SELinux Symposium: Second Keynote Speaker announced

[Frank Mayer]

For those planning to go the SELinux Symposium, a second keynote speaker has
just been announced. The press release is below. The agenda for the
technical session has also been updated; see the symposium's web site
(www.selinux-symposium.org). Frank

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Second Keynote Speaker Announced for the 
Second Security-Enhanced Linux Symposium and Developer Summit
Event slated for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Baltimore, MD - (February, 02 2006) - Dr. Steve Marsh, Director of the
Central Sponsor for Information Assurance unit in the UK Cabinet Office,
will be a keynote speaker for the second annual Security-Enhanced Linux
(SELinux) Symposium scheduled for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore,
Maryland.
The Central Sponsor for Information Assurance unit was formed in October
2002 to provide assurance to government that the risks to the UK national
information infrastructure are appropriately managed. Prior to this
assignment, Dr. Marsh was Director of Security Policy in the Office of the
e-Envoy, responsible for establishing a common framework for the security of
electronic government systems. This included the ways by which individuals
and business users authenticate themselves when using electronic government
services. He has over 15 years experience in security and IT within the
public sector.

Dr. Marsh will present a keynote address entitled "UK e-Government: Security
Challenges and Solutions for Innovative Service Delivery."  In this address,
Dr. Marsh will share some of the security challenges facing e-Government
services in the UK, as well as some of the solutions being explored to
address these challenges. SELinux is being explored as one of a number of
aids to securing UK e-government services. SELinux has the ability to
provide enhanced information assurance for key infrastructure components and
applications. A separate case study to be presented during the symposium
will discuss the planned use of SELinux in an UK e-Government pilot program.

About the SELinux Symposium
The Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) Symposium is an annual exchange of
ideas, technology, and research involving SELinux. SELinux is technology
that adds flexible, strong mandatory access control security to Linux. The
Second Symposium is scheduled for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore,
Maryland and is sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Red Hat, Tresys
Technology, and Trusted Computer Solutions. The event brings together
experts from business, government, and academia to share research,
development, and application experiences using SELinux. For information on
registration and sponsorship opportunities, see www.selinux-symposium.org or
info at selinux-symposium.org.