Conference aims to bring together Bay Area security community

If you’re a security professional based in the San Francisco Bay Area or happen to be in the area next month, you might want to check out the Cornerstones of Trust conference.

The annual conference, sponsored by the San Francisco and Silicon Valley chapters of the nonprofit Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and San Francisco Bay Area InfraGard, will be held March 6 in Foster City.

Scheduled keynote speakers are Richard Jackson, chief information protection officer and general manager of global information risk management at Chevron, and Amit Yoran, CEO of NetWitness and former cybersecurity chief at the Department of Homeland Security.

The conference will have four parallel tracks covering a range of topics: convergence of physical and IT security, security metrics, securing core business functions, and predictive analysis for risk measurement. Featured speakers include Wells Fargo CSO William Wipprecht, consultant Fred Cohen, Liam Lynch, chief security strategist for eBay Marketplaces, and eTelecare CISO Kim Jones.

For more information or to register, visit the conference Web site at http://www.cornerstonesoftrust.com/index.htm. The cost is $50 for members and $75 for non-members.