Panel Discussion: Security Challenges with Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is emerging as an economically feasible environment for agile deployment of applications and services. However, along with the promise of cloud computing there has also been considerable skepticism about the type and extent of security and privacy that these services provide.
Join Gary Terrell ISO at Adobe Systems and a diverse panel of security and privacy professionals for a lively discussion of security leaders recommendations for deploying applications in a Cloud. The panel will focus on data security, emerging role of IT, identity management, and vendor oversight.
Speakers
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Gary Terrell CISO Adobe Systems |
Gary Terrell, Information Security Officer, CIPP, Adobe, has global responsibility for Adobe’s security program including governance, risk and compliance. Terrell works closely with Adobe's product engineers to ensure that Adobe software will be protected from external threats when deployed in computing clouds such as Amazon, and plays an integral role in the development of the company's enterprise products, including Adobe LiveCycle Document Security and Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server.
Tim is an experienced security professional who is currently pursing a graduate degree in information assurance full-time. He is a frequent speaker and commentator on information security issues, and serves as an Advisor to several security-related start-ups. He is also co-author of "Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance".
Subra Kumaraswamy
Sr. Security Manager
Sun Microsystems
Subra Kumaraswamy has more than 18 years of engineering and management experience in Information Security, Internet and Ecommerce Technologies. He is currently leading an Identity & Access Management program within Sun Microsystems. Subra has held leadership positions at various Internet based companies including Netscape, WhoWhere?, Lycos and Knowledge Networks. He was also the co-founder of two Internet-based startups - CoolSync and Zingdata.
Subra is a co- author of "Cloud Security & Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance". He's a founding member of Cloud Security Alliance (cloudsecurityalliance.org) as well as the co-chair of "Identity & Access Management, Encryption & Key Management" work group. Subra has a Masters degree in Computer Engineering and is CISSP certified.
Shahed Latif Partner KPMG LLP Information Protection and Business Resilience
Shahed Latif is a partner in KPMG LLP’s Silicon Valley Office and serves as the Western Region Leader for KPMG’s Information Protection and Business Resilience practice and has served many of the fortune 500 in addressing their security needs. Co-author of “Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance”.
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Izak Mutlu |
Izak Mutlu is the Vice President of Information Security at Salesforce.com, a company that has legitimized the “Software as a Service” industry. As the CISO he is responsible for managing globally the information security activities, including architecture, design, implementation, and operations. His most recent accomplishment has been getting Salesforce.com fully certified with the ISO 27001 international standard, again a first in the industry.
Previously, Izak was the Chief Information Security Officer at Silicon Graphics and Solectron, responsible for setting up security organizations for both companies worldwide. At Solectron, he was also the Senior IT Director, and was responsible for the negotiation of a $1.8 Billion outsourcing deal for managing infrastructure and applications and networking for the entire company.
Izak has over thirty years of information systems, security, networking, and telecommunications experience. He has also held senior positions with EDS, Amdahl, and Philips Semiconductor.
Izak is also the Vice President of the CSO Council in the Bay Area, promoting the sharing of best practices among peers.
Izak has an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Massachusetts and also holds a CISM certification.
