 4 U.S. banks, have implemented granular access controls and real-time monitoring to track all access to sensitive data -- across all their DBMS platforms and applications -- without impacting performance or changing databases or applications.

AGENDA:
8:00 am Registration and hot breakfast buffet
9:00 am Welcome and introductions
9:15 am "New & Emerging Cyber Threats," featuring John Pescatore, VP and Research Fellow, Gartner
10:00 am Refreshment and peer networking break
10:15 am "A Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity" Andy Singer, Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton
11:00 am "Best Practices for Database Security & Compliance" with technology demo by Guardium CTO
11:45 am Discussion and Q&A with the day's Speakers
12:00 pm Seminar adjourns

PRIZES:
Along with complimentary expert content you will have the chance to walk away with a signed copy of HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g by Ron Ben Natan, Ph.D.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Both C-level executives and day-to-day practitioners will benefit from this practical seminar, including anyone involved with IT security, risk management and compliance, governance and privacy, database administration and enterprise application architectures.

PLEASE JOIN US:
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
8:00 am - 12:00 pm

VENUE:
Ritz Carlton
Pentagon City
1250 South Hayes Street
Arlington, VA 22202 USA
Phone: (703) 415-5000
Directions

Register today to qualify for complimentary admission to "Best Practices for Data Security, Privacy & Compliance" and get strategic insights delivered by the most respected data security and compliance experts.

This is an invitation-only, complimentary breakfast with prominent senior security, compliance and risk executives in the government sector. Space is limited, so register today.