Presenters:               

Allan Turner, DPA 
Research Professor, Administration of Justice,
George Mason University 

Kenneth M. Glantz, CPP
Executive Director,
National Domestic Preparedness Coalition  

John Luckett
Program Director,
National Domestic Preparedness Coalition  

Denis J. Volkerson
Program Director,
National Domestic Preparedness Coalition  

This training will assist homeland security professionals from law enforcement and all emergency response disciplines responsible for managing risk, to understand and use operationally, information gathered in various threat, risk, and vulnerability assessment methodologies.  

Course content focuses on helping homeland security professionals analyze, and apply information gathered in the assessment process to enhance operations including: patrol and tactical operations, intelligence gathering, community programs, emergency planning, resource allocation, response to Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) color-code changes, and DHS Alerts, response and recovery, as well as selection of technology.              

Participants will learn how to use information gathered in various threat, risk, and vulnerability assessments and apply information to their planning and operations.  In addition, participants will receive a Participant Manual, access to a web-based post-course resource site, and a resource CD.  

CEUs and Certificates of Attendance:  Participants can receive 2.5 CEU credits from George Mason University.  In addition, participants can receive Certificates of Attendance from Department of Homeland Security and the National Domestic Preparedness Coalition.

Large-scale security platforms are becoming more integrated using open protocols, especially IP. Network-centric security architectures available today allow unprecedented coordination within and among government agencies charged security from the national to local level. GovSec’s IP Summit, presented by Security Products and Network-Centric Security magazines, looks at the application of IP to create convergent strategies.

The IP Summit is open to all registered GovSec, U.S. Law and FOSE attendees.  Pre-registration is required. 

10:30 am – 11: 20 am
FP-06: Border Protection 
Protecting U.S. infrastructure takes on a completely different meaning at the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspected 422 million travelers and 132 million vehicles, vessels, trains and aircraft in 2006 alone. The challenge is striking a balance between increased security demands and the free flow of trade.  Too often, security checkpoints become a bottleneck in the interests of homeland security.  This session will detail how a wireless MESH  IP video surveillance solution can help protect seaports and how license plate recognition help border officials read license plates without physically stopping to check the car. 

12:00 Noon – 12:50 pm
FP-07: Securing Airports and Seaports
Despite new mandates and security procedures, U.S. airports and seaports are still vulnerable to terrorist attacks. More than 95 percent of international trade enters through our seaports, and with the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (PL 110-53), which mandates TSA to screen 100 percent of air cargo on passenger aircrafts by August 2010, these infrastructures require a layered security management system that includes networked cameras, access control, inspection systems and perimeter protection equipment.  This session will address those technologies. 

1:15 pm – 2:05 pm
FP-08: Protecting Buildings
Issues related to protecting buildings include a reliable, scalable system that not only services government business but also extends protection to tourists sites or facilities that are open to the public.. It is also necessary to ensure complete identification and access management not only for workers and tourists, but also vendors, suppliers, service providers, contractors and subcontractor entering highly secure government facilities and military installations.  Among the topics being addressed will be access control, door alarms, anti-passback for parking gates, identity authentication, background screening, access management, credential manufacturing and biometrics. 

2:30 pm – 3:20 pm
FP-08: Large-scale Crowd Management

The upcoming presidential inaugurations, as well as sporting events such as the Super Bowl or World Series, are examples of events that create remarkable security challenges. Other examples may include outdoor concerts, outdoor theme parks and popular landmarks. This session will include discussion of managing security at large-scale indoor and outdoor events.  Crowd management solutions being addressed include video analytics and security foot patrols where access control comes into play. This session also includes a discussion of wireless and other technologies that allow systems to be initiated quickly as well as easily moved to a new location and put back into play.

The DNSSEC Deployment Initiative works to encourage all sectors to voluntarily adopt security measures that will improve security of the internet's naming infrastructure, as part of a global, cooperative effort that involves many nations and organizations in the public and private sectors.
      
Cited by the Internet Systems Consortium as the "only full solution" to the domain name system (DNS) vulnerabilities identified by Dan Kaminsky and called one of the "10 best features in Windows 7 for IT pros," the DNS security extensions (DNSSEC) provide cryptographic protection to DNS data.
OMB has directed U.S. federal agencies to deploy DNESSEC by December 2009, and the requirements will be tracked and evaluated through annual FISMA reporting.

This special presentation by the DNSSEC Deployment Coordination Initiative (http://www.dnssec-deployment.org), supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, will offer up-to-date advice, information and tools to help federal IT managers navigate the deployment resources and policy issues they face in meeting the OMB and FISMA requirements, as well as provide network engineers and system administrators with demonstrations, a test bed and vendor presentations.

8:30AM - 11:30AM.: Session I: Policy and Management Issues for Deploying DNSSEC

• DNSSEC Initiatives in the U.S. Government
• Meeting Requirements in OMB Memorandum 8-23: The Administration's Views on DNSSEC Deployment
• Meeting and Tracking DNSSEC Requirements under FISMA: NIST's Perspective
• What Signing dot-GOV Means to Agency CIOs: GSA's Perspective
• Deployment Experiences and What You Need to Deploy
• What to Ask Your DNS and Platform Vendors About DNSSEC

11:30AM - 1:30PM.: Break

1:30PM - 4:30PM.: Session II: DNSSEC Deployment Details for Network Engineers and Systems Administrators

•  How DNSSEC Works: Essential Details
•  Secure Named Infrastructure Pilot (SNIP): A Testbed for Your Deployment Effort
•  Naming Hardware and Software Solutions for DNSSEC Deployment

About the DNSSEC Deployment Initiative:

The DNSSEC Deployment Initiative works to encourage all sectors to voluntarily adopt security measures that will improve security of the Internet's naming infrastructure, as part of a global, cooperative effort that involves many nations and organizations in the public and private sectors. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides support for coordination of the initiative.