National Webcast Initiative
~ Identity Theft ~
Learn about what “identity theft” is
and the
steps to take
if you may have
become a victim of “identity theft.”
Thursday, February 16, 2006
~ Presenters ~
Howard A. Schmidt CISSP,
CISM
President & CEO R & H Security Consulting LLC
Former Chair of President Bush’s
Critical Infrastructure Protection Board
and
Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security for the White House
D. Scott Parsons - Deputy
Assistant Secretary
Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Joe Martucci -
Senior Security Engineer
Symantec Consulting Services
Howard
A. Schmidt CISSP, CISM
President & CEO R & H Security Consulting LLC
Former Chair of President Bush’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board
and
Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security for the White House
Howard A. Schmidt has had a long distinguished career in defense, law enforcement and corporate security spanning almost 40 years. He has served as Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Security Strategist for online auction giant eBay. He most recently served in the position of Chief Security Strategist for the US CERT Partners Program for the National Cyber Security Division, Department of Homeland Security.
He retired from the White House after 31 years of public service in local and federal government. He was appointed by President Bush as the Vice Chair of the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board and as the Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security for the White House in December 2001. He assumed the role as the Chair in January 2003 until his retirement in May 2003.
Prior to the White House, Howard was chief security officer for Microsoft Corp., where his duties included CISO, CSO and forming and directing the Trustworthy Computing Security Strategies Group.
Before Microsoft, Mr. Schmidt was a supervisory special agent and director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Computer Forensic Lab and Computer Crime and Information Warfare Division. While there, he established the first dedicated computer forensic lab in the government.
Before AFOSI, Mr. Schmidt was with the FBI at the National Drug Intelligence Center, where he headed the Computer Exploitation Team. He is recognized as one of the pioneers in the field of computer forensics and computer evidence collection. Before working at the FBI, Mr. Schmidt was a city police officer from 1983 to 1994 for the Chandler Police Department in Arizona.
Mr. Schmidt served with the U.S. Air Force in various roles from 1967 to 1983, both in active duty and in the civil service. He had served in the Arizona Air National Guard from 1989 until 1998 when he transferred to the U.S. Army Reserves as a Special Agent, Criminal Investigation Division where he continues to serve. He has testified as an expert witness in federal and military courts in the areas of computer crime, computer forensics and Internet crime.
Mr. Schmidt had also served as the international president of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the first president of the Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC). He is a former executive board member of the International Organization of Computer Evidence, and served as the co-chairman of the Federal Computer Investigations Committee. He is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists. He serves as an advisory board member for the Technical Research Institute of the National White Collar Crime Center, and was a distinguished special lecturer at the University of New Haven, Conn., teaching a graduate certificate course in forensic computing.
He served as an augmented member to the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology in the formation of an Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection. He has testified before congressional committees on computer security and cyber crime, and has been instrumental in the creation of public and private partnerships and information-sharing initiatives. He is regularly featured on CNN, CNBC, Fox TV as well as a number of local media outlets talking about cyber-security. He is a co-author of the Black Book on Corporate Security.
Mr. Schmidt has been appointed to the Information Security Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) to advise the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on information security and privacy issues pertaining to Federal Government information systems, including thorough review of proposed standards and guidelines developed by NIST.
Howard holds board positions on a number of corporate boards in both an advisory and director positions and recently has assumed the role as Chairman of the Board for Electronics Lifestyle Integration (ELI).
Mr. Schmidt holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration (BSBA) and a master’s degree in organizational management (MAOM) from the University of Phoenix. He also holds an Honorary Doctorate degree in Humane Letters. Howard is an Adjunct Professor at GA Tech with the GTISC.
D. Scott Parsons
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy
U.S. Department of the Treasury
D. Scott Parsons was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy in June of 2004. Mr. Parsons joined the Department of Treasury as a Presidential Appointee, serving as an office director and as the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer. His office is responsible for protecting the critical physical and cyber infrastructures of the financial services sector, implementing Title III of the Patriot Act, enhancing the availability of remittances, and working on issues related to identity theft. The office also provides daily staff support for the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee, a standing committee of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets.
Mr. Parsons returned to Washington in 2002, following more than a decade in the finance and technology industries. He has served in management positions with Xerox Corporation, Digital Equipment Corporation and Compaq Computer Corporation. During his tenure at Compaq, Mr. Parsons was selected to help launch a joint venture among Compaq, Cable & Wireless and Microsoft. He was charged with building a new go-to-market model for the startup application service provider. He also led a cross functional team that re-engineered all aspects of business processes including financial management, marketing communications, professional services processes and support, product viability, and operational capabilities.
Mr. Parsons studied business at the University of Kentucky where he earned a bachelor degree in Finance in 1987.
His community involvement includes serving as a partner for Cornerstone, a school dedicated to providing academic excellence for high-potential, underprivileged children in Washington, D.C.
Joseph N. Martucci, J.D., CISSP
Senior Security Engineer
Symantec Consulting Services
As a senior security engineer for Symantec Consulting Services, Joe provides security analysis and incident response services to governmental agencies as part of a 24 x 7 security operation center. Prior to entering the information security industry Joe practiced law in New York City. Joe has taken a personal interest in the areas of identity theft and privacy issues drawing from his legal and information security background. Joe’s legal experience has been of significant benefit in the information security area as it pertains to privacy issues and the interpretation of laws and regulations that permeate the information security landscape.
Mr. Martucci graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Applications and Information Sciences and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School. He is also the founding vice-president of the Tech Valley of NY ISSA Chapter.
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