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WHEN:
Thursday, October 12, 2006
FEATURED
SPEAKER: Eric Leighton, President / CEO of LoadSpring Solutions
FEATURED
TOPIC:
How do widely dispersed project teams collaborate safely and securely?
SCHEDULE:
6:00
PM - Registration, Networking and Cash Bar
6:30
PM - Welcome Address/Chapter President & Sponsor Co-Incident
7:00
PM - Featured Speaker
8:15
PM - Q&A/Wrap-Up
8:30
PM - Adjourn
LOCATION:
One
Orms Street, Providence
Tel: (401) 272-2400
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Directions | Online Registration ]
About
the Presentation:
As the economy continues to globalize, the reliance on the Internet as a collaborative communications tool increases daily. But the decision to make business-critical information available to dispersed project teams via the Net carries with it real security risks - not to mention significant burden on internal IT staffs and budgets. With most IT groups already overly taxed just defending what's behind the corporate firewall, the complexity of figuring out - and executing - a security strategy for vital information hosted on the Net would be too much.
There are many industries where business-critical documents need to be shared globally, such as financial services, real estate and heavy equipment manufacturing. Another prime example is construction. Many of the larger construction firms in the United States have contracts for specialized projects with the U.S. military, government agencies, utilities, and multi-national corporations in the United States and in select overseas locations, including Afghanistan and Iraq. Effectively managing such geographically dispersed projects requires remote teams to have real-time access to critical project management data and applications without disrupting the security of the company's internal network or sensitive project documents. How, then, should this internal network be protected? From the outside - in.
By using an outside-in approach, external threats are mitigated by deploying multiple layers of security and access control from the public side to the internal resources and zero access from the internal network to the public Internet. Furthermore, IT professionals need to be focused on external threats, so they are able to assess and update software and operating system vulnerabilities in real-time rather than in weeks or months that is typical of most corporate networks.
This presentation will provide attendees with:
- Insight into the current issues and trends affecting secure remote access
- A framework for defining business-critical vs. mission-critical, in order to prioritize and apply appropriate security initiatives
- Guidelines for implementing an outside-in security approach
About our speaker
Eric Leighton is an originating founder of LoadSpring Solutions, Inc. with 14 years of management and technical experience in computer hardware and software related industries. Prior to founding LoadSpring, he was Director of Operations at New Technology Solutions, Inc. reporting to the President, where he was responsible for the development and delivery of all hardware products, as well as managing all key infrastructure partnerships to support $8 million in annual hardware sales. Mr. Leighton developed his management and support skills as a Special Accounts Manager for Parametric Technology Corporation in Waltham, MA. He was responsible for managing a specialized team of highly skilled software specialists whose goal was to provide proactive rapid response to the daily issues of PTC's top 25 global customers.
Mr. Leighton holds a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine in Orono, ME. Eric enjoys hiking with his family, mountain biking, travel and Harley Davidsons and is an active member of his community serving the local Red Cross and taking leadership positions in local and state scouting.
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About our Sponsor:
LoadSpring Solutions, Inc., founded in 1999, develops and markets an easy to use application hosting system called the CAM Console™ that helps large construction firms, heavy equipment manufacturers, and real estate services companies/divisions increase profits by streamlining access to software using the Internet while declaring independence from IT infrastructure costs and complexities. LoadSpring is a business partner with its customers, driving the success of their outsourcing objectives with an emphasis on security and infrastructure management along with 24 x 7 support and Service Level Agreements. LoadSpring’s management team combines more than 36 years of customer service, technical and management experience ensuring a very high level of customer satisfaction with delivered products leading to many contract renewals in the past four years.
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