Member-exclusive training sessions offer you the very latest information from the leaders in the industry. Providing the opportunity to acquire CPEs – these training courses need to become a staple to your curriculum!  So if you can’t experience our offerings at our “live” events, these online sessions allow you to participate from the comfort of your office and at a fraction of the cost associated with these types of courses. 

Schedule follows:

“Securing Seven”
Presenter:  Brad Smith, Director - Computer Institute of the Rockies
Date:  Wednesday, March 31, 2010Time:  11:00am – 2:00pm
Place:  The Comfort of Your Office

“If I learned nothing else while at CSI Annual, Brad Smith’s one class made the whole conference worthwhile. Exceeded my expectations.”
 -David Roden, Director of Technology, Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP

So if you didn’t experience it live…this first TRAINING SESSION features a well-known CSI presenter – and one who challenges his audience and literally provides hands-on solutions that can be implemented immediately in each participant’s operation.

“Secure 7” focuses on the fact that every OS needs additional tweaking to bring it up to proper security.  This session will show you changes to Windows 7 that will increase your security and bring you in compliance with many Federal regulations.  Remember, default is not a setting in security!

Understanding the philosophy changes Microsoft implemented and knowing how to adjust to this new thought process can make your conversion to Windows 7 much less bumpy.  Not just talking head stuff, real demonstrations that help you fully understand the changes in 7.

These changes are simple to implement so security can easily be done in small business and the enterprise.  No additional purchases are required so businesses benefit from increased security without spending more $$$.  Special attention will be given to currently available security templates so you can quickly secure small or large business.  Learn now and save time/money in the future.

Attendees of this session will:

• Understand Microsoft's new security model and how to make it work for you
• Learn unique optional security setting to really secure Win 7 so you comply with the Federal security regulations (none of these settings are on by default, all are deep screened and all increase your security for free)
• Understand where the hidden folder system is that your files and programs are installed on and where the registry hides your setting. (Hint: they don't exist in XP!)
• Learn how group policy now lets you easily adjust your security
• See why templates rule, and much more!

Goals:

1. State basic security conceptual changes for Microsoft in Windows 7
2. Explain and demonstrate the "God Panel"
3. Verbalize why security measures keep programs from running and how to fix this problem
4. State 3 improvements in Windows 7 security and how they can be used to increase your security
5. Review and understand the new group policy changes
6. Explain how to customize and implement security templates

Schedule:

      1st hour:

• History of Seven
• MS philosophy change and how it affects you (and what to do about it)
• Review and demonstration of current H@xs and mitigations
• Demonstration of ideology change in security

      2nd hour:

• Review of expanded security in Control Panel
• Why doesn't my software run?
• Explanation and demonstration of security upgrades in Group Policy
• Wisdom from the Ages: security recommendations from XP/Vista that still apply

      3rd hour:

• Stir and Serve security in Seven
• Security template explained
• Demo for customizing and installing templates
• Questions and wrap-up

MEMBERS ONLY pricing: $200; "BUNDLED PRICING" is available for non-members who want to join and participate in the presentation - please contact carol.luong@ubm.com for pricing.

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About “Securing 7’s” Presenter: Brad Smith, RN, MCNPS, CISSP, NSA-IAM became fascinated with computers in 1972 and hasn't burned out yet! He has been beta testing products since Windows NT and every OS since then, including Win 7. Brad prides himself as an equal opportunity OS hater and finds problems with all OS's, regardless of age, platform or kernel. His collection of OS's contains many examples of how not to write an OS. Some day he hopes to find an OS that he can take long stable walks together, while being green and having great security that doesn't need readjusting. He can only hope.

Brad is director of the Computer Institute of the Rockies which was recognized as the Microsoft Small Business Partner of the year in 2005.  Brad is a Certified Small Business Specialist and works with many small, micro and nano rural and frontier businesses in outer Montana.

Future Dates: April 29, 2010 – Training Focus T/B/A.