Statera Sponsors IT Security Seminar and Hosts Expert Panel Discussion During
Colorado Tech Week
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Statera, a business and
technology solutions provider, today announced that Mark Weatherford, Chief
Information Security Officer for the State of Colorado, and Bret Arsenault, US
National Security General Manager for Microsoft will speak in conjunction with
Brian Kellner, VP of Webroot, on security threats facing companies today.
The session will center on the latest security threats that jeopardize the
way companies deliver on brand promise, and will provide mitigation strategies
to help businesses protect their enterprise.
The panel discussion following the speakers will address issues concerning
privacy, viruses, phishing, pharming, and spam and spyware. Panel members
will include Mark Weatherford, Bret Arsenault, Brian Kellner, iStructure
Security Director, Marty Kulinski, and Applied Trust CEO, Trent Hein.
The event will be held on October 20 at 7:30 A.M. at Statera's corporate
headquarters, located at 6501 E. Belleview Avenue, Suite 300 in Englewood,
Colorado. The event is open to the public. Space is limited to those who
pre-register. To register for this event, please call Danny Vogt at
720-346-0070 x 131 or visit http://www.statera.com under the News and Events section.
About Statera
Statera, a business and technology solutions provider based in Englewood,
Colorado, helps businesses in the Desert Rocky Mountain and Northwest Regions
optimize organizational performance by mapping strategic goals and objectives
to IT initiatives. Statera facilitates collaboration and best-practices
across the enterprise, creates efficiencies between people, processes and
technology, leverages data in real-time and provides the necessary insight and
governing power to strategically manage the outcome of mission-critical
initiatives. Statera serves companies in the healthcare, financial services,
hospitality, telecommunications, manufacturing and public sector. Founded in
2001, Statera is Carl Fitch and Brad Weydert's second successful partnership;
their first, Raymond James, employed over 400 and reached $70 Million in
revenue before being sold. Today, Statera currently employs 100+ people in the
Denver Tech Center, Phoenix, and Seattle. For more information on Statera,
please call 720-346-0070 or visit http://www.statera.com.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services
and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company
offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people
through great software -- any time, any place and on any device.
About Webroot
Webroot Software, a privately held company based in Boulder, Colorado,
creates innovative privacy, protection and performance products and services
for millions of users around the world, ranging from enterprises, Internet
service providers, government agencies and higher education institutions, to
small businesses and individuals. The company provides easy-to-use
anti-spyware software that guides and empowers computer users as they surf the
Web, protecting sensitive information and returning control over computing
environments. Webroot's software consistently receives top ratings and
recommendations by respected third-party media and product reviewers. The
company is backed by some of the industry's leading venture capital firms,
including Technology Crossover Ventures, Accel Partners and Mayfield.
Speaker Biographies:
Bret Arsenault
Bret Arsenault leads the National Security Team (US) which focuses closely
with Microsoft Enterprise customers ensuring their technology environments
(both Microsoft and other platforms) are secure. He has worked extensively on
the creation of the Microsoft Risk Assessment methodology, which is a
standardized framework to assess and provide guidance to Microsoft customers
on their security risk. In addition to the Microsoft RA, Mr. Arsenault has
been integrally involved in the development of Microsoft's US Emergency
Response Plan, the Worldwide Security Mobilization effort, the Trustworthy
Computing Task Force, and as being a member of the Microsoft Security
Leadership team. Prior to his role of General Manager to the US National
Security Team, Bret Arsenault was the Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft
E-Business Solutions Group.
Mark Weatherfort
Mark Weatherford is a seasoned information security professional with a
distinguished career that spans the public, private, and government
information sectors. Appointed to his present position of Chief Information
Security Officer for the State of Colorado, Weatherford has broad authority
over the State's information and cyber security activities where he is
responsible for the program's policy, planning and oversight, as well as
ensuring a consistent and collaborative approach to information security
preparedness among state government agencies.
While working in the private sector, Weatherford played a pivotal role in
establishing the first Security Operations Center for the Navy/Marine Corps
Intranet (NMCI) program which consolidated all Naval network and information
assurance operations at three central facilities within the United States. His
leadership was integral to the successful delivery of a secure IT environment
for Navy and Marine Corps customers.
Weatherford is former U.S. Naval Cryptologic Officer.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the
University of Arizona at Tucson, and a Master of Science degree in Information
Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey,
California.
Weatherford is on the Denver InfraGard Board of Directors and is a member
of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the Information
Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA). He also holds certifications
as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified
Information Security Manager (CISM) and is certified in Homeland Security
(CHS).
Trent Hein
Prior to co-founding Applied Trust, Trent R. Hein co-founded and served as
Chief Technology Officer for XOR Inc. from 1991 to 2001. XOR, an outsourced
network solutions provider, was named to the Inc 500 list twice during Hein's
tenure. At XOR, he led the adoption of technology platforms and methodologies
that enabled the company to realize annual revenues in excess of $50 million
with more than 550 employees. In addition, Hein is co-author of the
best-selling Unix System Administration Handbook and Linux Administration
Handbook. Unix System Administration Handbook has been translated into at
least nine languages and is recognized around the world as the "bible" of Unix
system administration. Trent has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from
the USENIX Association for his work with the University of California at
Berkeley's Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG). He holds a BS in Computer
Science from the University of Colorado, which in 2004 awarded him the Kalpana
Chawla Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, one of the most prestigious honors
given by the University. Trent is Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
#1941. He is also Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
#54481, with an Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP)
and Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP)
designation.
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