Speaker Tom Patterson

Tom Patterson has delivered hundreds of speeches, around on the world, on information technology and security issues. Some future events include:

Security Compliance - Around the World in an Afternoon, a Luncheon Seminar in New York City
Sponsored by TrueNorth Solutions
Date: May 11, 2005
Time: 12:00 – 2:30pm
Please register at TrueNorth's Web Site (limited to the first 30 registrants)

Tom is providing the keynote speech
(ISC)² and Infosecurity: The Leadership Conference Series
Washington, DC
May 9-10, 2005
Washington DC Convention Center

Tom will be presenting "Mapping Your Security Rules and Regulations Around the World" at ISPC on May 19

6-9 June, 2005: InfoSeCon is the primary information assurance conference in East Europe and the only event to specifically deal with all the issues facing both the public and the private sector in EU accession and candidate countries in the process of developing a secure infrastructure at a breath-taking pace. InfoSeCon spans across the whole range of issues facing these countries: EU compliance, national security, international cooperation, fraud prevention, combating cyber crime, introducing suitable legislation, etc. The event brings together people from a wide spectrum of disciplines, all involved in tackling the huge subject called information assurance.

Details about Tom's speech will be available soon.

InfoSeCon takes place in one of Europe’s top celeb hot-spots, the wonderful walled town of Dubrovnik on the sunny Croatian cost.

Black Hat USA 2004 Briefings and Training
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas • July 23-28, 2005

If you're interested in having Tom address your audience, please contact him via the "contact" button in the menu above.

Tom's bio

Current speech topics include:

Around the World in Security-- A lively one hour discussion of the key security rules, regulations, customs, best practices that you’re likely to face, and illustrative stories for key countries around the world, including countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Secrets and Stories of Mapping Security-- A behind the scenes look at the situations and stories that went into the research and writing of Mapping Security. A fun one hour tour of some of the more interesting and unique aspects of corporate security in many different countries where you may be doing business. Fun but important information to know for organizations working around the world today.

Global Security for Everybody Else-- A comprehensive high-level look at global security for managers, salespeople, executives, and board members-- everybody buy your security person! The six key security difference makers that need to be understood throughout a company, discussed in pure business terms such as return on investment, impact on global sales, time to market, outsourcing operations, and regulatory compliance.

Global Security for the Security Industry-- Discussion and explanation of security rationales in different markets around the world. Focus is on unique local security drivers by country, differences in business priorities by geography, and current trends and attitudes toward security that could prove crucial to organizations trying to sell their products and services outside the

U.S.

Security Implications of Corporate Governance Around the World-- A fast moving one hour discussion of over a dozen different Corporate Governance rules and regulations around the world, focusing on the information security aspects. From the US’s Sarbanes-Oxley act with it’s Section 404, to South Africa’s King-2, to France’s LSF, and the various new governance rules throughout Asia, this is the critical time for all components of a global business (not just the CFO and legal department) to understand the business implications of this number one global security driver.

SecurityNG-- What is coming next in security around the world, where is it coming from, who is driving it, what are the benefits, and when will it arrive. This one hour discussion looks at the Next Generation of security, it’s implications and opportunities, as will be available with the coming rollout of IPv6, better known as the Next Generation Internet. This is a must for anybody that thinks they have a handle on security today, but doesn’t yet understand the risks and rewards the IPv6 that is already running underneath the covers of their networks right now!

Information Security Recommendations for the Bush Administration-- This one hour discussion proposes five key actions that the current administration should take in order to better protect America’s critical infrastructure, it’s economy, and it’s citizens. Far from the wild cries of the extreme wings on both sides, this presentation proposes actionable and affordable solutions to current and future risks that American businesses face.

The Security Risks and Rewards of Outsourcing-- Beyond the hot-button issue of loss of American jobs to lower cost countries, there are real issues surrounding the security, privacy, and accountability of data as it’s processed abroad. Since companies can’t outsource their liabilities when they outsource their call centers, data-processing, or development, it’s critical that all parties fully understand the full costs of managing the new risks of outsourcing around the world today. This one hour discussion presents unbiased facts, rules, regulations, trends and real life stories of the security implications of outsourcing outside of

America

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Please note that Specific and Customized speeches of variable length are available on request. Time and distance are not factors.

Tom's One Sheet -- Click for the PDF version

Tom is represented by The Greater Talent Network

Tom Recently addressed the Bank Security Summit in Santa Monica, CA

Tom Signing his book at the 2005 RSA Conference