The Nashville Tech Story (9/18/2009)
The Nashville Technology Council along with the ISSA hosted the 8th Annual InfoSec Conference in Nashville, TN. With nearly 400 in attendance, the conference hosted two keynote speakers, four tracks, and multiple panel sessions.
“This is the best InfoSec Conference we have held. It is a direct reflection on the hard work from the planning committee and the staff at the Nashville Technology Council,” remarked Mark Johnson, CISO at Vanderbilt University. “We look forward to our continued involvement for years to come.”
Dan Geer, CISO for In-Q-Tel, the venture arm of the CIA, was quoted as saying “The Internet has created an environment where every sociopath is your neighbor.” He questions whether companies are measuring the right things and further. Are they asking the correct questions in the first place? His thought is that the Cloud will become the dominant model as “non-identifiable computers become the norm.” He also believes that one of the punctuating events in the security movement occurred when the Win95 TCPIP stack was made available for free.
Don Ainsley, the Global Security Officer for Deloitte & Touche, is convinced that Nashville’s security community will be busy for many years to come based on our position in healthcare and technology. He focused on a holistic view of security including personnel, IT, and the organization as a whole.
“We are very proud to partner with the ISSA to bring such a quality event year after year to Nashville,” said J. Tod Fetherling, President/CEO of the Nashville Technology Council. “Security continues to be an area of focus for our companies in government, digital content, healthcare, and transactions.”
