Anti-Spyware Coalition Public Workshop:
Defining the Problem, Developing Solutions
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Hyatt Regency Washington
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
5:00pm – 7:00pm Internet Caucus Kickoff and Technology Fair
Members of the ASC will be demoing anti-spyware technologies at the Internet Caucus's kickoff fair on February 8th. The fair will take place in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
8:00am - 8:50am Continental Breakfast and Registration
Sponsored by Cyber Security Industry Alliance
9:00am – 9:30am Welcome and Introductions (Regency A) VIDEO
Keynote Address:
Deborah Platt Majoras
Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
(Paul Kurtz, CSIA, to introduce Majoras)
9:30am – 9:50am Spyware Overview: (Regency A) VIDEO
Susannah Fox, Associate Director Pew Internet & American Life Project
(Debbie Morey, HP, to introduce Fox)
10:00am – 10:50am Panel: Spyware’s Impact on Businesses and Individuals (Regency A)
This panel will provide an introduction to the day’s topic by exploring the current state of the spyware problem. Speakers will address affects on privacy, financial security, corporate responsibilities and productivity.
Moderator:
Larry Ponemon, the Ponemon Institute
Panel:
Michael Allred, CISO, State of Utah
Cindy Southworth, NNEDV
Suzi Turner, SpywareWarrior
11:00am – 11:50am Panel: Overview of Solutions (Regency A) VIDEO
How can individuals and organizations best combat the assault of spyware on their own computers? Panelists will explore the options available to those already infected and the best ways to avoid infection.
Moderator:
Harry McCracken, PC World
Panel:
Matt Cobb, EarthLink
Ed Skoudis, SANS Institute
Ed Felton, Princeton University
Justin Brookman, New York Attorney General’s Office
12:00pm – 1:25pm Luncheon Keynote Address: (Columbia A/B) VIDEO
Ari Schwartz, Center for Democracy & Technology, to give overview of ASC
Federal Trade Commissioner Jonathan Leibowitz
Keynote Address by Walter S. Mossberg, Wall Street Journal
1:30pm – 2:55pm Breakout Session I
- Education I – Increasing Awareness With the Use of Safety Tips (Congressional B)
We will address the issue of educating public individuals as well as organizations through tip sheets. Panelists from the Internet Education Foundation, the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the Federal Trade Commission will all share their experiences in developing these types of tip documents.
Moderator:
Cindy Southworth, NNEDV
Panel:
John Levine, Author, Internet for Dummies
Tim Lordan, IEF
Nat Wood, FTC
Tatiana Platt, AOL
Tom West , Dell
- Policy & Enforcement I – Tracking Spyware Across Borders (Capitol B)
The legal challenges facing the spyware problem are made even more complex because of the distributed nature of the Internet. This panel will discuss the best policies and practices for dealing with spyware in a geographically and politically diverse context.
Moderator:
Jimmy Kuo, McAfee
Panel:
Maneesha Mithal, Acting Associate Director for the International
Division of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection
Chris Boyd (aka paperghost), FaceTime
Katherine Tassi, Washington State AG
- Corporate Security I – Corporate Policies for Spyware Control (Congressional E)
The destructive nature of spyware in the corporate setting can decrease office productivity and potentially cause data security problems. Which protective policies work in a corporate setting, and what have the experts learned in putting them in place?
Moderator:
Ron Teixeira, NCSA
Panel:
Tim Johnson, SurfControl
Chris Harget, BlueCoat
Troy Donnelly, HP CISO rep
David Dagon, Georgia Tech University
Brady Brown, Mustang Engineering
- Industry Guidelines I – Fighting Spyware Through Industry Self-Regulation (Regency A) VIDEO
Industry self-regulation can be an important part of the fight against spyware. Experts will discuss new initiatives and best practices.
Moderator:
Tori Case, CA
Panel:
Fran Maier, TRUSTe
Bill Day, CEO WhenU
Eric Goldman, Marquette Law School
Eric Howes, Spyware Warrior
Jules Polonetsky, AOL
3:00pm – 4:25pm Breakout Session II
- Education II – Effective Outreach Campaigns (Congressional E)
This panel will ask what methods have worked best to educate the public about spyware so far. How can we learn from those previous programs to design future outreach and lessen the impact of spyware?
Moderator:
Michael Kaiser, NCVC
Panel:
Ron Teixeira, NCSA
Richard Stiennon, Webroot
Luis Villa, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
Michelle Boykins, NCPC
Nick Nyhan, SafeCount
- Policy & Enforcement II – Anti-Spyware Laws & Legislation (Regency A) VIDEO
Anti-spyware legislation has passed the House and is moving at a rapid pace in today’s Congress. The experts on this panel will discuss the current state of laws in the country, as well as the potential future of federal anti-spyware work.
Moderator:
Peter Swire, Ohio State University
Panel:
David Cavicke, House Energy & Commerce Committee
Brad Schuelke, Texas AG Office
Paul Kurtz, CSIA
Frank Torres, Microsoft
Paul Martino, Alston Bird
- Corporate Security II – The Position of Spyware in the Corporate Threat Landscape (Congressional B)
Spyware poses unique threats to corporate networks. Security experts will discuss the steps their companies take to protect themselves.
Moderator:
Doug Camplejohn, Mi5 Networks
Members:
Phil Harris, CISO, Providian
Pamela Fusco, Head Global Information Security, Citigroup
Bob West, Former CISO, Fifth Third Bank
Ken Pfeil, Former CISO, Capital IQ
Scott Blake, CISO, Liberty Mutual
Richard Baldry, Sophos
- Industry Guidelines II – Anti-Spyware Industry Collaboration (Capitol B)
What are the most effective and user-beneficial methods for the anti-spyware industry to work together in fighting the spread of spyware? This panel will look at the potential for organizations and corporations involved in the anti-spyware industry to develop common standards for anti-spyware work.
Moderator:
Lou Levy, Leventhal Senter & Lerman
Panel:
Ari Schwartz, CDT
Larry Bridwell, ICSA
Mike Wood, Lavasoft
Trevor Hughes, NAI
Sarah Gordon, Symantec
4:30pm – 5:30pm Plenary Wrap Up — Moving Forward (Regency A) VIDEO
The final session of the day will look into the future to predict the evolution of the spyware problem and what we must do to meet those emerging challenges. Technologists, law enforcement officials and industry leaders will describe the hurdles that the industry will have to deal with and the methods that might be employed.
Moderator:
Orson Swindle, Former Federal Trade Commissioner
Panel:
Trevor Hughes, NAI
Dave Methvin, PCPitStop
Ben Edelman
Mitch Dembin, Asst. US Attorney, Southern District, California
Jules Polonetsky, AOL
Bios for all speakers and panelists are available here.
