As special agent for the FBI, he investigated organized crime, foreign counter-intelligence and terrorism. Today, as a principal of Security & Compliance at Xerox Global Services, David Drab is a recognized authority on helping Fortune 1000 companies manage critical information assets. This is a man who lives, sleeps and breathes security. His no-nonsense delivery style conveys the criticality of securing information for companies today, and his mastery of the subject is riveting. Dave's principal topic is called "Security Beyond the Firewall," in which he believes security should no longer be an afterthought, but an enabling part of every business function. Allow Dave to help you think about your security strategy upfront and provide you a better, more secure way to handle your information.
Expertise
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Information Security technologies
Security + Certified by CompTIA
Compliance and corporate intelligence
ISO 27001 Certificate Training
Enterprise content management
Background
32+ years Law enforcement experience
Principal, Security and Compliance, XGS
Former FBI special agent, foreign counter-intelligence and terrorism
Information Security: Moving Beyond the Firewall
The bulk of information security budgets and resources are spent on firewalls and filters designed to keep the bad guys — hackers, spammers, phishers, and thieves — out. But the greatest threat to an organization's information is already inside the firewall. It's the organization's people and their daily interaction with critical information assets — information workflows — that create the greatest risk. Learn what you can do to keep your organization safe.
This paper highlights seven steps an organization can take to tighten their information security on their most valuable assets — the information, intellectual property, and reputation that drives their business and provides them a competitive advantage.
Interview with Dave Drab: Information Security
Dave explains what corporations today need to do to in the area of information security that helps create competitive advantage.
May 13, 2008 - Information Security: Moving Beyond the Firewall
IntrusionWorld Conference & Expo, Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD
IntrusionWorld Conference & Expo focuses on technology and business issues surrounding the implementation of intrusion prevention practices for enterprise customers. Event addresses such topics as deployment and implementation options; the convergence of intrusion prevention technologies for wired and wireless media; and prospects and emerging trends. Attendees are executives from the security technology industry, government, and academia.
April 15, 2008 - Ziff Davis Enterprise Security Summit, New York, NY
CIOs Are from Mars, Security People Are from Venus
Or is it the other way around? Regardless, there's oftentimes a frustrating disconnect between the generals mapping out the security charge and the footsoldiers charged with the actual securing. Panelists will speak their minds about how not only to manage security, but how also to manage their security people.
Dark Reading: Insider Attacks Put IT Security on the Offensive 'Counterintelligence' efforts could help companies prevent internal breaches, rather than just detect them
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