NIST IT Security Day

The Office of the Chief Information Officer, OCIO, is hosting NIST IT Security Day as a means to heighten awareness for all NIST users on the many aspects of operational information technology security and networking at home and in the office. This event’s objective is to educate users on IT security and related topics. The event will feature guest speakers on general and technical IT security topics and tutorials on internal services and products.

NIST IT Security Day is mandatory for all NIST employees to attend at least one session during the day and the exhibit hall is strategically placed to maximize the attendee traffic to and from the sessions taking place in the auditorium. High traffic in exhibit halls is expected between sessions.

About NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, is a non-regulatory Federal Agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technology Administration. NIST’s mission is to develop and promote measurements, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life.

Supporting NIST’s IT environment, the Office of the Chief Information Officer is the focal point for addressing NIST-wide information technology security and networking issues. Functions of OCIO include establishing, implementing and testing information security policies, procedures, and technologies in support of NIST’s administrative and scientific environments. (www.nist.gov)

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Programs at NIST include: Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Advanced Technology, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Science and Technology, Materials Science and Engineering, Physics, Building and Fire Research, Technology Services, and various operational and administrative programs.

Requested Technologies

The event sponsor is interested in seeing security information/product companies, especially those vendors that can educate users while pitching their product. Examples of technologies requested: personal firewalls, network security, authentication devices, biometrics, encryption, information protection, INFOSEC, PKI, security software, internet security, media sanitization, wireless products, conference medias, etc.

Note that the event sponsor has requested a review of participating vendors prior to the event.