KUCI: Privacy Piracy

Kevin Mitnick is a security consultant to corporations worldwide and cofounder of Defensive Thinking, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm (defensivethinking.com). He has testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on the need for legislation to ensure the security of the government's information systems. His articles have appeared in major news magazines and trade journals, and he has appeared on Court TV, Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, CNN's Burden of Proof and Headline News. Mitnick has also been a keynote speaker at numerous industry events and has hosted a weekly radio show on KFI-AM 640 Los Angeles.

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Dec 28, Gilles M. Lisimaque - Expert on Smart Cards and the Future of Authentication

Mr. Lisimaque is one of the leading US experts on Smart Cards and application of Smart Cards, working on various US government projects as technical advisor and smart card standard expert. Prior to joining IDTP Mr. Lisimaque worked at Gemplus, a company he founded with four other co-founders, and was part of the Business Development Group, responsible for special projects in North America. In this position, he contributed to various groups including prospects and customers, providing technical and business guidance for the design and application of Gemplus smart cards, hardware and systems, and customized services. Prior to joining the Gemplus team, Mr. Lisimaque was technical marketing director in SGS-Thomson's research and development group. He was the architect of the company's family of smart card components and helped develop the first chip operating system for smart cards. Additionally, he was MIS manager of the SGS-Thomson MOS facility called Eurotechnique, a joint venture between Saint-Gobain and National Semiconductor. There he developed an integration system connecting HP mini-computers, IBM mainframes and DEC semi-conductor test equipment. Mr. Lisimaque holds multiple patents on smart card security and smart card OS design and has high level seats with numerous Smart Card and Security Forums and Associations. Mr. Lisimaque is an honor graduate of the French engineering school, "Arts & M?tiers", where he specialized in automation and electronics.

http://www.idtp.com/

Joanna Crane is the Identity Theft Program Manager at the Federal Trade Commission. She is responsible for coordinating the FTC=s implementation of its responsibilities under the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998. The FTC's program focuses on assisting victims of identity theft, supporting law enforcement investigations and training, outreach to private industry, developing regulatory and policy responses, and bringing civil enforcement actions against entities that fail to comply with data security laws. Ms. Crane also participates in a variety of governmental councils and workshops, public-private partnerships, and training and research initiatives involving identity theft.

Ms. Crane served as Law Clerk to the Hon. Diane Gilbert Weinstein of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Ms. Crane holds a B.A. and an M.P.A. from Syracuse University and a J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law.

www.consumer.gov/idtheft; www.FTC.gov

Mr. Manly is the principal of Manly, McGuire & Stewart. He specializes in representing victims of sexual abuse by clergy and has become famous after representing many of the victims of sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Church. Mr. Manly has appeared on numerous television news programs including ABC Nightline, CBS Evening News, Fox News, NBC Today Show, MSNBC, and many appearances on CNN. In addition, Mr. Manly has also been featured on National Public Radio and other radio outlets throughout the country. He has also been featured in hundreds of newspaper interviews across the county, including the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Mr. Manly was named one of the Top 100 California Lawyers by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals, the leading legal newspapers

John C. Manly, Esq.

Partner, Manly, McGuire & Stewart

4220 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 200

Newport Beach, CA 92660

www. manlymcguire.com

Richard Holober has served as Executive Director of the Consumer Federation of California since 2001.

In 2002, he co-founded Californians for Privacy Now, which was instrumental in winning the nation's strongest Financial Privacy Law (Senate Bill 1 of 2003). In his work with the Consumer Federation, he has advocated for legislation to expand health care patient rights, to protect the public from defective products, for food safety laws, and for stronger protections against fraudulent sales practices.

Prior to joining the Consumer Federation of California, Richard served for over 20 years in leadership positions in the labor movement He served as a Legislative Advocate for the California Labor Federation for 13 years. In 1995 he founded the Liveable Wage Coalition and served as full time manager of the Proposition 210 campaign, which raised California's minimum wage by 35%. He has served as Political Director for the California Nurses Association and Southern California Director for US Senator Alan Cranston.

Richard is a Trustee of the San Mateo County Community College District. He was elected in 1997, and re-elected in 2001 and 2005. Richard was elected to the Millbrae School Board in 1993, and served four years.

www.consumercal.org

Linda Goldman-Foley

Linda Foley is the co-founder/director of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nation-wide nonprofit identity theft program based in San Diego, California. Established in 1999 in response to the growing need for victim assistance and public empowerment due to the epidemic rise in identity theft, today ITRC is nationally respected for its expertise and work.

As a former victim of identity theft herself, Foley is uniquely suited to understanding the complexities of this crime. ITRC supports thousands of victims through its web site, email and telephone correspondence. Foley developed and wrote the numerous comprehensive publications on ITRC's website (www.idtheftcenter.org) and used by the national office and network of trained volunteers.

Foley provides testimony and information for national and state conferences and taskforces, and remains a resource for legislators throughout the nation. Foley has appeared on numerous major television news show, several talk shows and is widely quoted by major newspapers, radio stations and magazines.

Besides her work in the community, Foley forges partnerships with companies to create better document handling procedures. She has created a workplace ID theft self-assessment inventory for use by businesses that might not want outside consultants to evaluate their company.

She has been honored as the 10Leadership Program (San Diego's ABC affiliate) Individual Leader for 2001, is a recipient of the prestigious Foundation for Improvement of Justice Award (Sept 2000), the 2004 National Crime Victim Service Award presented by U. S. Attorney General for the Department of Justice and commendations by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and former CA Governor Gray Davis.

