Presentation: "The Evolving Landscape of Next Gen Malware"

Speaker: James Stroud, Director of Sales Engineering for North America, Intel Security

Topic: This session will cover a few Next Gen Malware attacks that are being seen today, will break down those attacks into their various components using a cyber kill chain and how they map to various security solutions.

Bio: James Stroud is the Director of Sales Engineering for North America at Intel Security, covering the Government, Healthcare & Education verticals. In his current position, James leverages an extensive amount of contacts and experience to help focus vertical specific goals and projects around the ever changing security landscape. James is a go-to speaker at Intel's Executive Briefing Center out at the corporate headquarters in California, and leverages his experience to help create the content used there. James has been with Intel Security for over 15 years, and uses that network of contacts to help his customers, ranging from Product Managers to members in the office of the CTO.

Mr. Stroud is a well-respected member in the Security field across these verticals, with a strong background in mapping business needs across several regulations and security practices, including HIPAA, GLBA, Sarbanes Oxley, ITIL and NIST, to name a few.

Prior to joining McAfee, Inc. in 2001, Mr. Stroud was a Global Security Consultant for Ericsson. During his time there, his travels took him across 70 countries and 5 continents delivering security focused audits, training and installations to help secure Ericsson's global network in various country offices.

In addition, James spent many years as a security consultant for many companies in the Fortune 100. This experience helped James better see the big picture, and identify with a customer's needs when it comes to the overall security landscape in any environment.

Lunch Menu:
Appetizer: Hale Koa Salad with Tarragon Dressing
Main Course: Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms, Shallots, Marsala Wine Sauce on an Asparagus Risotto Cake and Fresh Seasonal Vegetables
Dessert: Tiramisu