Our years of dedicated advocacy and evangelism are paying dividends at last — security and risk are finally starting to receive the attention, funding, and respect they deserve. But this is no time to rest on our laurels; instead, we have to deliver on our promises. Don’t let that scare you! Risk management offers us a rich set of tools, and security’s maturation means greater discipline, more models from which to choose, and less time reinventing the wheel.

During this event, we will:

• Share innovative security practices. We’ll hold practical workshops on today’s most difficult security threats and management struggles. Together, we will work to: 1) pick the right security products or service providers; 2) structure privacy and security awareness programs; and 3) measure and showcase successes.
• Prepare for the expanded scope of tomorrow’s security challenges. We’re all taking on new responsibilities for areas as diverse as physical security and records management. Couple those changes with the future increased complexity of long-running security challenges like authentication, identity, and data integrity. Together, we’ll forecast and lay the groundwork for security’s next decade.
• Build operational risk and compliance excellence. Tremendous though the last few years’ compliance challenges have been, they pale beside those of tomorrow. Meaning? We’ll only prosper by adopting the tools and disciplines of operational risk management.

Key Questions That The Security Forum Will Address:

• How can you most effectively handle today’s thorniest security problems?
• What security challenges will your business face tomorrow, and how can you prepare?
• How can you use the disciplines of operational risk to meet your compliance mandates and create opportunity for your firm?

Podcast: Security Forum Preview
Vice President Laura Koetzle illustrates some of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective CISOs — one of the sessions at this year's Security Forum.

Last year, Forrester launched an annual Security Forum to fill the gap between enormous, anonymous trade shows and region- or technology-specific conferences. The results speak for themselves: More than 200 senior security leaders from around the globe attended Security Forum 2006, and 98% plan to return this year. Join us as we reunite in Atlanta in 2007 to share innovative security practices, predict and prepare for the future of security, and expand our practice of operational risk and compliance discipline.

This year's theme is aimed at improving the effectiveness and success of individuals in roles like:

• Senior-level IT and information security executives
• Executives and senior-level practitioners responsible for operational risk and compliance
• Senior-level IT and information security practitioners who need executive funding and sponsorship for their security and privacy projects

• The quality of the Forrester keynotes — Presentations are backed by thousands of interviews with technology leaders, business executives, and vendors.
• Exclusive audiences — Forrester Forum attendees include executives from the highest organizational levels.
• Integration of organizational, technological, and business issues — Forrester Forums provide a comprehensive understanding of the challenges ahead and how your company can overcome them.
• One-on-ones with Forrester analysts — Speak one-on-one with Forrester analysts about all aspects of security, from selecting technology to building sustainable security processes and organizations.