This event is FREE to all Government personnel with Discount Code GOV01. The fee is $995 for non-Government.

(Note: To enable the Discount Code, enter GOV01 in the Registration Discount Code block. Pick Check as Payment Method, then click Review Order. $0 fees will be reflected.)

Date:

November 6, 2013

Venue:

The Dupont Circle Hotel

1500 New Hampshire Avenue NW.

Washington D.C. 20036, USA

+1 (202) 483 6000

800.423.6953

Web: The Dupont Circle Hotel

SANS is pleased to offer the DHS Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation (CDM) Award Workshop as a key opportunity to provide education on this program.

The workshop will bring awareness of this important program, provide thought leadership around cybersecurity risks, showcase key solution capabilities /customer success stories and provide connections with Integrators and Solution Providers.

Read more about the CDM Program

Can't attend the CDM Workshop in person? The event will be simulcast as well as recorded for rebroadcast. Register for the Webcast event here.

Agenda:

• 8:00-8:30 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
The workshop opens with a concise overview of the threats government systems face and the need for more continuous approaches to cybersecurity.
John Pescatore, SANS Institute

• 8:30-9:30 am Panel
Continuous Diagnostics/Monitoring : Increasing US Cybersecurity Levels Moderator: Jane Lute, CEO, Council on CyberSecurity Panelists: Gene Dodaro , Comptroller General, GAO US Dept. of Homeland Security (Speaker to be Named) Additional panelists to be named

• 9:30-10:30 am SIEM Solution Shootout
SIEM solution providers on the CDM contract will be challenged by the moderator to detail real-world government use cases, and will answer audience questions.
Moderator:
Alan Paller, Director of Research, SANS Institute

• 10:30-11:00 am Networking Break

• 11:00 am-Noon Vulnerability Assessment Solution Shootout
Solution providers on the CDM contract will be challenged by the moderator to detail real-world government use cases, and will answer audience questions.
Moderator:
John Pescatore, Director of Emerging Security Trends, SANS Institute

• Noon-1:00 pm Lunch

• 1:00-2:00 pm Endpoint Monitoring or Application Security Solution Shootout
Solution providers on the CDM contract will be challenged by the moderator to detail real-world government use cases, and will answer audience questions.
Moderator:
Tony Sager, Director, SANS Institute

• 2:00-3:00 pm Integrator Roundtable
Technical representatives from the integrators on the CDM contract will be challenged to detail strawman approaches to task orders to solve government security issues using the CDM program.
Moderator:
John Pescatore, Director of Emerging Security Trends, SANS Institute

• 3:00-3:30 pm Networking Break

• 3:30-4:30 pm Real Stories of Using Continuous Monitoring to Make a Difference
Alan Paller, Director of Research, SANS Institute

• 4:30-5:00 pm Town Hall Meeting & Closing Remarks
What needs to happen to enable government security managers to make real progress in cybersecurity? End the day with a lively, interactive discussion.
Moderator: John Pescatore, Director of Emerging Security Trends, SANS Institute

• 5:00-7:30 pm Networking Reception

Course Fee

This event is FREE to all Government personnel with Discount Code GOV01. The fee is $995 for non-Government.

(Note: To enable the Discount Code, enter GOV01 in the Registration Discount Code block. Pick Check as Payment Method, then click Review Order. $0 fees will be reflected.)

Speakers

John Pescatore: John Pescatore joined SANS as director of emerging security trends in January 2013. He has 35 years experience in computer, network and information security. Prior to joining the SANS Institute, Mr. Pescatore was Gartner's lead security analyst for 13 years, working with global 5000 corporations and major technology and service providers. Before joining Gartner, Mr. Pescatore was Senior Consultant for Entrust Technologies and Trusted Information Systems, where he started, grew and managed security consulting groups focusing on firewalls, network security, encryption and Public Key Infrastructures. Prior to that, Mr. Pescatore spent 11 years with GTE developing secure computing and telecommunications systems. Mr. Pescatore began his career at the National Security Agency, where he designed secure voice systems, and the United States Secret Service, where he developed secure communications and surveillance systems. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and is a NSA Certified Cryptologic Engineer. He is also an Extra class amateur radio operator, callsign K3TN.

Tony Sager: During Tony Sager's 34 years at the National Security Agency, he headed the Systems & Network Attack Center, oversaw all Red and Blue Team projects, created and headed security product evaluation teams, helped guide the agency's top talent development programs, served as founding director of the Vulnerability Analysis & Operations Group (comprised of 700 of the NSA's top technical cybersecurity specialists serving the defensive mission), and was the Chief Operating Officer for the Information Assurance Directorate. He is also well known as a national advocate for open security standards such as the Security Content Automation Protocols (SCAP).