MEDIA ADVISORY 

Media Contact:

Barbara K. Mednick, 651-486-7007 or bmednick@bkmconsulting.com  

What is the conference about?

The 2010 Secure360 Conference (www.secure360.org) on May 11 – 12 at St. Paul RiverCentre in St. Paul, Minn. is designed to keep enterprise risk management and security professionals in business and government in the Upper Midwest on the leading edge of

• Physical security
• IT audit
• Forensics
• Incident and emergency response
• Business continuity management
• Security technology
• Innovation
• Enterprise risk management

This premier, world-class event features nearly 50 local and national industry thought leaders and experts, exhibits by leading-edge companies and organizations, and exceptional networking opportunities – all at affordable Midwestern prices.

Who are the keynote speakers?

SANS Institute Director of Research Allan Paller will be the keynote speaker from 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Tues. on May 11, 2010. Paller directs SANS research programs, including the annual ‘Greatest Risks in Cyber Security” study. The SANS Institute (http://www.sans.org) is a large cooperative research and education organization for information security training, certification and research.

Jill Knesek, Chief Security Officer, BT Global Services, will be the keynote speaker from 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. on Wed. May 12, 2010. At BT (http://www.sans.org) Knesek is responsible for all security matters globally, including strategy, security policy and compliance, physical security, information security, travel security, regulatory compliance and investigations.

Who is sponsoring the event?

The Upper Midwest Security Alliance (UMSA) is a not-for-profit association of industry professionals dedicated to advancing the security of business, government and infrastructure of the Upper Midwest region by providing affordable access to world-class thinking and practice in security disciplines. UMSA is comprised of the following member, affiliate and professional organizations:

• AdvanceIT Minnesota - http://www.strategicit.org

• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) – http://www.mnasis.org
• Business Continuity Planners Association (BCPA) - http://www.bcpa.org
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)  - http://www.mnisaca.org
• Information Systems Security Association - (http://www.mn-issa.org)
• InfraGard - (http://www.infragard.net)
• Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) - http://www.owasp.org.
• Twin Cities Privacy Network (TCPN) - http://www.twincitiesprivacy.org.