Publications

Periodically, slides and reference materials for talks, papers, articles, and presentations become available to Dayton InfraGard. In such cases, we will make these materials available through links on this page. All information on this page must be reviewed and approved by Dayton InfraGard prior to inclusion.


White Papers And Articles

Identity Theft - This is the PowerPoint presentation given at the March 17, 2004 Dayton Chapter Infragard Meeting by Security Consultant, John Maynor, Information Security Consultant for Standard Register.

 

Digital Forensics: First Response - This is the PowerPoint presentation given at the May 21, 2003 Dayton Chapter Infragard Meeting by Security Consultant, Sean Darragh, of CIBER, Inc.

 

Our Best Shot Yet At Stopping Identity Theft - This April, 2003 ZDNet article by Robert Vamosi discusses a bill recently enacted by the California Legislature (SB1386) that requires all companies to notify customers of any security breaches involving their personal information, starting July 1, 2003.  An informative webinar on SB1386 is available from Guidance Software.  Please note, however, that you must provide contact information prior to viewing it.

 

An Uneven Playing Field: The Advantages of the Cyber Criminal vs. Law Enforcement—and Some Practical Suggestions- This 2002 SANS article by Tom Piper gives an honest assessment of what the security community is up against in battling cyber crime.  It includes a number of links to additional Internet sources for those seeking more detailed information.
 

Downstream Liability For Attack Relay and Amplification - This article from CERT takes you step-by-step through the legal aftermath of a computer hacker attack.  It is an excellent primer on the legal concepts associated with cyber crime and describes the levels and limits of liability for the various parties involved. 

 

Asymmetric and Terrorist Attacks With Biological Weapons - This white paper, from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), presents a detailed analysis of the nature of the threat America now faces in regard to biological toxins.  Also covers chemical and radiological weapons of mass destruction.

 

Security Awareness - Implementing an Effective Strategy - If you have non-technical people within your organization that require background on threats to information security as well as basic concepts for combating those threats, this article will serve the purpose well.  Author, Chelsa Russell, clearly describes the nature and sources of the problem and overall approaches for dealing with it.

 

Incident Reporting Guidelines - Written in the familiar format of a FAQ, this paper from the CERT Coordination Center lays out all the hows, whys, and wherefores of properly reporting security-related incidents.  This is one you may want to bookmark.

 

Data Center Physical Security Checklist - This informative article concentrates on the physical security aspects of protecting your data center.  However, many of the concepts are easily reapplicable to securing any type of facility.

 

Disaster Preparation Guide - This 2003 white paper was authored by ASIS International.  It focuses on training, testing and planning for all types of disasters and includes no-nonsense ideas for creating workplace disaster supply kits.