The theme of Global Security Week, coming soon, during the week of September 4, is Identity Theft.  If you have a chance to attend, there looks to be a very interesting and enlightening *free* identity theft seminar in Ireland, sponsored by BH Consulting.

"Seminar
Global Security Week Ireland will host a seminar on the dangers posed by Identity Theft to both consumers and businesses alike.  Identify theft is one of the biggest criminal growth areas and impacts people across all spectrums of life.   Highlighting the dangers posed by Identity Theft and how individuals and companies can best prevent becoming victims of this crime will be speakers from the following organisations;

The Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation
ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency)
The Companies Registration Office

A panel discussion will follow, whereby the speakers will answer questions from the audience.

The agenda for the day is ;

14:00 - 14:15     Introduction                                                                - Mathieu Gorge
14:15 - 15:15     Identity Theft in the Real World                                      - Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation
                        Protecting your online identity                                        - Garda Computer Crime Unit
15:15 - 15:30     Coffee
15:30 - 16:00     Overview of Awareness Programmes in the EU:
                        The First Line of Defence from Identity Theft                    - ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency)
16:00 - 16:30     Protecting your Company’s identity
                        – including demonstration of CORE                                   - Companies Registration Office
16:30 - 16:50     Panel Discussion – How Best to Combat Identity Theft         - Panel chaired by Brian Honan
16:50 - 17:00     Close                                                                          - Brian Honan

The seminar will be hosted in the Burlington Hotel on Thursday the 7th of September from 2:00 p.m.  Registration is open to anyone concerned with Identity Theft."

If you won't be in the area, think about attending something similar close to you.  Or, better yet for your organization, consider providing a 1/2- to full day seminar about identity theft at your organization during Global Security Week.  You can invite speakers from your local Infragard, ISACA, ISSA, or other information security professional organization and they can likely find some great speakers for your event. 

Also, if you are in the U.S., check with your state's Attorney General office and invite him or her to come speak...they are often very willing to speak on the topic; I know the Iowa Attorney General's office is very good with doing such events.

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