cloud security alliance, austin chapter - 2012-01-25 meeting
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Presentation from the 1/25/2012, the first meeting of the Cloud Security Alliance, Austin Chapter.TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the
Cloud Security Alliance Austin Chapter
Glen Roberts – President Mano Paul – VP of Education
Paul Dossey, VP of Membership Raghu George, VP of Relations
Jeremy Pierce, Treasurer
Tonight’s Sponsor Special thanks to Apex Systems for sponsoring the food this evening.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 * Cloud Security Alliance Overview * Austin Chapter * Committees: * Membership * Industry Relations * Cloud Research * Education – Interactive Session
* Upcoming Events * Door Prize
Agenda
* Not-‐for-‐profit organization * Founded in 2008 * Mission: * Promote best practices for providing security assurance in cloud
computing * Provide education on cloud computing to help secure all other forms of
computing * Several global initiatives (e.g. GRC Stack, Security Guidance) * Administers the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) * Comprised of local chapters
Cloud Security Alliance
Welcome Aboard, Austin!
Warm welcome from: Jim Reavis Executive Director Cloud Security Alliance
* Primary focus areas: * Cloud security research, education and evangelism
* Active chapter * Partner with other local organizations * ISSA * OWASP * ACUG * ISACA
* Spirit of cross-‐promotion and mutual support
Austin Chapter
* President: Glen Roberts
* Vice President of Education: Mano Paul
* Vice President of Membership: Paul Dossey
* Vice President of Relations: Raghu George
* Treasurer: Jeremy Pierce
Board of Directors
Membership Stats
Management 26%
Systems Engineer 20%
Developer/Architect
15%
PM/BA 10%
Consultant 9%
Sales/Marketing 7%
Other 5%
Recruiter 4%
Security 4%
Austin Chapter Members * 189 Employers Represented * 142
* Benefits: * Foundation * Networking * Visibility * Gain experience * Career development
* Committees: * Membership Committee * Industry Relations Committee * Cloud Research Committee * Education Committee
Membership Benefits
* Recruit new members * Members satisfaction and value * Member orientation and retention * Promote participation and volunteering * Conduct surveys and polls
Membership Committee
* Spread the word about our mission * Social media strategy * Quarterly happy hour planning * Find sponsors for projects, meeting locations, food, door prizes, giveaways, donations * Organize conference for 2013
Industry Relations Committee
* WE NEED SPONSORS! * Meeting location * Food and beverages for meetings * Happy hours * Door Prizes * Donations * Projects * Whitepapers * Website * Newsletter * Presentations
Sponsorship Opportunities
* Projects: * Brute Cloud * Cloud Fuzzer * Stego Cloud * Cloud Goat * Cloud Security Lab
* Whitepapers: * Cloud computing career development * SSO & cloud security * Cloud vendor competitive analysis
* Online publishing: * Newsletter * www.austincloud.org website
* Other ideas welcome!
Cloud Research Committee
* Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) * Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits * Presentation selection framework * Calendar of events and related news
Education Committee
* What do you want to learn about? * What education programs do you need? * What needs does your company have? * Who would you like to speak/present?
Interactive Session
* OWASP Monthly Meeting * Tuesday, January 31, 11:30am-‐1pm @ National Instruments
* Security Challenges in Cloud Integration – Cloud Security Alliance * Thursday, February 2, 6pm-‐8 pm @ Pervasive Software
* Austin Security Professionals Happy Hour * Thursday, February 9, 5pm-‐7pm @ Sherlock’s
* Threat Modeling in the Garden of Eden – Hackformers * Friday, February 10, 11:30am-‐1pm @ Microsoft
* Security Intelligence: An Optimized Approach – Austin ISSA * Thursday, February 16, 11:30am-‐1 pm @ Microsoft
* Puppet Labs -‐ ACUG * February 21, 6pm-‐8pm @ Pervasive Software
Upcoming Events
* Membership: www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4160330 * Meetups: www.austincloud.org
Austin Chapter Online
Kindle Fire Door Prize
And the winner is…
Glen Roberts President Cloud Security Alliance, Austin Chapter [email protected] (512) 966-‐3425
Questions?