OAGITM Members: Please see the announcement below on the next quarterly MS-ISAC webcast on Security and Cloud Computing - - a very timely topic! Please distribute this information within your organization. Regards, Theresa A. Masse State Chief Information Security Officer Department of Administrative Services Enterprise Security Office 503-378-4896 Data Classification 1 - Published ________________________________ 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 of the National Webcast Initiative: Cloud Computing "Security Considerations You Should Know" Wednesday, April 21, 2010 2:00pm - 3:00pm Eastern Presenters Jeffrey Kipnis Director of Security AT&T And Robert Griffin Director of Technical Marketing RSA - Security Division of EMC ********************************************************************** Don't Miss Out - REGISTER NOW for this FREE Webcast! Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. To register, please visit: www.msisac.org/webcast/ (For security purposes, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser.) What is Cloud Computing? Cloud computing provides on-demand network access to a shared pool of computing resources such as networks, servers, storage and applications. Cloud computing can generally be divided into three models: Software as Service, Platform as Service, and Infrastructure as Service. Why Should I Attend? While cloud computing can offer benefits-such as potential cost reductions and scalability of services-there are also security and privacy concerns that must be considered before moving to the cloud. This webcast will include overviews of the different cloud computing models, discussion of the security challenges, and guidance for government, businesses and other organizations in addressing those issues to help protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data. Format of Webcast: This session will feature an interactive Powerpoint presentation accompanied by audio. For more webcast related information, please visit: http://www.msisac.org/webcast/2010-04/index.cfm. ******************************************************************** 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) 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 Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination and 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 518/474-0865 or email to isac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ======================================================================== ================================================ If you wish to stop receiving future announcements, you may unsubscribe from the list by sending a message to isac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with UNSUBSCRIBE as the SUBJECT of the message. Only messages containing the words UNSUBSCRIBE in the SUBJECT field of the message will be properly processed. Please include your first and last name in the body of the e-mail including your e-mail address. ________________________________ This message may contain confidential information and is intended only for the individual(s) named. If you are not an intended recipient you are not authorized to disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system.