Verizon Security, Smart Grid Experts to Present at Homeland Security for Networked Industries Conference Sept. 20-21

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Global security expert Peter Tippett, vice president technology and innovation for Verizon Business, will be among the featured speakers at the Homeland Security for Networked Industries Conference in Washington, D.C., Sept. 20-21.

WHAT:
Tippett's keynote speech will highlight how Verizon is helping improve security of the nation's business and government infrastructure, along with key findings from Verizon's 2010 "Data Breach Investigations Report." The report, made possible under a first-of-its-kind collaboration with the U.S. Secret Service, provides an unprecedented view into data breaches and the state of cybercrime.

Other sessions throughout the two-day conference will also feature Verizon experts.

WHEN:
Monday, Sept. 20:
8:45 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.
Keynote Speech: Peter Tippett, vice resident of technology and innovation, Verizon
Business

11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cross Industry Executive Keynote Panel: J. Michael Hickey, vice president, government affairs, national security policy, Verizon Business

2: p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Telecom Leadership Panel: C.J. Spallitta, executive director, global product management, security solutions, Verizon Business

Tuesday, Sept. 21
4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Smart Meter Rollout Round Table: Ernie Hayden, managing principal, energy security, Verizon Business

WHERE:
Homeland Security for Networked Industries Conference
Park Hyatt Hotel
Washington, D.C.

BACKGROUND:
As the underwriting sponsor of the conference, Verizon will feature a lineup of expert speakers on securing businesses and government agencies. At the Cross Industry Executive Panel, J. Michael Hickey will discuss industry collaboration opportunities for improving communications for enhancing the protection of the nation's infrastructure. At the Telecom Leadership Panel, C.J. Spallitta will discuss security solutions for advanced enterprise communications infrastructures. At the Smart Meter Rollout Round Table, Ernie Hayden will share his more than 25 years of experience of establishing and sustaining information security programs in the public sector, healthcare, and electric utility vertical.

Started in 2006 to address the need for cross industry collaboration and communication between critical infrastructure industries and local, state and federal government, the Homeland Security for Networked Industries (HSNI) conference draws together network security professionals with a common purpose of protecting the nation's critical infrastructure networks. HSNI focuses on three major critical infrastructure industries: telecommunications, utilities and transportation.