AccelOps and Spire Security Research to Host Webinar on the Future of SIM and Log Management - Becoming a Part of the Mainstream, IT Operations and Service Delivery

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - AccelOps, IT service
management innovator, and security research firm Spire Security will
present a webinar focused on "the future of SIM and log management" as
applied to security operation centers (SOC), network operation centers
(NOC) and IT service management convergence. Hosted by the SANS
Institute, the online seminar will examine security and network
operational convergence, the opportunity for the infosec professional, and
the state of security information management and logging technology to
manage business risks and enhance service reliability. Security
practitioners and the media are encouraged to register for the September
2nd (10am PDT) webinar at http://www.accelops.net/news/events.html.

Companies are optimizing IT responsiveness and infrastructure oversight to
improve service reliability, gain efficiency and manage business risks. In
the past, NOCs were focused on infrastructure piping, integrity and
performance while SOCs directed their attention to protection, prevention
and detection. Enterprises seek to gain efficiency and increase service
levels by converging the SOC and NOC organization and leveraging shared
procedures, monitoring controls, workflows and reporting instrumentation.
How will this convergence affect the security practitioner and are current
log management and SIEM technologies up to task?

Join speakers Pete Lindstrom, lead analyst at Spire Security, Rick Lawhorn,
former CISO of GE Finance, and Scott Gordon, vice president at AccelOps, as
they explore:

-- IT service management drivers and impact on the security professional
-- Current SIEM and log management approaches: what's good and what's
lacking
-- Means to align the security organization, metrics and controls to
service management tenets
-- Operational blindspots that affect service delivery, incident
response, acceptable use and compliance adherence
-- The value of SOC/NOC/IT service management convergence and enabling
technologies

Registration and Materials

The webinar is open to CIOs, CTOs, CSOs, datacenter staff and information
security professionals who are responsible for protecting information
assets, extending operational controls and improving IT services. Industry
analysts and media are invited to attend. Additional materials including a
whitepaper that examines IT service management for mid-tier enterprises
will also be made available to registrants. The webinar takes place on:

September 2, 2009 at 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT / 6 pm GMT Daylight Time.

To register, please visit http://www.accelops.net/news/events.html.

About The Speakers

Pete Lindstrom, research director for Spire Security, an industry analyst
firm, and held lead industry analyst roles at both Burton Group and Hurwitz
Group. Prior, he was the deputy to the CISO for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. His
firm, Spire Security, conducts market research and analysis of information
security issues and requirements. Pete, who holds a CISSP certification, is
a frequent speaker and writer on information security topics and has been a
columnist in both the ISSA Journal and Information Security Magazine.

Rick Lawhorn, CISSP, CISA, has over 19 years of experience in information
technology, which includes an extensive security, compliance, privacy and
legal background. He has served as the CISO for GE Financial Assurance and
Genworth Financial and served in information technology leadership roles
within the Hunton & Williams law firm and the National White Collar Crime
Center. Rick, the founder of DigitalOutpost.net, has been published in
numerous international and domestic security magazines and serves on
several security company advisory boards.

Scott Gordon, vice president at AccelOps, has over 19 years of experience
in enterprise systems and information security. Prior to AccelOps, Scott
was part of the team at Protego, the makers of the popular MARS security
information management solution acquired by Cisco. Scott has advocated and
contributed to the advancement of industry leading products spanning
business service management, event correlation, security information
management, anti-malware, encryption and risk management. Scott holds ITIL,
CISSP, ISSMP certifications.

About AccelOps, How IT Accelerates Business

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delivered as a virtual appliance or SaaS. Our all-in-one solution assures
greater service reliability by empowering organizations to readily monitor
and improve service availability, performance, security and governance
objectives. The integrated approach aggregates, cross-correlates and
manages diverse operational data to yield unprecedented enterprise
visibility, service intelligence, operational efficiencies and resource
savings. The Silicon Valley-based company is privately held, venture-backed
and led by experienced technology executives who created the popular Cisco
MARS security appliance. Do more, control more and save more by visiting
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