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303 -  Protect Your Data Using Aggregation & Centralized Storage
 Wednesday, November 07, 2007, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Speakers:
Stan Waddell
Chief Information Security Officer
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Stan Waddell is the Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Mr. Waddell coordinates all information security related activities for the Medical Center, including the university and its two hospitals, Zale and St. Paul University hospital. Mr. Waddell is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds a graduate certificate in information assurance from Nova Southeastern University a designated National Center of Academic Excellence in information assurance. Mr. Waddell holds a Bachelors of Science in Electrical engineering from Old Dominion and a Master’s of Science in Management and Administration Sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is currently pursuing a PhD at Nova Southeastern University.
Session Description:
The focus of this session is the description of silos and sensitive data within the enterprise and the corresponding risk to data stored in this fashion. This discussion will cover one organization's migration from silos of data to a single enterprise managed array for data storage.

Participants will learn in this session:

  • The the risks vs. benefits to storing data as silos throughout the enterprise.
  • Understanding the risks vs. benefits to centralized storage of sensitive data.
  • Discussion of a risk assessment vs. cost to benefit analysis that compares to the two strategies within the enterprise.
  • Challenges and obstacles associated with implementing a centralized storage array for sensitive/confidential data.
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