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RV4sec After Party Sponsored By Rapid7, Guidepoint and nVisium!

We are pleased to announce that Rapid7, GuidePoint and nVisium have all come together to sponsor the RV4sec after party!

The after party will be held at Pearl on Thursday, June 4th at 6:30pm!

The event takes place shortly after day one of the conference ends–and it is a quick ride over so you can head right from VCU for some cocktails and food!

Event Details:

Thursday June 5th 6:30pm-8:30PM (maybe longer!)
2229 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23220

804-353-2424

Google Maps Link

Thanks again to our sponsors for making sure RVAsec attendees will be well taken care of this year!

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Guide Point Security

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Speaker Feature: Elissa “#LADYBOSS” Shevinsky

Elissa “#LADYBOSS” Shevinsky

@ElissaShevinsky

http://www.businessinsider.com/author/elissa-shevinsky

 

200x200_shevinsky.png (200×200)Elissa Shevinsky is CEO of JeKuDo Privacy Company. JeKuDo is building the best easy to use privacy tools, and is funded by the Mach37 cyber-security accelerator in Virginia.

Shevinsky is a frequent writer and speaker, and most recently gave talks at ShmooCon, DefCon, Pii2014, SXSW, the Computers Freedom and Privacy conference and various Meetups. Shevinsky is also the author of “Lean Out,” an anthology on Silicon Valley culture, published by OR Books.

 

The Changing Legal Landscape for InfoSec: What You Need to Know

As black hat threat actors attack and embarrass American companies and celebrities, the government seeks to show that it is strong on “cybercrime” by going after the most accessible targets – researchers, journalists and “hackers” like you and me.

Changing government policies and recent court decisions have created a climate where individual infosec researchers could be jailed in the course of doing their jobs. It’s a disturbing trend but there are ways to do our work while mitigating our personal risks.

This talk reviews court cases, policy decisions, and the history of hacker convictions, along with analysis from legal experts, to consider best practices for avoiding getting slammed for your research.

 

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Terry McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia To Provide Remarks At RV4sec!

We are pleased to announce that Virginia Governor McAuliffe will be providing remarks at RV4sec!

Terry McAuliffe is the 72nd Governor of Virginia. Since being sworn-into office, Governor McAuliffe has aggressively focused on building a new Virginia Governor Elect Terry McAuliffeeconomy.

Whether traveling to Bedford or Beijing, Governor McAuliffe has made it clear that his number one priority is economic development and he is working hard to create and maintain jobs throughout the Commonwealth.

The Governor is also working to restore trust in government. On his first day in office, he signed an executive order imposing a $100 gift ban on himself, his family, and members of his administration and their families. He established through executive order the Commission on Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government, which will focus on ethics oversight and enforcement, limits on gifts and loans, rules on conflicts of interest, disclosure requirements and post-public service restrictions.

McAuliffe has proven that his administration will be smart stewards of Virginia’s transportation dollars. Demonstrating his commitment to bipartisanship, he worked with Republican leadership on House Bill 2 to prioritize transportation projects based on what is best for Virginia’s commuters not politicians.  He followed through on his commitment to lowering the downtown/midtown tunnel tolls to alleviate the burden on Hampton Roads residents, commuters, and businesses. He eliminated the EZ Pass maintenance fee for all Virginia commuters, and suspended work on Route 460, because he does not believe that Virginia taxpayers should be spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a road when we don’t have permits to ensure its completion. Governor McAuliffe also worked with the Governor of Maryland and the Mayor of the District of Columbia to invest $75 million in our regional metro system – taking cars off the roads and relieving congestion.

Governor McAuliffe understands that in order to compete for the jobs of tomorrow, it is essential that we make key investments today. The Governor signed legislation increasing the amount of Virginia qualified research and development expenses that can now be claimed as a tax credit. This legislation is important because it encourages private companies to invest in the jobs of the future.

In order to ensure that Virginia continues to have the best workers in the world, Governor McAuliffe understands that Virginia must continue to have a world-class education system. This year, he was proud to sign standards of learning reform legislation, to make Virginia’s education system work better for students, teachers, and our schools.

Virginia is home to approximately 800,000 veterans, and the Governor is committed to fighting for those who have so bravely served our country. He expanded the Virginia Values Veterans initiative, which encourages employers to recruit, hire, train, and retrain our veterans. He also signed legislation to provide unemployment compensation to military spouses who leave their job to accompany their spouse to a new military assignment in another state, as well as legislation that will expand access to higher education for eligible veterans’ family members.

In July 2014, Governor McAuliffe signed Executive Order 23 Establishing the New Virginia Economy Workforce Initiative.  With a goal of an additional 50,000 credentials, aligning the workforce supply with demand and giving experience credit to our veterans, Governor McAuliffe wants to redesign our current workforce system to work with the needs of our communities and businesses.

The Governor’s administration has made unprecedented progress on the restoration of rights to rehabilitated felons who have served their time. People who have paid their debt to society should be able to work, pay taxes and vote.

Governor McAuliffe ran for office to fight for uninsured Virginians and that is why he took bold executive action to expand health care. His plan, A Healthy Virginia, will help improve the lives of more than 200,000 Virginians by expanding access to care, improving care for veterans and for those with severe mental illness, and enhancing value and innovation across our health system.

Governor McAuliffe previously served as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005, was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton’s 1996 re-election campaign, and was chairman of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign.

He and his wife Dorothy were married in 1988 and have five children.

The Governor attended Catholic University and Georgetown Law School.

 


Sponsor Welcome!

We would like to welcome Sunera and Fishnet Security – the latest sponsors to partner with RV4sec. We look forward to working with you to ensure the success of this year’s conference!

sunera3

 

fishnet security

fishnet security

Vendor spaces are filling fast! Contact sponsors@rvasec.com if you would like more information.


RV4sec Sponsor Opportunities available!

RV4sec is the only security conference between Washington DC and Raleigh NC, reaching a largely untapped market of security professionals and executives. We expect RV4sec 2015 to be approximately 350 to 400 people–a mix of technical engineers, managers and CISOs. Sponsorship has the potential to reach local attendees from several large corporations, including Capital One Bank, Carmax, Dominion, Markel, Altria, Genworth, GE, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Anthem, and MeadeWestvaco, among others. In its third year, RVAsec 2014 drew 350 attendees from Richmond, Washington, DC and beyond.

We have multiple sponsorship levels to meet your needs–each level includes various items and perks. There are a limited numbers of sponsors at each level, and sponsors are picked solely at the discretion of RVAsec in order to best serve our attendees and sponsors.

Vendor spaces are limited and filling fast – If you are interested in sponsoring RV4sec, please contact sponsors@rvasec.com


RVAsec 2015 CFP is now open!

The call for papers for RVAsec 4 is now open!

Click here to submit a talk to the CFP now!

 

Conference: June 4-5th, 2015

Location: Richmond, VA

CFP Submission Deadline: March 14th, 2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern


RVAsec is a Richmond, VA based security convention that brings top industry speakers to the midatlantic region. In its third year, RVAsec 2014 attracted 350 security professionals from across the country. For 2015, the conference is a two day and dual-track format, with a mixed focus on technical and management/business presentations.

All talks must be 55 minutes in length, and submissions will need to select either technical or business/management tracks.

Join us and enjoy the perks!

For more information and requirements, or to submit, please visit:

http://rvasec.com/2015-cfp/

If you are interested in running a training class on June 3rd, please email us at info@rvasec.com with the following information:

1) Title Of Class
2) Overview of Class (enough details that we can properly understand what students will learn!)
3) Instructor Name
4) Instructor Bio
5) Desired Class Size
6) Student Prerequisites:
7) Proposed Cost / Amount Required Per Student:


CFP Submission – 2015

CFP deadline is Friday, March 14th, 2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern!

Click here to submit a talk to the CFP now!


RVAsec 4
June 4-5th, 2015
Richmond, VA, on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus


RVAsec is a Richmond, VA based security convention that brings top industry speakers to the midatlantic region. In its third year, RVAsec 2014 attracted 350 security professionals from across the country. For 2015, the conference is a two day and dual-track format, with a mixed focus on technical and management/business presentations.

All talks must be 55 minutes in length, and submissions will need to select from one of two tracks:

  • Business
  • Technical

 

The following types of presentations will not be accepted:

  • Sales or marketing for companies or products
  • CFP submissions from in-house or agency PR/marketing professionals
  • Talks which do not offer new insight or perspective

RVAsec will hold no copyright on presentation content, but all speakers will be required to provide approval to post slides and video recordings of the talk on the RVAsec or other web sites.


Speaker Perks

  • Free admission to RVAsec
  • Invitation to the RVAsec speaker dinner/party
  • RVAsec T-shirt, badge & attendee swag bag
  • One 50% off pass for a friend or co-worker
  • Fame and glory, internet style!
  • Opportunity to be the recipient of the RVAsec “STFU” sign

RVAsec has a limited travel budget, but speakers who request travel
assistance may be eligible for:

  • Travel allotment up to $300
  • 3 nights hotel at the Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown
Please note that companies that fund their speaker’s travel will receive a free Associate Sponsorship Level.

Click here to submit a talk to the CFP now!

 


If you are interested in running a training class on June 3rd, please email us at info@rvasec.com with the following information:

1) Title Of Class
2) Overview of Class (enough details that we can properly understand what students will learn!)
3) Instructor Name
4) Instructor Bio
5) Desired Class Size
6) Student Prerequisites:
7) Proposed Cost / Amount Required Per Student:


RVAs3c Shirt Revealed!

We posted several months ago our new RVAs3c 2014 logo by Mar (@spux)!

RVAs3c 2014 Logo!But what we didn’t share the the T-shirt Mar made for us which is amazing!

Without further delay……….

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RVAs3c Badge Firmware Source Code

IMG_20140215_140315Hack.RVA, who is building the cool badges for RVAs3c, has just released the firmware & programmer for them!

So if you want to dust off your C compiler to make these things do even more, or want to read the code to see what they can do… head over to the GitHub repo to check it out!

https://github.com/HackRVA/rvasec-badge-2014

 


What Is There “To Do” In Richmond, VA?

  • After the reception is over on Friday, walk from the hotel to Friday Cheers.  A Richmond tradition with bands, beer and food!  Only costs a few dollars to get in and is a great time!  On June 6th, Futurebirds (8 p.m.) and Spirit Family Reunion (6:30 p.m.). Cost: $5
  • Try some of the best donuts in the USA from Sugar Shack!  They were just voted one of the 10 Best Donut Shops In USA!  Try their Maple Bacon, you won’t be disappointed!

 

There is plenty more to do in Richmond!