Guidance
Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID), the World Leader in Digital
Investigations™, announced today its third annual Federal Summit will be
held on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the
Hilton Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia.
In its recent report, “The
Federal Government’s Track Record on Cybersecurity and Critical
Infrastructure,” the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Committee highlighted significant security issues within key
agencies, increasing pressure to improve security measures across all
levels. At this annual thought leadership forum, executives from
government and the private sector will share groundbreaking approaches
to defending information against security threats—both internal and
external. Attendees will gain insight into new cybersecurity policies
and their potential impact, emerging best practices in incident response
and how to achieve organization-wide endpoint data visibility. The
Federal Summit will feature presentations and panel discussions from
leading authorities on cybersecurity, digital investigations,
e-discovery, and government policy.
“Widely reported high-profile breaches over the past year have brought
cybersecurity into the spotlight, putting increased pressure on
government and industry leaders to improve protection of their
organizations’ sensitive information and the people they serve,” said
Victor Limongelli, president and chief executive officer of Guidance
Software. “New approaches to security defenses are essential in the
current threat landscape. The 2014 Federal Summit provides a rare
opportunity to learn emerging best practices from experts who are
setting new cybersecurity standards within government agencies.”
Limongelli will set the tone for the day-long conference with a
presentation titled, “Operating Under the Assumption of Compromise.”
Additional confirmed speakers include:
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Robert “Bob” Bigman, former Chief Information Security Officer of the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), currently with 2BSecure LLC
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Peter Fonash, Chief Technology Officer, Cybersecurity and
Communications, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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David Horrigan, Analyst, E-Discovery and Information Governance, The
451 Group
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Dr. Richard Marshall, former Director of Global Cyber Security for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, currently with White Noise
Laboratories
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Ed McAndrew, Assistant United States Attorney; Cybercrimes
Coordinator; National Security Cyber Specialist
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Scott Montgomery, Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, Intel
Security (formerly McAfee)
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Sanford Reback, Senior Technology Analyst/Director of Global Business
at Bloomberg Government
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Tony Sager, former Chief Information Officer of the Information
Assurance Directorate, National Security Agency (NSA), currently with
the SANS Institute, Council on CyberSecurity
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Jill Singer, former Chief Information Officer of the National
Reconnaissance Office (NRO), currently with Deep Water Point
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Michele Thomas, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Darren van Booven, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. House of
Representatives
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Joe Mann, Vice President, CDS Legal
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Christina Ayiotis, Esq, CRM, George Washington University
Sessions will include “Leveraging Security Analytics to Operate Under
the Assumption of Compromise,” “Keeping the Government in the Know:
Dealing with FOIA Requests,” “Practical Approaches to Managing Insider
Threats,” “The Intersection Between Privacy and National Security,” and
“Insider Misuse Protection.”
Registration
is free for federal government attendees. A full agenda is available
on the event website: www.guidancesoftware.com/federalsummit.
About Guidance Software, Inc.
Guidance Software is recognized worldwide as the industry leader in
digital investigative solutions. Its EnCase® Enterprise platform,
deployed on over 20 million endpoints, is used by numerous government
agencies, more than 65 percent of the Fortune 100, and more than 40
percent of the Fortune 500, to conduct digital investigations of
servers, laptops, desktops and mobile devices. Built on the EnCase
Enterprise platform are market-leading electronic discovery and
cybersecurity solutions, EnCase® eDiscovery, EnCase® Cybersecurity, and
EnCase® Analytics. They empower organizations to respond to litigation
discovery requests, perform sensitive data discovery for compliance
purposes, conduct speedy and thorough security incident response, and
reveal previously hidden advanced persistent threats or malicious
insider activity. For more information about Guidance Software, visit www.encase.com.
EnCase®, EnScript®, FastBloc®, EnCE®, EnCEP®, Guidance Software™ and
Tableau™ are registered trademarks or trademarks owned by Guidance
Software in the United States and other jurisdictions and may not be
used without prior written permission. All other trademarks and
copyrights referenced in this press release are the property of their
respective owners.
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