Announcement of USMC IA Conference 2006

1. PURPOSE. TO ANNOUNCE THE FY06 HQMC USMC
INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) CONFERENCE AND TRAINING SESSIONS.
2. DISCUSSION. ON BEHALF OF THE DIRECTOR, C4, HQMC C4 IA IS
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 6TH ANNUAL INFORMATION ASSURANCE CONFERENCE
AND TRAINING. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT SHERATON PREMIER
HOTEL,TYSONS CORNER, VA FROM 27 FEB TO 03 MAR 2006.
A. THE USMC IA CONFERENCE AND TRAINING IS SCHEDULED FOR 5 DAYS.
FEBRUARY 27TH IS A TRAVEL DAY. THE CONFERENCE WILL END NLT 1200 ON
03 MARCH TO ALLOW FOR RETURN TRAVEL. DURING THIS IMPORTANT WEEK, IA
AND NETWORK OPERATIONS SME'S WILL PRESENT INFORMATION ON
SIGNIFICANT, RECENT CHANGES IN POLICY, TECHNOLOGY AND DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE DIRECTIVES TO IT AND IA PROFESSIONALS IN THE OPERATING
FORCES AND SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS. CURRENTLY PLANNED TOPICS
INCLUDE IA POLICY AND TRAINING UPDATES, NMCI, ENTERPRISE INFORMATION
ASSURANCE INITATIVES AND NETOPS.
B. THE CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE DAILY GENERAL SESSIONS EACH MORNING
FOLLOWED BY SIX SEPARATE INFORMATION AND TRAINING TRACKS. 
C. A TRAINING TRACK FOR THOSE ASSIGNED IN WRITING AS A DESIGNATED
APPROVING AUTHORITY (DAA) WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 28 FEB. IAMS ARE
INVITED AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE ON A SPACE AVAILABLE BASIS.
D. ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS, BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND TRAINING TRACKS
INCLUDE PDS INSPECTION, IA ASSESSMENT AND TOOLKIT TRAINING, IA
POLICY ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION AND
SSAA, HERCULES AND RETINA TRAINING, NSA IDS TOOL TRAINING, ROUTER
HARDENING AND ASSESSMENT, WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY, IDENITY
MANAGEMENT, HONEYNETS, LATEST HACKING TRENDS, REVERSE ENGINEERING
101 AND AN INFORMATION ASSURANCE PANEL.
E. BREAKOUT ROOMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE EVERY EVENING OF THE
CONFERENCE FOR BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER SESSIONS AS NEEDED.
F. THE CONFERENCE WILL END NLT 1200 ON 03 MAR FOLLOWING THE
TRAINING EXAMS AND IA PANEL Q&A SESSION. PLAN ACCORDINGLY FOR
RETURN TRAVEL.
3. ACTION.
A. ADDRESSEES ARE TO REGISTER ONLINE AT THE LINK PROVIDED ON THE
USMC IA WEB PAGE AT HTTP:/HQUSMC.USMC.MIL/C4/IA.ASP. HOTEL AND
VENUE INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.
B. ADDRESSEES ARE REQUESTED TO REGISTER ATTENDEES ONLINE. 
C. BREAKOUT SESSION REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE. 
ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO SELECT 3 BREAKOUT SESSIONS AS FIRST,
SECOND AND THIRD CHOICE FOR ATTENDANCE. 
D. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON 10 FEB 2006.
E. UNIFORM FOR THE CONFERENCE FOR ALL PERSONNEL WILL BE APPROPRIATE
BUSINESS CASUAL CIVILIAN ATTIRE.
F. FOR LOCAL COMMANDS, AUTHORIZATION OF TAD TO TRAINING SITE IS
HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO PROMOTE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION AND BENEFITS
GAINED.
G. ALL COMMANDS THAT RECEIVED IA TOOLKITS DURING THE LAST IA
CONFERENCE ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THEIR TOOLKITS TO THIS CONFERENCE
FOR UPDATES.
4. UP TO DATE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND BREAKOUT SESSION INFORMATION
WILL BE POSTED TO THE HQMC C4 IA WEB PAGE. 
A. 27 FEB 2006 ONSITE REGISTRATION OPENS AT 1500 IN THE HOTEL
LOBBY. REGISTRATION WILL END AT 1830.
B. 28 FEB 2006 ONSITE REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE 0800 - 0900.
CONFERENCE GENERAL SESSIONS BEGIN AT 0900 WITH OPENING REMARKS
FOLLOWED BY DIRECTOR, C4, BGEN ALLEN. BREAKOUT SESSIONS BEGIN AT
1300. 
