ISSA Central Plains Chapter
February 6th,  2009

 

Central Plains Chapter Meeting:

"Security in a Virtualized World", Shanit Gupta

 

Shanit is a Principal Consultant at Foundstone. At Foundstone, Shanit is responsible for creating and delivering the threat modeling, code review, and application security service lines. Shanit is also responsible for the design, development, and release of the free tools by Foundstone. Shanit has strong computer science fundamentals and software development experience on UNIX and Windows. Prior to joining Foundstone, Shanit was involved in developing real-time operating systems and a survivable prototype of the Kerberos authentication service at Carnegie Mellon. Shanit also worked at Alcoa, Inc., as a software developer, building critical internal applications. Shanit has diverse experience in a number of areas of software development and security. In the last 4 years at Foundstone, Shanit has reviewed custom operating system kernels, device drivers, virtualization environments, and large complex trading infrastructures.


Shanit will be presenting on Putting Security into Your Virtual World

    As virtualization technology grows in popularity, the big question about security is buzzing: "How will this technology affect my existing security posture?" Taking a one-size-fits-all approach is definitely not the answer. Join us for this informative talk to find out the best way to start securing your Virtualization environment. Many may think that technology alone is the answer; but it isn't! There are key considerations on this journey and each should be taken seriously: people, process and technology. Join Rudolph Araujo, Director of Consulting at Foundstone Professional Services as he discusses these factors from the security impact of virtualization - positive and negative - as well as the best practices that need to be adopted to fit into this exciting new paradigm.

    The topics of this presentation include:
    • Security in a Virtualized World.
    • Virtualization: The Expanded Attack Surface.
    • Virtual Machines: The Risks.
    • Building Security In: People, Process and Technology.
    • Technology: Defining a Security Assessment Framework.
    • Looking Ahead: A More Secure Environment.

 

 

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit international organization of information security professionals and practitioners.  It provides education forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. We hope the ISSA will provide a chance to interface with other IT professionals and further your awareness of security practices and technologies.

 

This meeting is open to the general public with no expectations of membership.


Date:        Friday, February 6th, 2009
Location:  Rockwell Branch Public Library

                5939 E 9th ST N, Wichita, KS 67208
Time:        1:00 pm until 3:00 pm