Category: Conference

Gold Sponsor Feature: Black Hills Information Security

February 21, 2018
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www.blackhillsinfosec.com

@BHinfoSecurity

Black Hills Information Security

Security is not an attainable static state, but an ongoing practice – constant diligence is required. Penetration testing can be the security review an organization needs to see how to keep their infrastructure updated and ready. Being involved in the Information Security industry we incorporate this knowledge into our testing methodology when working with clients. We specialize in techniques and approaches to effectively assess the security of an organization and implement defenses.

Come see us at RVAsec 2018. Register now!

 

Gold Sponsor Feature: Assura

February 19, 2018
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www.assuraus.com

@Assura_Inc

Assura 10th Anniversary

Assura is a consulting and services firm focused on Information Technology Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC) with concentrations in cybersecurity, business continuity planning, IT audit and audit defense.

Come see us at RVAsec! Register now.

Gold Sponsor Feature: Impact Makers

February 16, 2018
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www.impactmakers.com

@Impact_Makers

Impact Makers is driven to create meaningful change for our clients, our community partners, and ourselves. We will utilize our innovative business model to transform the business value of our work into social value for the community through partnerships with local non-profits that include financial contributions as well as pro-bono engagements. Impact Makers exists for the purpose of making our local communities better.

Come see us at RVAsec 2018. Register now!

Gold Sponsor Feature: Trend Micro

February 14, 2018
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www.trendmicro.com

@TrendMicro

Trend Micro

As a global leader in IT security, Trend Micro develops innovative security solutions that make the world safe for businesses and consumers to exchange digital information. With over 25 years of security expertise, we’re recognized as the market leader in server security, cloud security, and small business content security.

Come see us at RVAsec! Register now.

Platinum Sponsor Feature: Focal Point

February 12, 2018
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www.focal-point.com/

@FocalPointDR

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Our mission is to help leading companies build better and smarter cyber risk management programs. We understand that an effective risk management program is the best defense against increasingly complex regulations, stiffer penalties, and a sharp rise in cyber threats.

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RVAsec 2018 Registration Is Now Open!

January 9, 2018
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Tickets for RVAsec 2018 are now on sale!

Early registration price is only $150 for two days of great speakers, food and beverages, t-shirt, swag, parking and more!

RVAsec’s base ticket price for 2018 is $175 and will be in place on 3/1–so don’t wait! And if that’s not enough incentive to purchase your tickets early, late registrations (after 4/21) will be $250!

Don’t forget all the things you get with registration, including 2 full days of talks, meals, snacks, drinks, reception, after party, prizes, a capture the flag contest, t-shirt & swag!

Once we sell out there will be no more tickets available.

So, to recap the conference prices:

  • $150 discounted price until 2/29
  • $175 regular price until 4/20
  • $250 late registration until 5/26
  • $350 super late registration until 6/1

If you are unable to attend due to the price, please contact us to discuss as we do have stipends available for students and also we have volunteer opportunities that provide a great way to get in for free!

Once again there will be no tickets sold at the door, and don’t forget that RVAsec has sold out every year–so don’t wait!

Register now!

RVAsec 2017 Videos: Robert Wood and Greg Pepper

August 9, 2017
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Robert Wood
Maintainability + Security = <3 

 

 

Greg Pepper
Best Practices for Securing the Hybrid Cloud (Slides)

RVAsec 6 Layout

June 6, 2017
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Wondering where things are for RVAsec in the VCU University Student Commons? Look no further!

  • Registration is outside the Commonwealth Ballroom
  • Talks are in Commonwealth Ballroom & Richmond Salons
  • Vendors & food are in the Virginia Rooms, or outside Salons/Ballroom
  • Capture the Flag (CTF) is in the James River Terrace
  • Badges from HackRVA are in the James River Terrace

 

Click the map below for a larger version.

 

VCU Commons Floor Map

Talks:
Virginia Commonwealth University Campus
University Student Commons, 2nd floor
907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284

Parking:
Main Street Parking Deck
801 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284

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RVAsec 2017 Proof of Attendance

June 1, 2017
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If you need proof of attendance for your certification CPEs, please use this PDF.

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Proof of attendance:

Speaker Feature: Rick Lull and Shannon Yeaker

May 30, 2017
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rlull@verizon.net

Network bubba, health care IT survivor, now trying to play Horatio on the bridge via infosec for customers of my new company.

 

 

Shannon Yeakeravatar for Shannon Yeaker

Shannon Yeaker, PMP, CISA, CAHIMS is a Lead Consultant with Impact Makers in the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Practice. She is a dynamic IT professional with extensive experience in Information Security, control design, risk management, project and process management at a Fortune 200 company in the financial services industry. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Associate in Healthcare and Information Management Systems (CAHIMS) and holds additional certifications in Business Process Management, Agile, Lean and Scrum. Shannon is a member of the Virginia Chapter of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).Currently serving as a Project Manager assisting a $3.5 billon healthcare system with multi-year and multi-million dollar information security transformation program. She manages the delivery of secure network segmentation to over 30,000 endpoints in 7 states.  Shannon was previously with Capital One, for more than 20 years. She has a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from James Madison University.

Adventures in (Dynamic) Network Segmentation or And that’s how I got this scar

Network segmentation is a great way to build a foundation for a thorough approach to defense in depth as part of your security program. The benefits can be great, but the path is not without some risk of its own. This talk with review some of the challenges and successful strategies to create a solid and sustainable practice on getting your arms around what is out there and on your network. The presenters, fresh from a large scale project to do this at a health system, will cover tips, tricks, pitfalls and the like to let you approach this very useful tool with your eyes wide open.

Come see us at RVAsec!