‘That was Then, This is Now…’

The presentation will take a look back at the amazing pace and explosive growth of technology over the past ten years…  The world we live in today is so different from a decade ago—more than ever, privacy and information security are critical concerns for all of us.  What’s the outlook going forward?  Learn (and discuss) how you can protect your ‘digital footprint or identity’ from being compromised and explore trends and issues around information security.

Tammy Clark

Tammy Clark was hired in September 2012 as Chief Information Security Officer at the University of Tampa.  Tammy works for President Vaughn and heads up the Office of Information Security.  She is quickly ramping up a robust and effective information security program at UT,  based on the ISO 27000/NIST standards and controls–prioritized around risks and vulnerabilities affecting University data repositories and  IT resources, with emphasis on security awareness training.  Prior to coming to UT, she developed an information security program from ‘ground zero’ and served as Chief Information Security Officer at Georgia State University from 2000-2012.  She’s been a member of the EDUCAUSE Higher Education Information Security Committee since 2001 and presents at national conferences.

Tammy is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a certified Information Security Management Systems Consultant/Auditor (ISO 27001), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), a certified Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP), Information Technology infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundations certified, and earned dual Bachelor’s degrees in MIS and Accounting from Cal State University, San Bernardino, California.

How does a Firewall function (Stateful aspect) ?

What is a Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) and how does it function ?

Latest Cyber threat attacks and how they get around Firewall’s and IPS solutions

What Information Technology Professionals need to be aware of in today’s IP landscape

Mr Jim Risler

Offering over 20 years in the information technology industry; during that time, he has amassed a considerable amount of experience in information technology deployments and management. In particular, his areas of expertise include network operating systems, network hardware, network design and training, and security.  Mr. Risler holds the highest level of certification within Cisco, deemed a Cisco Certified Internet work Expert (CCIE) #15412 furthermore; he has considerable experience in the IP technology field both with IPv4 and IPv6.

Mr. Risler currently develops security content for Learning@Cisco.  The responsibilities include content review/validation, exam development, and lab assessments.

September 30: 4 – 5pm: The University of Tampa: Tammy Clark- CISO :

October 7: 5 – 5:50pm : PMSI : Lizzette Vargas-Brewer, Career Mapping- What To Expect in an IT Career

October 21: 5 – 5:50pm : TBA

November 4: 4 -5pm : Panel of IT Security Professionals: Panelists will share their stories and offer advice about building careers in IT

November 18: 5 – 5:50pm: TBA

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