Eugene Schultz, Ph.D., CISSP, CISM, is a Principal Engineer with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and also teaches computer science courses at the University of California at Berkeley.

He is the author/co-author of four books, one on UNIX security, another on Internet security, a third on Windows NT/2000 security, and the latest on incident response, and is currently writing a book on intrusion detection and prevention. He has written over 100 published papers.

Gene is the Editor-in-Chief of Computers and Security and is an associate editor of Network Security and Information Security Bulletin.

He has received the NASA Technical Excellence Award, the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Professional Achievement and Honor Roll Awards, honorary CISM certification, and has been elected to the ISSA Hall of Fame.

While at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he was the founder and original project manager of the U.S. Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) and also a co-founder of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. He has provided expert testimony before committees within the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on various security-related issues, and has served as an expert witness in legal cases.

Presentation

Identity Management: A Strategic Analysis
With the threat of identity theft growing at an alarming rate, the need for secure electronic transactions has never been greater. Numerous identity management solutions, many of which are being deployed in real-world settings, are available, but critics are becoming increasingly concerned that the costs and security risks associated with identity management are not being adequately addressed. Where is identity management going and is whatever direction it is taking an appropriate one? This talk addresses these issues and offers prescriptions for using identity management more effectively.

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