Canadian Security Magazine e-Updates

March 31, 2008 – Volume 6, Issue 6

NEWS

Conestoga College offers advanced security studies program
Program will include paid co-op work term.

Responding to industry demand for a college program that would train security supervisors, Kitchener, Ont.-based Conestoga College has launched an Advanced Security Studies post-grad diploma aimed at graduates of the Law And Security Administration program and those coming out of university programs.

Protecting patient data
How secure are your IT systems?

An American information security firm is reporting a dramatic rise in attacks on electronic patient records and Canadian health-care security experts believe the threat is just as real north of the border.

ASIS Toronto launches awards program
Expertise in investigation, front-line security and security technology.

The latter part of 2007 saw the ASIS Toronto Chapter initiate a survey to the membership focusing on chapter value, venue expectations, volunteer participant, education, and an open forum for the submission of ideas and recommendations.

Editor's Note

Cargo: the final frontier

Ask the average person what concerns them most about air travel security and they'll likely point to scandalous reports showing that airport screeners have missed a person or piece of luggage with an offending item.

Network Defence
Q&A

Are there holes in your network defence strategy?

What will you do if your network is hacked?

With the potential for harm to your brand, it's no wonder businesses are worried about their data.

From hackers to spam to viruses to DoS attacks, your network or website is constantly under attack. We want to hear about your concerns and help provide some answers.

Send your burning questions to jbrown@clbmedia.ca and we'll forward them on to DigitalDefence who will answer them in the pages of Canadian Security magazine.

Please send as much information as possible to allow DigitalDefence to analyze your question and come up with a detailed answer. The answer will be e-mailed to you directly and later be published in Canadian Security so others may benefit from your experience. Your company name will not be published.

We ask that your questions be limited to the field of network security, but other than that, anything's game.

Remember: There are no stupid questions, only safer networks.

The best three questions will receive an ipod!

2008 Security Director of the Year

Security directors and managers are often the unsung heroes in both the private and public sector in Canada. With responsibility for an ever-growing list of people and assets, the job of managing a security department is becoming one that demands not only a background in security, but also vital people skills as well as significant business and technological savvy.

Canadian Security Magazine is now accepting nominations for it's third annual Security Director of the Year award, sponsored by Anixter Canada. We want to find the individual who best exemplifies leadership and vision in the world of corporate security.

Do you work with someone who motivates and mentors his or her staff and provides inspiration on the job? Or do you know a colleague who has completed a unique initiative that has produced benefit not only to the security department but the entire company? Let us know. We are asking for specific criteria that will aid the judges in determining the winner. Please submit your nominations here. The deadline is May 30.

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COMING UP

May 2008 Canadian Security

Cover story: Brian Phillips, Director, Public Safety, Bell Security Solutions
Preparing for Vancouver 2010 and the role of a communications giant in crtical infrastructure protection.

Feature: Employee IT security
A lot of enterprises are asking their employees to sign agreements detailing their obligations around data security. But do employees really understand what they're signing? And how accountable are they if they do introduce malware into a network? We examine the issues around employee culpability and training when it comes to data and network security.

Visitor Management
Why Mitel's manager of resource protection chose Site Secure.

Secure Report Cards: The Toronto Catholic District School Board created its own internal report card application that teachers could access online, but the challenge was getting them to use it securely.

The application had to be secured internally, and then exposed externally – that's when the school board decided to go through a process of evaluation for an SSL virtual private network (VPN). From a security standpoint, it allows them to use public transport as an access method, but with several layers of technology to provide security.

Admissibility of enhanced digital video evidence in court: CCTV & The Law expert and lawyer Elliott Goldstein explores a landmark case involving a second-degree murder conviction registered in Calgary Feb. 21 2008.

In every issue:
Viewpoint
Training
ASIS Regional Report

COMING EVENTS

April 2 - 4, 2008
ISC West, Sands Expo and Convention Center,
Las Vegas, Nev.
www.isc365.com

April 13 - 16, 2008
ASIS International 7th European Security Conference,
Barcelona, Spain.
www.asisonline.org

April 22 - 23, 2008
Security Canada East,
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

May 1, 2008
Canadian Fire Alarm Association
Annual Technical Seminar
Thursday
Schulich School of Business
York University, Toronto
www.cfaa.ca

May 5 - 7, 2008
Basic Level 1 CPTED Training
Hampton Inn & Conference Centre, Ottawa
Hosted by Security Through Safe Design Inc.
www.STSDInc.com
(877) 787-7873

May 7 - 8, 2008
Conference Board of Canada
Public-Private Sector Summit on Critical Infrastructure Security:
Measuring Progress, Charting the Future
Chateau Laurier, Ottawa

May 8 - 9, 2008
Advanced Level 2 CPTED Training
Hampton Inn & Conference Centre, Ottawa
Hosted by Security Through Safe Design Inc.
www.STSDInc.com
(877) 787-7873

May 21, 2008
ASIS Toronto Best Practices Seminar
www.asistoronto.com

June 11, 2008
Security Canada West, River Rock Casino,
Richmond, B.C.
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

June 10 - 12, 2008
InfoSecurity Canada
www.infosecuritycanada.com

June 19 - 20, 2008
Tri-Lateral Security Conferences
Calgary, AB
www.trilateralcalgary.ca

Sept. 11, 2008
Security Canada Atlantic Ramada Crystal Palace,
Moncton, NB.
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

Sept. 15, 2008
ASIS International
Atlanta, GA
www.asisonline.org

Oct. 22 - 23, 2008
Security Canada Central, Toronto Congress Centre,
Toronto, Ont.
www.securitycanadaexpo.com/

Oct. 29 - 30, 2008
ISC East, Jacob Javits Centre,
New York
www.isc365.com

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