[oagitm] Registration Now Available: June 27th National Webcast on Cloud Computing: Security Risks and Considerations

From: "MASSE Theresa A * EISPD ESO" <theresa.a.masse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "oagitm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <oagitm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:57:27 +0000
OAGITM Members:


Please register for this event and share it broadly within your organization.

Regards,

Theresa A. Masse
State Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Administrative Services
Enterprise Security Office
503-378-4896
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REGISTER NOW!
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center
and the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division
invite you to join us for the next session in the National Webcast Initiative 
Series:

Cloud Computing:  Security Risks and Considerations
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
2:00pm -- 3:00pm (Eastern)

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~ Presenters ~
Chris Coleman
Director, Cyber Security
U.S. Public Sector, Cisco Systems

&

Keith Tresh
State Chief Information Security Officer
State of California
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Don't Miss Out -- REGISTER NOW for this FREE Webcast!
Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

To register, please visit: http://www.msisac.org/webcast/
(Please note: For security purposes, please copy and paste or type this address 
into your Internet browser.)

Why This Session is Important to You:

Cloud computing offers substantial benefits that, when evaluated alone, seem to 
make its adoption a no-brainer. The "easy deployment" and "no longer requiring 
in-house IT staff" ideas make cloud computing especially attractive to 
government and smaller organizations unable to afford the resources and 
personnel necessary to run their own dedicated servers 24/7. But as with any 
new technology, cloud computing brings a lot of extra baggage and potential 
unintended consequences, ranging from security concerns to the risks associated 
with centralization.

This webcast will explore both the risks and benefits associated with cloud 
computing.

Chris Coleman, Director of Cyber Security, U.S. Public Sector from Cisco will 
open the webcast and talk about the general risks and benefits, and why so many 
government and private companies are moving to cloud computing. He will 
highlight why implementing any new technology has unforeseen consequences (both 
risks and benefits).

Keith Tresh, Chief Information Security Officer for the State of California, 
will then discuss cloud computing from a state government perspective. He will 
discuss why some states are not jumping on the bandwagon as quickly as private 
sector agencies are and why cloud may not be right for all government entities 
to adopt. Although the cloud can provide many benefits for government agencies, 
including the ability to decrease costs, deploy systems more quickly, and 
devote fewer resources to day-to-day tasks, cloud computing also contains some 
ugly security realities. Keith will discuss his perspective on some of these 
realities, and the challenges government agencies face in implementing cloud 
computing.

Format of Webcast:
This session will feature an interactive Powerpoint presentation accompanied by 
audio.

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The National Webcast Initiative:
The Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division and the 
Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), a division of 
the Center for Internet Security, have partnered to establish the National 
Webcast Initiative comprising a series of national webcasts which examine 
critical and timely cyber security issues. Embracing the concept that security 
is everyone's responsibility, these webcasts are available to a broad audience 
to help raise awareness and knowledge levels. A number of vendors have offered 
their services at no cost to help develop and deliver the webcasts.

The National Webcast Initiative is also coordinated by the New York State 
Forum. For more information about the Initiative, please visit: 
http://www.msisac.org/webcast/. If you have any questions, please contact the 
MS-ISAC via phone at 518/266-3460 or email at 
info@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxx>.

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[oagitm] Registration Now Available: June 27th National Webcast on Cloud Computing: Security Risks and Considerations

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