Northern Illinois ACP Meeting - June 14th 2007

Integration of Security and Business Continuity

Location: Motorola in Schaumburg
Address: 1301 E Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL

We will have 3 terrific speakers for this event, so please plan to attend! Below is the agenda; A request for RSVP’s will be sent out via the automated notification system on June 4th.

(See below for additional directions)

Time Slot Description
8:30am – 9:00am
Continental breakfast & networking
9:00am – 9:20am • Damian Walch (President) - Welcome

  • Irene Rozansky – Treasurer Report

  • John Jackson – Membership Update

  • Marianne Guinee – Future Programs

  • Tom Mahoney – Website update

  • Jim Nelson – Education Update

  • Marcia Kittler – Public Relations

9:20am – 10:20am The Importance of Integrating Information Security Risks into
Business Continuity Processes

  • Paulette Hradnansky, Motorola

  • There are many lessons to be drawn from the record weather related natural disasters and terrorist attacks in recent years. In addition to the hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tsunami’s, massive power grid failures and terrorist threats, it is important to remember that cyber attacks can be equally, if not more devastating than physical acts of sabotage. Paulette’s presentation will help us achieve a heightened understanding of the threats to security and why an increased level of enterprise-wide coordination, planning, diligence and integration into continuity planning is paramount.

10:20am – 10:35am Break
10:35am – 11:20am "Trends between BCP and Security Process and Reporting Convergence"

  • Dan Dec, Fusion Risk Management

    • A strong corporate control environment requires having both strong Security and strong BCP processes. As more companies are realizing this, they are having both functions report to the same person. Dan's discussion on this topic will include the following points:

    • -Trends from surveys regarding this topic -Pro's and con's of BCP and Security integration -Key success factors
  • Dan' will also share the valuable perspective he has gained in his experience as a CISO responsible for both Information Security and BCP.

Time Slot Description
11:20m – 12:00pm
"Data Loss Prevention: Business Risks and Critical Processes"

  • Presented by Tim Shanahan, Regional Sales Manager with Vontu

  • According to Forrester Research, security and risk professionals rank compliance, business continuity, and data loss prevention as their top concerns. In fact, these concerns are closely related. Data security regulations and standards are significant drivers for the adoption of data loss prevention strategies, and planners now list data loss prevention as a critical application for business continuity. This session will explore typical risk factors and steps you can take to prevent the loss of confidential data.

Noon Damian Walch - Closing remarks and adjournment

Parking Instructions:
Attendees must enter at Gate A on Algonquin Road. They will pass through a Security gate where they should
mention they are on site for a meeting. Using the map, attendees should proceed to Door 4 (GEMS building).
There should be ample parking though most will need to park in the general parking as there will probably not
be enough visitor parking. Once at Door 4, they will check in at the Security desk and receive a badge.
Attendees will then be escorted in small groups to the conference room.