From: Janczewski, Lech [l.janczewski@auckland.ac.nz] Sent: Monday, 4 August 2008 3:49 p.m. Subject: NZISF meeting, 13 August 2008 To register for this seminar, click here To place your name on the NZISF mailing list, click here To remove your name from the NZISF mailing list, click here New Zealand Information Security Forum (NZISF) cordially invites you and your friends to the August 2008 breakfast meeting: Venue: The Auckland Club, 34 Shortland St, CBD, Auckland Date: Wednesday, 13 August 2008 Time: 7:30 am Cost: NZISF, NZSA and NZCS members - $30, students - $20, all others - $ 35, Cash or cheque, no credit cards. Topic: Using 3rd party assessments to drive Information Security improvements This presentation will focus on deriving value from 3rd party assessments in order to help you and your organisation drive positive change. Key points of discussion will focus around why and when you should use a 3rd party assessment, your various assessment options, how to find allies within your organisation who through 3rd party assessments will help you achieve your goals, and 3rd party certifications and attestation for driving positive change and increased customer confidence. Whether you are choosing a 3rd party assessment early in a new job to baseline your current situation or you and your organization are just looking for independent verification that you are doing the right thing, there are many reasons and uses for 3rd party assessments that can help you protect your company (and push them in the right direction) and protect your career. Presenter: Eric Svetcov Eric has wide ranging Information Security and Information Technology Management experience and immediately prior to joining KPMG in New Zealand was Information Security Director at salesforce.com. He has extensive experience with Compliance, Governance, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Operations, Storage, Networking, Cross Platform Computing, Telecom, Procurement, Business Continuity Planning, IT Logistics, IT Project Management and IT Architecture. He has performed information security assessments for Guidant, Intuit, Plantronics, Maxtor, Solectron, Ministry of Economic Development, Housing New Zealand and others. He is a published author with recent articles in SC Magazine and Technology and Learning magazine and has an MBA and several industry certifications (including CISSP, CISA, and CIPP). Memberships include ISACA, ACFEI, IAPP, and ISC2. This meeting of the New Zealand Information Security Forum is proudly sponsored by: ASB_YB_www-tag_rgb Lech J. Janczewski NZISF Chair