9:00 – 9:15

Welcome and Introduction
Gary Clarke, Associate VP of Sales,
IDC Australia

9:15 – 9:45

Battling sophisticated threats: Security strategies for the resilient enterprise
Patrik Bihammar, Senior Analyst, Software,
IDC Australia

IT security discussions were once dominated by virus outbreaks, keeping script kiddies out of corporate networks, and having updated backups. But today, threats have become more multifaceted, networks more open, and hackers are more targeted, better and faster. To make matters worse, the roles of IT infrastructure engineers and security managers have become broader with increased responsibilities. Senior management wants practices that contribute to the firm's success, external customers, suppliers, and partners want protection, and compliance officers want to move beyond satisfying legal regulations to focus on internal intellectual property protection. And the costs of these efforts are increasing!

IT security decision makers need to put a strategy in place to make the enterprise resilient and prepare for tomorrow's challenges in a cost-effective manner. Comprehensive security solutions have appeared in the market over the past 1-2 years, offering holistic protection. What exactly do these comprehensive solutions include? What are the features and benefits to look out for? Are there any pitfalls? IDC analysts will share the technological trends observed in the security world across Asia/Pacific and highlight what to look out for in the next 12 months.

9:45 – 10:15

How to Optimise & Secure Your Core Infrastructure
Peter Watson, Chief Security Advisor,
Microsoft Australia/New Zealand

While most executives realise that technology is crucial to the running – and the success – of their business, many will admit that the state of their IT systems is less than optimal. Learn how Microsoft offers guidance in the form of its own Infrastructure Optimisation Model, which outlines steps organisations can take to analyse where they are today, and to plan for and create an IT environment that is well managed, secure and efficient. This session will also provide an update on Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Initiative, a long-term strategy that Microsoft announced 5 years ago, and Microsoft’s insight into the business drivers and risk factors behind the need for security.

10:15 – 10:30

Panel Discussion
Catherin Bennett, Director, IT Management Programme
IDC Australia

11:00 – 11:30

Identity Centric Computing
Paul Kangro, Applied Technology Strategist for Novell,
Novell

A multi-layered approach to enterprise security, integrating Identity, Access, Audit and Application level security. When theses four areas are aligned with organizational policies you have an enforceable two pronged security model -complete with real-time compliance. This presentation will look at the critical life-cycle elements of Identify management and how these can be layered on-top of server side application level security to create a belt and braces approach to organizational security. Linux in particular will be used to highlight applications level security and how it can serve to strengthen an identity based model of access.

11:30 – 12:00

Hacking: News from the Dark Side
Chris Gatford, Senior Security Consultant,
Pure Hacking

Chris Gatford will provide insights into the world of a penetration tester and speak on war stories, Point & Click Hacking tools as well as the fun that can be had with new technologies.

12:00 – 12:15

Panel Discussion
Catherin Bennett, Director, IT Management Programme
IDC Australia

1:15 – 1:45

A blended approach to identity management
Francis Castello, Business Manager, Authentication Services,
VeriSign

Identity management and authentication are becoming increasingly important globally as more services are enabled on the Internet and wireless networks. Whilst the future cannot be predicted, one thing that appears certain is that there will not be a single solution to this challenge. As a result, many organisations are looking for a structured approach to identity management that supports a range of authentication and fraud detection technologies for the various digital channels to suit the broad demographics of their customer base. In the absence of an affordable and easy-to-use panacea for identity authentication, this approach to risk management is gaining broad appeal. In this session, VeriSign will discuss this blended approach and how it is being successfully implemented to manage millions of consumer transactions.

1:45 – 2:15

Moving Toward an Open Authentication Platform
Tim Ayling, Sales Director - SE Asia & Pacific,
Entrust

Risk-based authentication is creating a challenge for organizations, driving them to support a variety of authentication mechanisms across applications and user bases. By shifting focus from authenticator interchangeability to authentication interoperability, organizations can ease the burden of customers by allowing for a single integration to support multiple, policy-driven authenticators.

3:35 – 3:50

Panel Discussion
Catherin Bennett, Director, IT Management Programme
IDC Australia