R 171718Z OCT 08
MARADMIN 595/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 IA//
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF USMC 2009 ANNUAL INFORMATION ASSURANCE
/(IA) CONFERENCE//
POC/R. A. LETTEER/CIV/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:703-693-3490
/EMAIL:RAY.LETTEER@USMC.MIL//
POC/J. A. CRAWFORD/MGYSGT/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:703-693-3490
/EMAIL:JAMES.A.CRAWFORD@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE ANNUAL HEADQUARTERS
MARINE CORPS (HQMC), COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS
(C4) INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSIONS.
THE THEME FOR THIS YEARS CONFERENCE IS INFORMATION ASSURANCE AND
CYBER WARFARE IN A NETWORK CENTRIC WORLD.
2. DISCUSSION. ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR, C4, THE IA DIVISION IS
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 9TH ANNUAL INFORMATION ASSURANCE
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD FROM 23 - 27 MARCH 09 IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
VENUE IS THE WESTIN PEACHTREE PLAZA. REGISTRATION INFORMATION WILL
BE PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR.
3. THE INTENT OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE CONFERENCE AND
SOLICIT AGENDA ITEMS. DURING THIS IMPORTANT WEEK, HQMC C4 IAD,
MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) AND MARINE CORPS NETWORK
OPERATIONS AND SECURITY CENTER (MCNOSC) SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME)
WILL
PRESENT INFORMATION ON KEY IA INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARDS PROTECTING
MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(IT)
ASSETS FROM CYBER WARFARE ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRIEFS
WILL ADDRESS: SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD),
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON), AND MARINE CORPS POLICIES; INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY UPDATES; AND OPERATING FORCES AND SUPPORTING
ESTABLISHMENT ISSUES AND CONCERNS. THE TENTATIVE AGENDA CURRENTLY
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING (ANY ADDITIONAL AGENDA ITEMS AND/OR
SCHEDULE
CHANGES WILL BE FORTHCOMING VIA SEPCOR):
A. IDENTITY MANAGEMENT/OMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC), PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION (PII), AND PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI)
UPDATES
B. ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EKMS) UPDATES
C. DOD INFORMATION ASSURANCE CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION
PROCESS (DIACAP)101
D. CONTINGENCY PLAN DEVELOPMENT
E. NEXT GENERATION (NGEN), WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU
F. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
G. OPERATING FORCES ISSUES
H. BREAKOUT SESSIONS (TBD)
I. NETWORK OPERATIONS (NETOPS) UPDATES
4. ATTENDEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AGENDA ITEMS FOR INCLUSION.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 5 DECEMBER 08.
ALL PROPOSED
AGENDA TOPICS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO MCEN_DAA@USMC.MIL.
FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION IS AS FOLLOWS:
A. PROPOSED AGENDA TOPIC:
B. BACKGROUND:
C. JUSTIFICATION:
5. TRAINING SESSIONS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED. TENTATIVE CLASSES ARE
SECURITY ASSESSMENT SIMULATION TOOLKIT (SAST) TRAIN THE TRAINER,
XACTA
TRAINING, MARINE CORPS IA ASSESSMENT TEAM (MCIAAT) BLUE TEAM
METHODOLOGY TRAINING, WIRELESS ASSESSMENT AND MAPPING TOOLS
(FLYING SQUIRREL AND WOODCHUCK), SECURITY PLUS, CERTIFIED
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER (CISM) OVERVIEW AND OTHERS.
6. THE CONFERENCE AND TRAINING ARE SCHEDULED FOR 5 DAYS. 22 MARCH
SHOULD BE SCHEDULED AS THE TRAVEL DATE FOR ATTENDEES.
THE CONFERENCE
WILL
END NLT 1300 ON 27 MARCH 09 TO ALLOW FOR RETURN TRAVEL.
7. THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED ON 31 MARCH, 2009.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN G. J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, COMMAND,
CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF
THE MARINE CORPS.//