EVENING SOCIAL BEGINS AT 1800.
C. 01 AND 02 MAR 2006 GENERAL SESSIONS: 0800 TO 1130. DAILY
BREAKOUT SESSIONS BEGIN AT 1300. EVENING BREAKOUT SESSIONS BEGIN AT
1900.
D. 03 MAR 2006 EXAMS BEGIN AT 0800. GENERAL SESSION BEGINS AT
0900. CONFERENCE ENDS AT 1200.
E. GENERAL SESSIONS INCLUDE DOD AND SECNAV WIRELESS POLICY UPDATES,
IDENTITY MANAGMENT, JMDVA UPDATE, MCEITS UPDATE, NSA EARLY WARNING
TOOLS BRIEF, NETOPS CONOPS AND CURRENT THREATS TO THE MCEN. 
5. BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS. 
A. THREE-DAY IA ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY AND TOOLKIT TRAINING. 
COMMAND IA PERSONNEL REQUESTING APPOINTMENT TO THE MARINE CORPS
INFORMATION ASSURANCE GREEN TEAM MUST ATTEND THIS SESSION AND PASS
THE ACCOMPANYING EXAM PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT TO THE GREEN TEAM.
B. IA ROUNDTABLE. SESSIONS ARE TARGETED AT COMMAND INFORMATION
ASSURANCE MANAGERS AND SENIOR INFORMATION ASSURANCE CHIEFS. 
ATTENDEES WILL REVIEW AND COMMENT ON CURRENT AND FUTURE MARINE CORPS
POLICIES AND OPERATIONAL STANDARDS AS THEY RELATE TO INFORMATION
ASSURANCE.
C. WIRELESS ASSESSMENT TRAINING. INTRODUCTION TO METHODS AND
TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS NETWORK DISCOVERY AND ASSESSMENT.
D. HARDENING THE INTERNAL NETWORK. PRESENTATIONS ON THE KIWI
SYSLOG DAEMON FOR WINDOWS, CISCO EXTENDED ACCESS CONTROL LISTS,
REFLEXIVE ACCESS LISTS AND IDENTIFYING ABNORMAL TRAFFIC TO/FROM
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THESE SKILLS WILL ALLOW ATTENDEES TO HARDEN
THEIR INTERNAL NETWORKS.
E. DAA TRAINING. ATTENDEES WILL LEARN THE DETAILED INFORMATION
REQUIRED FOR THOSE APPOINTED AS DESIGNATED APPROVING AUTHORITIES AS
DIRECTED BY DOD POLICY.
F. PDS INSPECTION. METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR INITIAL ASSESSMENT
AND REVIEW OF PROTECTED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ATTENDEES MUST PASS THE
ACCOMPANYING EXAM PRIOR TO APPROVAL AS INTIAL PDS ASSESSORS.
G. REVERSE ENGINEERING 101. HIGHLY TECHNICAL EVENING SESSION
COVERING THE SUBJECT OF VULNERABILITY DISCOVERY AND EXPLOITATION. A
BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NOT
REQUIRED. THIS SESSION WILL EXPOSE ATTENDEES TO WHAT SOME OF THE
DEEPEST HACKERS ARE UP TO.
H. GEN III HONEYNETS: THE BIRTH OF ROO. AN EVENING SESSION
COVERING THE NEW GENERATION OF HONEYNETS FROM THE LEAD DEVELOPER OF
ROO. SEVERAL DEMOS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND LITTLE TO NO TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE IS REQUIRED.
I. GENERAL HACKING NUTS AND BOLTS. COVERING THE LATEST TRENDS IN
HACKING. A SESSION ABOUT THE LATEST THREATS ON THE NET TODAY FROM A
CO-AUTHOR OF GRAY HAT: THE ETHICAL HACKERS HANDBOOK. 
J. CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION. THREE DAY SESSION WILL COVER
MARINE CORPS CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS AND
INCLUDES THE USE OF THE NEW USMC AUTOMATED SYSTEM SECURITY
AUTHORIZATION TOOL. 
K. MCNOSC TRAINING RETINA AND HERCULES. TWO DAY SESSION ON
IMPLEMENTATION AND USE OF BOTH HERCULES AND RETINA AND THEIR
INTEGRATION INTO THE ENTERPRISE. THIS SESSION WILL INCLUDE THE
APPROPRIATE EXAMS.
6. POINT OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION IS MSGT RYBCZYNSKI
(WILLIAM.H.RYBCZYNSKI@USMC.MIL) OR MRS KRISTIN DIAS,
(KRISTIN.F.DIAS.CTR@USMC.MIL) 703-693-3490.