telco network security con

[coderman]

despite the marketing hype, att's nda team would actually be fun to
see.  something tells me they wont be allowing photographs...

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"Communications Security in the Digital Age Featured Only at
TelecomNEXT; AT&T's National Disaster Recovery Team on Display on
TelecomNEXT Exhibit Floor"

http://www.voip-magazine.com/content/view/2152/20060302005890/

 Thursday, 02 March 2006

Powered By BusinessWire WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2006--A
top priority for telecom service providers competing in today's
borderless economy, key security issues will play a central role on
the exhibit floor and in must-attend conference sessions at
TelecomNEXT in Las Vegas, March 19 - 23, 2006. TelecomNEXT, the only
place where the business and technology of communications and
entertainment meet, replaces SUPERCOMM(R) as USTelecom's annual
industry show.

"Network security and the ability to operate in the face of disaster
are some of the top concerns for integrated communications providers,"
said John Abel, USTelecom's Senior Vice President, Marketing,
Membership and Business Development. "In today's converged telecom
market, security solutions are more critical than ever before and
TelecomNEXT is the only place to see the latest advances in network
security."

The TelecomNEXT exhibit floor was recently expanded and an additional
hall was added to accommodate a premier enterprise security exhibit
-AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team. The NDR team is part of
AT&T's comprehensive business continuity plan to ensure that voice and
data communications can be restored quickly for business and
government customers if a disaster damages or destroys parts of the
network. The fully mobile NDR team allows AT&T to monitor, manage and
proactively protect the networks of its enterprise customers.
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In addition, several TelecomNEXT sessions will focus on critical
network security and reliability issues. These sessions bring together
experts on communications security issues and include a panel on cyber
security presented by representatives from the Department of Homeland
Security's National Cyber Security Division.

Some of the featured sessions include:

    --  Cyber Security and Energy Interdependency Summit

        This roundtable panel will discuss the reliability and
        security of the nation's electric grid, explore alternative
        back-up energy sources for central offices, and examine SCADA
        and cyber security issues.

            --  Steve Conrad, Sandia National Lab - Energy and
                Telecommunications Interdependencies

            --  Dave Robinson, Sandia National Lab - Risk assessment,
                business continuity, grid vulnerability

            --  John Boyes, Sandia National Lab - Energy Surety
                Program, Distributed Energy Resources and Energy
                Storage Systems

            --  Mike Hickey, VP, National Security, Verizon

            --  David Barron, Asst. VP, National Security, BellSouth

    --  Enterprise Security 101: Business Continuity, Disaster
        Recovery and Cyber Security

        Representatives from AT&T's NDR team will be on the
        TelecomNEXT show floor to discuss fundamentals of successful
        corporate business continuity planning. The session will
        explore new business opportunities from offering business
        continuity expertise and solutions to enterprise customers.

            --  Robin Bienfait, VP, Network Operations, AT&T

            --  Kenneth J. Smith, Director, Global Network Operations,
                Network Disaster Recovery, AT&T

    --  Prioritizing Cyber Security

        Produced by the Department of Homeland Security's National
        Cyber Security Division, this session looks at the operational
        and technical challenges to cyber security, including the
        unique challenges to small businesses.

            --  Liesyl Franz, Director, International Affairs, Deputy
                Director for Outreach and Awareness, National Cyber
                Security Division, Dept. Homeland Security

            --  Ron Layton, Deputy Director, Law Enforcement and
                Intelligence National Cyber Security Division, Dept.
                Homeland Security

            --  Ron Teixeira, Executive Director, National Cyber
                Security Alliance

            --  John E. Scott, II, Small Business Administration,
                Nevada District Director

            --  Robert G. Schoshinski, Division of Marketing
                Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal
                Trade Commission


Several technical papers on network security will be presented by
Juniper Networks, Nortel, Lucent Worldwide Services, Broadwing
Communications, VeriSign Communications Services, and VoIPshield
Systems on Monday, March 20 from 11:40 am to 3:00 pm. The TelecomNEXT
Paper presentations will address wireless, VoIP and converged network
security; as well as several other topics. The papers offer technical
decision makers, designers, engineers, network developers, and other
stakeholders the information they need to make informed purchasing
decisions.

The keynote speakers for TelecomNEXT are ...

TelecomNEXT will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las
Vegas, Nevada, March 19-23, 2006. The exhibit floor will be open
Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 22. For more information on
TelecomNEXT, go to www.telecom-next.com.
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