Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Time: 3:20 - 4:20 pm
Room: Monarch Room G

You will gain valuable insight on the security tools your e-business requires to effectively manage against security threats and provide proactive risk management.

Discussion topics will include:

• Wireless Security: Four scenarios you need to address
• Remote users: Eight risks they pose to corporate security
• Business partners: Their impact on your Internet perimeter and how to maintain control
  

Presenter:

Peter S. Tippett, Ph.D., M.D.
Vice Chairman and Chief Technologist
TruSecure Corporation

Dr. Tippett has been appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee for a two-year term.

Peter Tippett has led the computer security industry for more than 15 years, both as a vendor of security products and as a key strategist. Dr. Tippett is the author of one of the most widely accepted theories on the worldwide growth of microcomputer viruses. In addition, he was one of the world's leading experts on the "I LOVE YOU" virus that broke in May 2000 and provided key information to the Department of Justice about David Smith, the writer of the Melissa Virus.

Dr. Tippett advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff on cyberwarfare during Desert Storm. He has been featured on national television and quoted in numerous business and industry publications. Prior to joining TruSecure Corporation, Dr. Tippett was director of security and enterprise products at the Peter Norton Group of Symantec Corporation. He was president and founder of Certus International Corporation, a publisher and developer of leading PC anti-virus, security and enterprise management software, before its merger with Symantec in 1992.

He is the recipient of the 1998 Entrepreneur of the Year Award presented by Ernst & Young. Dr. Tippett also serves on the Computer Ethics Institute Board of Directors and is chairman of the Alliance for Internet Security. Dr. Tippett is a trained scientist with both a Ph.D. and MD from Case Western Reserve University and studied at the Rockefeller University under Drs. R.B. Merrifield (Nobel Prize, 1980) and S. Moore (Nobel Prize, 1973).