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Past Meetings

2006

January - AGM and Social Gathering
February - Session 1: Microsoft Windows Group Policy Objects (An Advanced look at the Windows GPO Technology) by Robert Hawk, WCB
  Session 2: Windows Vista Security by Darren Cavanor, Microsoft
March - Session 1: Human, Organization, and Technology Centered Improvement of IT Security Administration ( HOT Admin ) project presented by Konstantin Beznosov, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UBC
  Session 2: Enabling Trusted Access Using Web Services presented by Dr. Marek Hatala, Laboratory for Ontological Research, DirectorSchool of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University
April - Session 1: Secure Data and Hardware Disposal presented by John C. Glover, President, Maynestay Consulting Group Ltd
  Session 2: Conference Updates (RSA2006, BC Privacy & Security, CanSecWest) presented by CIPS Security SIG Members
May - Session 1: Vulnerability Management presented by James Eaton, Information Protection Advisor, ICBC
  Session 2: Security Career & Development presented by Michael Jones, Senior Security Consultant, Allstream
June - Session 1: BS 7799-3:2006 - Guidelines for Information Security Risk Management presented by Kees Jansen MBA PMP CISA CISSP
  Session 2: Risk Management, Compliance, and Audit Roundtable
July - Session 1: Practical Encryption Implementation Panel with Don McKillican, Bell Corporate Security; John Zimmermann, BC Ministry of Attorney General; Ron Usher, Bell Alliance Lawyers & Notaries Public (formerly with Juricert)
  Session 2: Database/Tape Encryption Roundtable
August - Session 1: Endpoint Compliance Open Discussion
  Session 2: Usenix Security Symposium Update
September - Session 1: Patch Management at WorkSafeBC, presented by Robert Hawk, WorkSafeBC
  Session 2: SQL Server 2005 Encryption Capabilities, presented by Dan Sellers,Developer Security Advisor, Microsoft Canada Co.
October - Session 1: Exploring the Business Case for Aligning Logical and Physical Security Functions, presented by Brian Phillips, Senior Security Advisor, Bell Security Solutions Inc.
  Session 2: Security 2010 Winter Olympics, presented by Barry Caswell, Director, Information Security, VANOC

2005

February - Roundtable discussion: Phishing, Spyware on the desktop, and Removable USB devices.
March - Session 1: ICBC Deployment of BlackBerry presented by James Eaton, Information Protection Advisor
  Session 2: Blackberry security details (conference call) with Scott Totzke, RIM.
  Session 3: RSA Security Conference Update
May - Wireless hotspots, Roaming and Corporate IT Security
Individual presentations by:
  • James Nedila, FatPort
  • Mathew Tasalloti, Telus Mobility
  • Paul Demara, Rogers
July - Session 1: Trends in Phishing, Will Whittaker, CTO, MailChannels
  Session 2: Roundtable Session on Managing Spam
August - Session 1: "Enterprise VOIP" - presented by Jonn Martell, Project Manager, UBC IT Services
  Session 2: "VOIP Security - Issues and Solutions" - presented by Rui Pereira, Principal Consultant, WaveFront Consulting Group
September - Session 1: Security Breach Disclosure Legislation, Dale Jackaman, President, Chief Security Officer and co-founder of Amuleta
  Session 2: Security Awareness Panel Discussion
  • Kevin Miller, Canaccord Capital Corporation
  • Sherry Gray, ICBC
  • Michael Jones, Accenture Business Services for Utilities
  • Ralph Kopperson, Information Security Branch, Office of the CIO, Ministry of Labour and Citizen Services
October - Session 1: "XML, Web Services, and SOA Update for Security Professionals" presented by Toufic Boubez, CTO, Layer 7 Technologies
  Session 2: "Writing Secure Code" presented by Dan Sellers .NET Developer Specialist, Microsoft Canada
December - No Meeting