Cloud Forensics for Government Training Workshop

This event qualifies for .7 CEUs

This event qualifies for 7 CPEs

The rise in cyber-attacks, nation state cyber terrorism and the breach of consumer data has led to a heightened awareness of the enterprise and personal responsibilities associated with cyber security. The Federal adoption of cloud computing and the associated mobile and social technologies has increased the challenges associated with digital forensics and incident response. Federal agencies are starting to engage cloud service providers and agencies adopting cloud in establishing a well-defined forensic capability. This workshop defines the new area of cloud forensics and analyzes the challenges and opportunities. More than understanding digital forensics, now is the time to figure out how to implement cloud forensics and incident response planning to the secure cloud solutions that transform agency missions.

This full day training workshop details the step-by-step approach to understanding the science of cloud forensics for Government. This workshop will provide you an understanding of how this new capability which builds on digital forensics has the potential to offer innovation for Federal agencies, and also poses new IT security challenges. We will identify tools and methods to perform forensic investigations in the cloud.

Obtain the latest information on Cloud Forensics, FedRAMP Cloud Security and the challenges of incident response in the cloud.

Executives, Managers, and security staff throughout government have taken up the challenge of securing Government in its move to Cloud Computing; lets build a cloud forensics and incident response framework for your agency.

Overview:

Understanding Digital Forensics, Ensuring you know how cloud forensics works is a one-day, in-depth, educational program for Government Executives, Security Managers, Program Managers and Staff & Industry Partners.

This event is not a vender oriented conference, but a course that provides practical information for the Government and Industry on cloud forensics, the Federal Governments FedRAMP program and what agency leaders should be doing now.

Potomac Forum is Authorized by ISC^2 to Award CISSP Credits for Workshop Attendance

What You Will Learn:

Understand cloud computing and the drivers for its adoption
Understand cloud forensics and why it matters
Develop incident response plans for cloud environments
Identify forensic techniques suited to cloud deployments
Understand the dependency on cloud security baseline

Why You Should Attend:

Understand cloud forensic concepts and familiarize students with the Government Cloud Computing Strategy
Understand FedRAMP Cloud security, why it is important
Understand forensic techniques, incident response planning and legal / regulatory concerns suited to cloud environments

Who Should Attend:

CIOs, CISOs, Investigators, Forensic scientists and Staff
IT practitioners
Program Managers
IGs and Staff
CFOs and Staff
Acquisition and Contracting Staff
Government Employees who want to better understand Cloud Computing
Industry and Contractors who support the government and need to better understand Cloud Forensics at a detailed level
IT Security Staff
All government and industry members who need to understand Cloud Forensics and how it applies to the government clouds.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Keynote Speaker:

Dr. Martin Herman, Senior Advisor for Forensics and IT

Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Dr. Martin Herman is the Senior Advisor for Forensics and IT in the Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He is responsible for coordinating and expanding a comprehensive program that applies innovations in computer science, math and statistics to advance measurements and standards for forensic sciences. He is also Co-Chair of the NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science Public Working Group and helps lead NIST research in Footwear and Tire Tread Forensics.

Instructor:

Melvin Greer
Senior Fellow and Chief Strategist Cloud Computing, Lockheed Martin
Vice Chair, NCOIC Cloud Working Group
Advisory Board Member, Cloud Security Alliance
Steering Committee Chair, Cloud Standards Customer Council

As Senior Fellow and Chief Strategist SOA &Cloud Computing, Mr. Greer develops actionable SOA and Cloud computing strategy and functions as a principal investigator in advanced research studies. He significantly advances the body of knowledge in basic research and critical, highly advanced engineering and scientific disciplines. He is adjunct faculty at three universities and is an accomplished author, “The Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture” and “Software as a Service Inflection Point” are his most recently published books. Greer received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems and Technology and his Master of Science in Information Systems from American University, Wash. D.C. He also completed he Post Graduate Program in Executive Leadership, at Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID