Events
October 29, 2009
Social Networking: Protecting your Online Identity
8:30am - 11:00am – Klaus Atrium
Do you Facebook? Twitter? Flickr? Join our panel discussion to learn about the dangers of social networking and how to protect your online identity.
Panelists will discuss the inherent dangers of social networking sites and tools, give insights on how to protect your online identity, and take questions from students on steps they can take to protect themselves online.
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Agenda
8:30am - 9:00am – Registration/Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 11:00am – Roundtable Discussion
Welcome & Introductions by Mustaque Ahamad
Remarks on social networking security by Moderator Chris Rouland
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Comments by each panelist on the topic from their perspective
- Shelley Hildebrand, Senior Attorney, Georgia Tech Legal
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- Paul Judge, Vice President of Cloud Services and Chief Research Officer, Barracuda Networks
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- Dale Myers, System Support Specialist, OIT Georgia Tech
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- Ralph Mobley, Director Career Services, Georgia Tech
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- Kapil Singh, PhD Student, College of Commputing Georgia Tech
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Questions from the audience/moderator
Moderator
Chris Rouland, CEO, Endgame Systems
Mr. Christopher Rouland, CEO and Co-Founder of Endgame Systems has over 20 years of experience in the field of information security. Mr. Rouland previously held the position of CTO and Distinguished Engineer of IBM Internet Security Systems after IBM purchased Internet Security Systems, Inc. in 2006. Prior to the IBM acquisition of ISS, Chris held the position of CTO of ISS where he was responsible for the overall technical direction of the ISS product and services portfolio. Prior to his executive roles at IBM and ISS, Chris was the original Director of the famed X-Force vulnerability research team which was responsible for the discovery of hundreds of security vulnerabilities.
Panelists
Shelley Hildebrand, Senior Attorney, Georgia Tech Legal
Shelley Hildebrand graduated from Hofstra University School of Law. She worked for the Fulton County District Attorney and The American Cancer Society before coming to Georgia Tech's Office of Legal Affairs in 2002. Shelley advises Georgia Tech on a wide variety of legal issues, including the growing concern of privacy issues on the internet.
Dr. Paul Q. Judge, Vice President of Cloud Services and Chief Research Officer, Barracuda Networks, Inc
Dr. Paul Q. Judge is an accomplished technologist, noted scholar and successful entrepreneur. In 2007, he founded Judge Ventures, a privately held technology venture fund. Also in 2007, Judge Ventures made its first investment in Purewire, Inc., a Web security SaaS company that Dr. Judge co-founded and served as Chief Technology Officer until its acquisition by Barracuda Networks in 2009. Purewire has been honored with a landslide of praise including Gartner Cool Vendor, Red Herring 100, DEMOgod, finalist for “Rookie Security Company of the Year” in the 2009 SC Magazine Awards, Top 10 Security Stories of 2008 by eWeek, Top 10 IT Security Companies to Watch in 2009 by Network World, and numerous national business and technology press mentions including Business Week, Forbes, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Information Week and more. Prior to founding Purewire, Dr. Judge joined the founding team of CipherTrust in 2000, which became one of the fastest growing companies in North America. During his tenure at CipherTrust, Dr. Judge developed many key security algorithms, led the research, engineering, and product management groups and was responsible for the technology strategy. In 2006, CipherTrust was acquired by Secure Computing, where Dr. Judge served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, leading the technology and product strategy for the 1,000-person, publicly traded company. Dr. Judge has been awarded six U.S. patents and has more than 20 other U.S. patents pending. Dr. Judge holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Morehouse College, and received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.
Dale Myers, System Support Specialist, OIT Georgia Tech
Dale Myers is an expert in operating system troubleshooting with over 14 years of experience in the industry. He was a lead Systems Administrator for Ryder Logistics for 7 years where he managed the IT infrastructure for three North American automotive assembly accounts. Dale has been with Georgia Tech's Office of Information Technology since October of 2005 and is responsible for computer vendor management, technology fee processing, and student / faculty / staff support through the Technology Support Center. Dale has extensive experience with MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Part of his responsibilities as an expert in operating systems is to teach the end users how to have fun online but also maintain solid security in the ever expanding social networking internet.
Ralph Mobley, Director Career Services, Georgia Tech
Ralph Mobley is Director of Career Services at Georgia Tech where he leads a high volume, full service career services office. He has a unique perspective on college recruiting having worked extensively in both university and employer environments. In addition to his work helping students hone their interviewing, networking, and job search skills, he frequently works with recruiters on issues such as becoming employer of choice, campus relationship building, marketing, and brand name development on campus.
Immediately prior to coming to Georgia Tech he managed IBM’s campus recruiting efforts nationwide. In that role he helped develop new recruiting strategies, reinvent the process, and implement successful recruiting solutions.
Past President of the Southeastern Association of Colleges and Employers, Ralph has served in various leadership capacities including participation on the National Association of Colleges and Employers President’s Roundtable. He has been deeply involved in recruiting and career services or over 15 years.
Kapil Singh, PhD Student, College of Computing Georgia Tech
Kapil Singh is a PhD student in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his masters degree from University of British Columbia, Canada in 2005 and undergraduate degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee in 2001. His research interests cover various aspects of web security, including browser security and privacy control in web applications such as social networks. In the past, he has worked in the areas of botnets, intrusion detection systems and VoIP security. His work experience includes internships at Microsoft Research, IBM Research and Damballa Inc. More details about him can be found at his web site at http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~ksingh