From the AEGIS e-Journal, Volume 6 Number 4, April 2003
National Operations Security Conference & Exhibition The annual national OPSEC security conference and exhibition, co-hosted by the Inter-Agency OPSEC Support Staff (IOSS) and the OPSEC Professionals Society (OPS) is being held this year in San Diego, California from May 19th through May 23rd. The OPS conference is the premier gathering of those whose expertise is the identification and protection of critical information. If you are concerned about the protection of your proprietary information, or protection from ÆGIS, April 2003
4 economic espionage, you ought to go (or send someone) to this conference. It will be held in San Diego, California, the week of 19 May 2003. We have attached the provisional schedule, and urge you go: At $300 – and including a few lunches – it is the informational bargain of the year. The conference registration information is to be found at http://www.iaevents.com/NatOpsec03/newinfo.cfm. While there, please join us for the annual dinner of the OPSEC Professionals Society. You can sign up for the dinner at http://www.opsec.org/2003dinner.html. For those who wish to become members of the OPSEC Professionals Society, an application can be found at http://www.opsec.org/memberapp.html. National Operations Security Conference & Exhibition Conference and Exhibition Schedule (subject to change) Sunday, May 18, 2003 1500-1900 Registration in the Town & Country Ballroom & Atlas Foyer
Monday, May 19, 2003 Pre-Conference Training, Exhibits Set Up & Reception 0630- 1700 Registration in the Town & Country Ballroom & Atlas Foyer 1100- 1630 Exhibits set-up in the Town & Country Ballroom
California San Diego Royal Palm 1-4 Royal Palm 4-6 Golden West Meeting House 0900- 1200 OPSEC Fundamentals for Public Safety Personnel. (OPSEC 1300) Hidden Universes of Information the Internet Advanced OPSEC Applications (Part I) Prerequisite OPSEC Fundamentals (OPSE 1300) Terrorism Tactics Around the Globe Motivation Through Communications – A Briefing Skills Seminar 1200- 1300 Lunch 1300- 1700 OPSE 1300 continues Hidden Universes of Information the Internet Advanced OPSEC Applications (Part II) OPSE 1300 continues Terrorism Tactics Around the Globe continues OPSEC Program Manager’s Tutorial Prerequisite ÆGIS, April 2003
5 continues continues 1700- 1900 Exhibits Grand Opening; Reception in the Town & Country Ballroom
Tuesday, May 20, 2003 Keynote Speaker, Exhibits Open, National Awards Luncheon, Briefing Sessions & Workshops 0700-1530 Exhibits open in the Town & Country Ballroom 0630-1600 Registration 0800-0900 Opening Remarks/Keynote Speaker in San Diego/Golden West/California 0915-1015 Speaker 2 (TBD) 1015-1100 Exhibits/Break 1100-1200 National OPSEC Awards Presentation in the Grand Ballroom 1200-1300 National Awards Luncheon in the Grand Ballroom 1315-1400 National Awards Program Speaker in the Grand Ballroom 1400-1430 Exhibits/Break 1430-1645 Royal Palm 5/6: Program Manager’s Tutorial Scheduled appointments
Royal Palm 1-4 Threat Track Golden West DoD Track San Diego OPSEC Track California Homeland Security Track 1430-1530 OPSEC History Seniors’ Roundtable Commercial OPSEC 1545-1645 Identity Theft OPSEC Planning Lessons Learned Directions for OPSEC Threat Analysis Workshop
Wednesday, May 21, 2003 Briefing Sessions & Workshops 0700-1600 Registration 0800-0900 D*I*C*E in the Grand Ballroom 0900-1700 Royal Palm 4: Toolbox demos and survey interviews ÆGIS, April 2003
6 0900-1700 Royal Palm 5/6: Program managers tutorial scheduled appointments
Town & Country Threat Track Golden West DoD Track San Diego OPSEC Track California Homeland Security Track 0915-1015 Terrorist Profiles Multi-discipline Assessments Commercial OPSEC At Ground Zero 1030-1130 Guerillas in the Net Integrating OPSEC into Operations OPSEC in Historyt California Anti-Terrorism Information Center (CATIC) 1130-1300 Lunch in the Grand Ballroom with OPSEC Legacy Speakers 1300-1400 Social Engineering Training and Awareness Good OPSEC Threat Analysis Workshop 1415-1515 IRA OPSEC Tactics Vulnerabilities Assessments/Lessons Learned Identity Theft
1530-1700 In Harm’s Way Current Threat & Threat Analysis The Revelator’s Ten Commandments of OPSEC Integrating OPSEC into State programs 1800-2000 OPS 2003 Annual Dinner
Thursday, May 22, 2003 Briefing Sessions
Town & Country Threat Track Golden West DoD Track San Diego OPSEC Track California Homeland Security Track 0800-0900 Economic Espionage Joint Task Force Issues Good OPSEC Critical Information 0915-1015 Social Engineering JWRAC Lessons Learned Applying Analytical Risk Managment Security and the Personal Computer 1030-1200 In Harm’s Way Unified Command Issues The Revelator’s Ten Commandments of OPSEC Computer Security Issues for Homeland Security 1200-1300 Lunch in the Grand Ballroom 1300-1400 IRA OPSEC Tactics Test Ranges Applying Analytical Risk Management OPSEC Planning for Major Public Events ÆGIS, April 2003
7 1415-1515 Economic Espionage OPSEC in DoD Contracts JWRAC Lessons Learned 1530-1630 Terrorist Profiles The Way Ahead / Q&A Session Guerillas in the Net Web Vulnerability & Open Source Research [Produce a toolbox for public safety handout?]
Friday, May 23, 2003 Workshops
Town & Country California Golden West San Diego Royal Palm 0800-1200 Web Vulnerabilities Seminar prerequisite: OPSE-1300, 1301 or otherbasic OPSEC course Marketing the Security Professional & Selling Security Awareness How I Prepared My Family to Survive a Terrorist AttackPersonal OPSEC Program Development & Management – A Panel Discussion OPSEC Program Manager’s Tutorial(all day) prerequisite: OPSE-1300, 1301 or otherbasic OPSEC course