Jay Foley

Jay Foley is the co-founder/director of the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nationwide, nonprofit identity theft program located in San Diego, California. The ITRC was established in 1999 in response to the growing need for victim assistance and public empowerment caused by the explosive rise in identity theft crime rate.

As the spouse of an identity theft victim, Foley understands the practical and emotional complexities of this crime. Since 1999, he has assisted thousands of victims via email and telephone.

As ITRC's primary criminal justice contact, he has received great support and accolades from members of law enforcement across the country who frequently refer victims to him for assistance. Foley currently sits numerous law enforcement, governmental and legislative taskforces, including JAG and has testified at legislative hearings in various states and in front of Congress.

Foley is also a popular presenter and trainer. He has also appeared on many major television news shows, quoted in most major newspapers and radio stations around the country.

Jay Foley's background includes over 20 years in project management, customer service training, sales and database management. His experience in the US Navy and study for his MCSE and MCDBA certificates has proven to be invaluable in understanding the computer's role in this crime, possible solutions and in anticipating future trends.

He is a recipient of the 2004 Crime Victims Service Award presented by the U. S. Attorney General for the Department of Justice and commendations by Senator Dianne Feinstein and former CA Governor Gray Davis.

David Lazarus is a business columnist at the Los Angeles Times, focusing on consumer affairs. His work has resulted in a variety of laws protecting Californians, including a ban on sending voter information abroad and limits on how frequently banks can recycle former customers' checking account numbers. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious National Headliner Award and, among other honors, has been named Journalist of the Year by both the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists and the Consumer Federation of California. He previously worked as a columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle and a talk-show host at KGO Radio, and has been published in a variety of newspapers and magazines, including Fortune, Newsweek and National Geographic. He is the author of two books about Japan- one is "Japan, Seriously" and the other is a collection of short stories called "The Secret Sushi Society." He resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son.

www.LATimes.com

Nov 7, Richard Purcell - CEO Corporate Privacy Group, Former Chief Privacy Officer, Microsoft.

Richard Purcell is a leading voice in addressing consumer privacy and data protection challenges, domestically and internationally.

In 2003, Mr. Purcell formed Corporate Privacy Group, an independent consulting firm focused on establishing sustainable, affordable privacy programs. Mr. Purcell advises Fortune 100 corporations and government agencies about achieving the twin goals of respecting and protecting personal information. Through seminars, lectures and writings, he promotes leading practices for consumer data protection and security.

In addition to CPG?s program reviews and advice, their Web-based education curriculum, Privacy Directions?, has become a landmark offering. Designed to support corporations institutionalize privacy awareness, practices, and compliance throughout their employee base, Privacy Directions? is widely deployed in the United States.

As Microsoft?s original privacy officer, Mr. Purcell designed, developed, implemented and oversaw one of the world?s largest and most advanced privacy programs, spanning software development, web deployment, infrastructure management, workforce management, and consumer data handling practices. His corporate office developed and monitored a distributed team of privacy managers throughout the enterprise, including global subsidiaries.

Mr. Purcell holds several significant privacy appointments. He was Chairman of TRUSTe for 2005-2006, currently sits on the Privacy Certification Advisory Board of the Int?l Association of Privacy Professionals, is a member of the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee for the Dept. of Homeland Security and a Fellow at the Ponemon Institute. For more information, contact Paula Purcell, Corporate Privacy Group, at 360.379.0762 or mailto:[email protected] http://www.corporateprivacygroup.com

Stephany Alexander is the CEO/Founder of WomanSavers.com which is home to the "World's Largest Database Rating Men" targeting abusive and cheating men with over 20,000 men entered by women worldwide. WomanSavers receives over 1 million hits per month, is in the top 5% most popular women's website in the world and has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Chicago Tribune, Esquire Magazine, Sirius and hundreds of radio shows. Ms. Alexander is an abuse and infidelity survivor and that is one of the reasons she created WomanSavers in 2002. She is also the author of the book, "Sex, Lies and the Internet," an Online Dating Survival Guide which teaches women how to avoid being scammed, used and abused by men.

To learn more, visit www.WomanSavers.com

Oct 24, Micki Krause - Chief Information Security Officer, Pacific Life Insurance Co.

Micki Krause has held positions in the Information Security profession for the past 20 years. She is currently the Chief Information Security Officer at Pacific Life Insurance Company in Newport Beach, California, where she is accountable for directing the Information Protection and Security Program for the enterprise. Pacific Life is the 15th largest life insurance company in the nation and provides life and health insurance products, individual annuities, mutual funds, group employee benefits, and a variety of investment products and services.

Krause was named one of the 25 most influential women in the field of information security by industry peers and Information Security magazine as part of their recognition of Women of Vision in the IT Security field and was awarded the Harold F. Tipton Award in recognition of sustained career excellence and outstanding contributions to the profession.

Micki has held several leadership roles in industry-influential groups including the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2 and is a passionate advocate for professional security leadership.

She is a reputed speaker, published author and co-editor of the Information Security Management Handbook series.

www.pacificlife.com

Sean Hoar, a US Attorney with the Department of Justice handles white collar crime and high tech crimes including identity theft, cyber crime and pornography crimes. H coordinates the CyberSafe Initiative, and coordinates and annual regional financial conference as well as a national seminar on identity theft.