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18th New York State Cyber Security Conference
Jun 2, 2015 to Jun 3, 2015 Location: Empire State Plaza, Albany, NYMark your calendar now to attend the June 2015 NYS Cyber Security Conference!
The 18th New York State Cyber Security Conference and 10th Annual Symposium on Information Assurance (ASIA '15) is a two day event co-hosted by the New York State Office of Information Technology Services Enterprise Information Security Office (NYS ITS EISO), the University at Albany's School of Business and College of Computing and Information, and The NYS Forum, Inc. The Conference is held in Albany, New York on June 2 and 3 at the Empire State Plaza. The Conference features prominent industry security experts presenting the latest innovations in cyber security, and includes peer networking, and sessions on leading-edge security topics and issues.
ASIA '15 complements the NYS Cyber Security Conference, as the Academic Track, with the goal of increasing interaction among security practitioners and researchers to foster the infusion of academic research into practice.
With each successive year, interest and attendance has grown. Last year's conference drew more than 1,000 attendees. This year's Conference theme, Security End-to-End, focuses on the need to provide a comprehensive approach to security that addresses security gaps, mitigates risk and enables productivity.
Conference Goals
- To educate the community about protecting information
- To increase awareness about cyber security threats and risks
- To sharpen technical skills
- To present cutting edge information to broaden cyber security professionals' knowledge
- To present useful sessions that examine an issue, problem, or threat and offer solutions, best practices and lessons learned
- To ensure participants leave the event with practical information that can be applied to their cyber security environment
Who Should Attend?
Attendees include all government levels, academia, private business, not-for-profit organizations and citizens. Professionals attend from many different disciplines, including:
- Auditors
- Business Managers
- Critical Infrastructure Owners & Operators
- Educators
- Executives
- Information Security Professionals (CISO, ISO, Security Administrators, Cyber Incident Responders, Security Engineers, Computer Forensic Specialists)
- Information Technology Professionals (CIO, IT Directors, System Administrators, Network Administrators, Web Developers, Application Programmers)
- Law Enforcement
- Lawyers
- Process Improvement Managers
- Project Managers
Why Should you Attend?
- Stay current on cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and exploits
- Cost effective security training and peer networking
- Catch up on industry developments and check out vendor displays
- Find help for information security issues
Cost to Attend Conference
- Free to government and public sector employees including K-higher education
- $200* for private sector employees
- $50 for not-for-profit employees
- *Group discount of 20% for 5 or more employees from the same organization.
If you have any questions please contact the NYS Office of Information Technology Services at cyber.outreach@its.ny.gov