Keynotes

Major David L. Willson

Nations have tried to work together to combat virus outbreaks, child pornography dissemination, cyber terror and other Internet-borne threats without much success. What if nations could defend their networks at points beyond, without violating the territory or national sovereignty of other nations? What if viruses and worms could be blocked at points in cyberspace before they globally propagate and cause millions of dollars in damages?

Just as certain locations have been labeled "international waters" and "international soil," could these cybersecurity solutions be made possible by designating certain portions of cyberspace and the Internet to be "international cyberspace?" Maj. David Willson will present this potentially controversial theory. His presentation will be followed by a panel of international parties representing opinions both for and against this proposal.

Major Willson has been a military attorney since 1990, specializing in the technical field of space and information operations for the last four years. He holds a Masters degree in intellectual property law with an emphasis on information technology from George Washington University Law School and is presently working as a technical legal advisor at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Jude Klena

Mr. Jude Klena has served as Counsel to the Commander, Naval Network Warfare Command since November 2007. His responsibilities include the provision of legal advice and assistance to the Commander NETWARCOM and senior staff primarily in the areas of procurement, computer network operations, business and commercial law, civilian personnel law, and fiscal law. Mr. Klena's career as a Navy attorney spans twenty-years and includes active duty, civilian and reserve service. A drilling Naval Reserve Judge Advocate, Mr. Klena currently holds the rank of Commander and serves in a unit that provides support to the staff of NATO's Allied Command Transformation. Mr. Klena holds a Juris Doctorate from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary (1988) and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh (1985).

Mr. Bernhard Otupal works as Assistant Director of the Financial and High Tech Crime Sub-Directorate at the General Secretariat of Interpol in Lyon/France where he is in charge of the Interpol´s activities in the fields of financial crime, high tech crime, counterfeit currency and credit cards and intellectual property right violations. In 1998, he created a Central National Computer and Network Crime Investigation Unit and since August 1999 worked there as the Head of Section responsible for national and international cooperation and coordination of IT related investigations. Mr. Otupal is a frequent consultant and trainer around the globe on topics related to high technology crime, psychological aspects related to the internet and international aspects of law enforcement. He holds a Master of Science degree in Forensic Computing and Cyber Crime Investigations of the University College Dublin and is since January 2009 adjunct Senior Lecturer at this university.

Marcus H. Sachs

Marcus H. Sachs is Verizon’s Executive Director for National Security and Cyber Policy. He is a member of the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency and since 2003 has volunteered as the Director of the SANS Internet Storm Center. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2001 following a 20 year career as an engineer and systems automation officer, and was subsequently appointed by the President to serve in the White House Office of Cyberspace Security in 2002-2003. He holds degrees in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, and Science and Technology Commercialization, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy.

Today's youth are using more connected technology than ever before and are being exposed to a variety of dangers their parents and teachers may never see and are not equipped to address. (ISC)² has established the Cyber Exchange Corps, an army of (ISC)²-certified members who volunteer to present to children to help them learn to protect themselves while online. We want to protect and empower children and would like to encourage other security experts to spread cyber security awareness throughout their communities.

W. Hord Tipton

Prior to his current position, Hord served as president and chief executive officer of Ironman Technologies and Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Department of the Interior for over five years. In 2004, he received the Distinguished Rank Award from the President of the United States, the highest lifetime award attainable by a federal civil servant.

Alana Maurushat will discuss cross-border data breach notification obligations from a comparative perspective looking at the Federal regime in the United States, the European Union, China and Australia. The inner details of the regimes will be examined with a focus on the practical elements for network administrators. Some critical commentary of data breach notification schemes will be provided.

Alana Maurushat

Alana Maurushat is Deputy Director of the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, Professor and PhD Candidate all within the Faculty of Law at the Unversity of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. She has eight years of teaching and research experience in the fields of High Tech Crime, Internet Security, and Internet Filtering, and is author of over 30 publications in these areas. Prior to coming to UNSW, Alana worked with the Canadian Department of Justice, the Copyright Tribunal. She has taught at the University of Hong Kong, Duke, Santa Clara, and the University of New South Wales. Alana's PhD research is, "The Malware Matrix: Combating the Commercial Malware Industry Through Security Policy."

PhD Candidate (University of New South Wales), LLM Information Technology (University of Ottawa), LLB (McGill), BCL (McGill), BA Communications and Media (University of Calgary)

The Maryland Cyber Panel will address the debate of federal innovation versus commercialization and will discuss contracting opportunities. Companies will learn how they fit in the national defense contracting arena.

The Panel will address these issues and answer these questions:

1. Where is the cyber industry heading? What are our greatest challenges/threats?
2. Who's winning the race in cyber-Federal side or commercial side? What can the Federal sector learn from the commercial sector?
3. How can the two work together? Is location of your company important in obtaining contracting opportunities? How does work in the Federal sector flow over into the state?

John N. Stewart

In a world of no boundaries and digital warfare, electronic attacks upon national IT systems are becoming more frequent, sophisticated and effective. These attacks against the IT infrastructure of governments, defense departments, and the large financial institutions on which we rely are challenging current defense operating systems to their fullest, and may have lasting adverse effects to the nation's economy, security, and overall way of life. Research has found that these attacks have progressed from initial curiosity probes to well-funded and organized operations for political, military, economic and technical espionage and maliciousness. As threats continue to evolve in this multifaceted world, we must develop macro, strategic solutions that can help to protect our interests. Each stolen document has a monetary cost. And at a time when many of us carry valuable information on multiple devices, we must each accept the responsibility of creating the architecture of assurance. As IT security professionals, are we asking the right questions regarding information assurance? Are we providing the right set of solutions to today's challenges and are they enough to protect our IT systems? John N. Stewart questions established practices by asking the hard questions that require real-world answers for today's security challenges.

Mr. Stewart provides leadership and direction to multiple corporate security and government teams throughout Cisco, strategically aligning with business units and the IT organization to generate leading corporate security practices, policies, and processes. His organization focuses on global information security consulting and services, security evaluation, critical infrastructure assurance, eDiscovery, source code security, identification management, as well as special programs that promote Cisco, Internet, and national security. Additionally, he is responsible for overseeing the security for Cisco.com-the infrastructure supporting Cisco's more than $35 billion business.