Gartner Information Security Summit 2009

Royal Lancaster Hotel
London, UK

We are living in challenging times. Money is tight, and cyber-risks are increasing. As an information security or risk professional, you have a special contribution to make to the success of your organization. Traditional emphasis has been on effectiveness in preventing security breaches and incidents, but the focus is increasingly turning toward the efficiency with which this can be achieved. It might sound like alchemy, but you have an important duty to simultaneously improve security, while reducing costs.
This year’s Gartner Information Security Summit emphasizes the role of the individual practitioner, which is becoming increasingly specialized. What should you be doing, and what are the best practices of your peers? The event will provide the information and networking opportunities to help you do your job better.

A Secure Infrastructure is no Luxury
Today’s highly-connected environment simultaneously offers huge business advantages and significant risks. You not only have to maintain network firewalls, secure web gateways and endpoint protection platforms, but you have to support teleworkers and partners. Virtualization and cloud security challenge your established perimeters while the bad guys keep innovating.

Protect Data and Applications to Deliver Higher Business Value
Attackers are increasingly concentrating on data and applications because “that’s where the money is.” But it’s not just a matter of protection against financial fraud. Privacy demands protection of personal data. Government regulations demand activity monitoring. Business continuity demands robust and reliable backup and recovery. Information security managers must address these needs by orchestrating vulnerability management and identity and access management initiatives to maximize both effectiveness and efficiency.

Meeting Expectations for IT Risk and Compliance Management
What level of business risk is represented by partnering arrangements or dependence upon SaaS or cloud computing providers? Will outsiders properly secure your data? Can you efficiently demonstrate that your organization meets all regulatory and legal obligations in every country? Today’s IT risk manager needs to be an enabler, helping both the line of business and the IT department to make effective decisions about which risks to accept and which to avoid.

Leading the Security and Risk Management Team Through Turbulent Times
How do you align security and risk management with the business? How do you get staff to comply with policy? How do you articulate the business value of security? How do you balance the budget? Leading the information security or risk management function is a special responsibility, requiring a mix of technical, political and social skills.

Attendance cost: €2,195 + 15% VAT

Contacts: vanita.kerai@gartner.com