Dear Colleague:

I am pleased to invite you to the first Symposium presented by the California State Information Security Office and the California Office of HIPAA Implementation in recognition of October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. This event is an exciting way to increase executive-level awareness about the importance of cyber security.

The presenters at this year’s Symposium will address cyber issues that affect every agency. They will share their firsthand experiences, such as removing personal information from public documents published on the Internet and other innovative approaches taken in response to a large personal data breach. These presentations will be followed by a panel discussion on emerging cyber security challenges.

Panelist topics include:

• Crisis Management - How to Talk About Your Security Breach
  
• Practical Privacy and Security - Today and for the Future
  
• Securing Health Information

Protecting information has become an integral part of security and privacy and the consequences of security breaches for executives have never been greater. Forward-thinking executives learn how to leverage their chief technologists, specifically their Information Security Officer (ISO) as well as their Chief Information Officer (CIO), to ensure that security is not an afterthought. The Symposium will provide you information about cyber issues and how working with your ISO can help you proactively address them through an active information
security and risk management program.

The Symposium, Securing California: Exploring Cyber Security Solutions for California Government, is a great opportunity to learn about emerging issues and lessons learned that will help you avoid the same pitfalls. I look forward to meeting you and sharing this
important information.

Colleen Pedroza
State Information Security Officer