National Security Agency Director to Keynote At RSA® Conference 2009

Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander to Address Cyber Security as a National Security Issue and What Can Be Done to Improve Our Nation’s Cyber Security Posture

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RSA Conference

News Facts

• RSA^® Conference (www.rsaconference.com), the world’s leading information security conference, today announced that Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Chief of the Central Security Service (CSS), will deliver a keynote address at RSA Conference 2009.
• General Alexander’s presentation will take place at 11:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
• Alexander’s keynote will discuss how the Internet enables cyber criminals and others in conducting targeted attacks and what can be done to combat this threat.
• RSA Conference is the most effective and efficient environment for information security professionals to learn about the industry’s most important issues through first hand interaction with peers, luminaries and emerging and established companies. Over the course of a single week and under one roof, RSA Conference provides its attendees with the most comprehensive education and technical training of any information security event.
• This year’s Conference will take place from April 20-24, 2009, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Chief of the Central Security Service (CSS)

As the Director of NSA and Chief of CSS, General Alexander is responsible for a combat support agency of the Department of Defense with military and civilian personnel stationed worldwide. Previous assignments include the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Department of the Army in Washington, DC; Commanding General of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, VA; and Director of Intelligence, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL.

General Alexander holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Military Academy and four master's degrees in: business administration from Boston University, systems technology and physics from the Naval Postgraduate School, and national security strategy from the National Defense University.

Quote attributable to General Alexander:

“The rapid and widespread expansion of technology has created new challenges in meeting the increased threats to our nation’s security. Technology must therefore be part of the solution. The private and public sector should come together, particularly at events like RSA Conference, to share knowledge and discuss technological advancements that can protect our nation’s key infrastructures.”

Quote attributable to Sandra Toms LaPedis, Area Vice President and General Manager of RSA Conference:

“RSA Conference believes it essential to offer our audience access to diverse educational content and provide insight into the impact information security has on individual consumers, businesses and government agencies. Lieutenant General Alexander’s keynote address will give Conference attendees a unique view into the critical role information security plays in society and in our nation’s security and the measures we as citizens can expect from our government on the technology front.”

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