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World security compliance IT expert to deliver keynote speech at IBM user groups annual Interaction conference, Gold Coast Australia
Date Posted: 20/08/08
Award-winning speaker Carol Woodbury to offer advice on security compliance through series of workshops and her keynote speech to delegates at Australasia’s largest IBM user groups event
Renowned US security compliance expert, author and award-winning speaker, Carol Woodbury is to deliver the keynote speech at Interaction’s September 2008 annual conference in Australia’s Surfer’s Paradise. This significant event is the largest gathering of IBM solutions providers across Australia and New Zealand and is organized by IBM user group, Interaction. This annual conference will showcase the latest server technologies and provide the opportunity for IT professionals to discuss the hottest market topics including: hardware streams, solutions, programming and development, systems management, operating systems and networking, and IT future trends.
Woodbury is president of US company, Skyview Partners Inc, a company specializing in security remediation services and automated security compliance solutions. Halcyon Software, the multi-platform systems management provider, is an authorized distributor for the Skyview solutions. Based in UK with an Australian subsidiary located in Melbourne, Halcyon is a platinum sponsor of Interaction. Advocating the importance of basing any security policy on sound analysis, Woodbury says, “Security compliance is a topic having a profound effect on our market as a whole. It all starts with a thorough analysis of the system security configuration.” She adds, “Armed with these results, we believe in developing a security policy that makes sense for each individual business. The cost of compliance can be substantial and with more laws, regulations and standards emerging, companies need to figure out how to automate and drive down the cost of compliance.”
In addition to her keynote speech, Woodbury will be offering specific security compliance advice and conducting workshops throughout the duration of Interaction. A renowned industry authority and inspiration, Woodbury will focus her workshops on every-day issues faced by those IT professionals responsible for ensuring their organization protects data and complies with relevant security compliance legislation. These workshops will offer grass-roots, practical advice regarding Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, the Payment Card Industry (PCI), Data Security Standards and best practice for IT security. Each attending delegate will receive a complimentary copy of Woodbury’s new security compliance handbook, Compliance Without the Complexities – a guide for IT professionals. |
