Don’t Let the Risk Overcome the Reward of
VoIP Communications and Cloud Computing

Dennis Blair, the former Director of National Intelligence listed
“network convergence” and “channel consolidation” as “the”
cyber trends most damaging to US cyber defense posture in 2010. 

What is the leading driver behind network convergence and channel consolidation...? VoIP!

IP³'s VoIP & Cloud Security Program is a 2-Day cutting edge IT training event. It will introduce you to the mechanics of VoIP and Cloud Computing technology (you need to know how it works to defend it) and quickly focus on the resulting security issues and risk that it brings to your organization.  We will identify the basic tenets of VoIP and Cloud security and facilitate the understanding of controls that must be implemented to best manage risk, in order to protect your constituents.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• The new and less understood vulnerabilities, threats and risks that cloud computing and real-time media are bringing to our networks.
• How these new threats can’t be managed with traditional approaches to cyber defense.
• The necessary evolution required to mitigate attacks and avoid high impact incidents through new vulnerabilities and attack vectors.

VoIP Deployments -- Unified Communications (UC) – and Cloud applications are entering enterprises at a rapid rate. Many industry leaders are considering the advantages of data and telecommunications convergence and cloud based computing, but have overlooked the security and vulnerability issues which come with their deployment. Every segment of the market and technology professionals will find themselves in need of a greater understanding of these technologies, and the tools to keep the network safe from intruders.

Cloud Computing is a powerful new business enabler. Learn how cloud services are structured, how they are delivered, and how they work. While there are no new underlying “technologies” introduced and no new business models are introduced, the ability of cloud computing to support instant provisioning and massive scalability has a dramatic impact on businesses today.  Cloud computing simply moves more of your IT operations to a third party – it is outsourcing on steroids. Your obligations for regulatory compliance and protection of your company’s assets do not disappear, but your approach must significantly change.  Learn how you can make the transition to cloud computing while maintaining transparency and accountability.

Who’s The Expert?

Paul R. Sand, Senior Vice President of IP³, will facilitate this security event. Paul is an experienced executive in high-tech industries with over 20 years of experience. His expertise ranges from managing small start-ups to business within very large corporations. He has worked at Bell Laboratories, AT&T Network Systems, Lucent Technologies, the mVerify Corporation, and Salare Security. He has managed organizational budgets in excess of $25M and held P&L responsibility for product lines in excess of $1B dollars. Paul is an avid inventor, with 21 US patents to date.

Paul is the Workgroup Chairman for the VoIP Security Project of the Internet Security Alliance that has been sponsored by NIST and DHS. Paul is a contributor to the second revision of the Financial Impact of Cyber Risk published by the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSPP). He is a member of the ANSI Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel, a member of Underwriters Laboratories Security Council, a member of the Chicago Chapter of the FBI InfraGard (Infrastructure Protection), a member of the US Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force, and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).

Kenneth W. Kousky, President and CEO of  IP³, will also present during this two day seminar. Ken is an industry voice as a member of the Cloud Security Alliance, leading the ongoing debate around securing cloud computing solutions. He maintains professional certifications including the CISSP, CISA, and CGEIT. Formerly, President and CEO of Wave Technologies Inc. (a then NASDAQ publicly-traded company), Vice President of Novell, Inc., and President of NetWare, Ken is a key player in the IT industry, with more than 25 years experience.

As a professional yet dynamic lecturer, Ken is able to leverage his background as an economist, to bridge the gap between the "C's" and their focus on financial outcomes and the operational and technical professionals. From "bits to budgets", he is able to cut through the noise factors surrounding today's critical technology, business and security issues. Ken provides clear and concise insight into the most pressing IT Security issues we face today, aiding in the development of realistic strategies to defend against security issues of tomorrow.

Who Should Attend?
This course is designed for, but not limited to:

• Data Security Professionals that need to know about voice communications and cloud security.
• Voice Professionals that need to understand Data Security issues and how they interact with VoIP

What You Get:
This course contains a customized training program that will provide a positive and successful educational experience.

• Two days of face-to-face instruction
• Course Workbook
• Certificate of Completion
• 8 CPE units