Ed Adams
CEO of Security Innovations and Founder of AppSIC
Presentation: Biggest <Application> Security Mistakes Organizations Make

Software security mistakes are costly and all too prevalent. Given the obvious repercussions of poor software security strategies, one is inclined to believe change agents are in place. However, organizations continue to make seemingly avoidable mistakes when it comes to Application Security.

This talk, presented by a seasoned veteran in the Software Quality and Security space, will discuss the underlying causes of software security mistakes, specific mistakes organizations make, and best practices necessary for a secure process of software development and management. This presentation will discuss:

• Underlying causes of security mistakes, including both business and psychological reasons that cause them
• The TOP FIVE most critical security mistakes and oversights that organizations make and how to avoid these mistakes in your organization
• Best practices and infrastructure needed to build secure software
• A collection of case studies and real-world examples of security failures and successes

This session relies on real-world case studies to reinforce the topical discussion points. The examples are not only real, but they are often humorous and entertaining, providing an excellent learning environment for software quality professionals to walk away with a better understanding of security and how to integrate it into their organizations.

Biography:

Ed Adams is a seasoned software executive with successful business experiences in various-sized organizations that serve the IT security and quality assurance industries. As CEO, Mr. Adams leverages his technical and business skills, as well as his pervasive industry experience, to direct renowned application security experts and deliver world-class services, technology and intelligence to many of the most recognizable technology companies in the world, including Microsoft, IBM, Symantec, SAP and HP. Mr. Adams is also the founder and business owner of the Application Security Industry Consortium, Inc. (AppSIC), an association of industry technologists and leaders to help establish and define cross-industry application security guidance and metrics.

Prior to Security Innovation, Mr. Adams was senior vice president at Ipswitch, Inc., where he directed more than half of the company to substantial revenue growth and major structural and strategic direction shifts. Mr. Adams was also vice president of marketing and certification for VeriTest, a division of Lionbridge Technologies, and held a senior management role at Rational Software (now IBM), where he derived many of the software quality and business concepts that add significant value and credibility to the initiatives he brings to Security Innovation. Mr. Adams also held senior management positions with Logistic Solutions, MathSoft, Foster-Miller and two US Army Research Labs.

Mr. Adams has presented at thousands at seminars and software industry conferences, as well as to numerous universities and private companies. He has contributed written and oral commentary for media outlets such as SC Magazine, CIO Update magazine and New England Cable News.  He has also written numerous whitepapers on Software Quality & Security, including “Security by Design”, “Why is Application Security so Elusive”, “Achieving Quality by Design” and "The Business Argument for Investing in Test Automation.”

Mr. Adams earned his MBA degree with honors from Boston College and has B.A. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and English Literature from the University of Massachusetts and has been an active member of the software quality industry for more than a decade.

Warren S. Reid
Managing Director, WSR Consulting Group, LLC
Presentation: Pre-Litigation CPR:1 Reviving the DrowningLarge-Scale IT Project

In 2004, one-third of all IT projects were reported as failed and were scrapped! One-third were “challenged” and came in with deplorable budget and schedule overruns! Only one-third were deemed successful!

Warren S. Reid will show you what can, and in most cases, must be done to turn around the runaway IT project and try to get it into the “successful” column -- before you litigate. By referencing actual anecdotal turnaround cases (and some litigation situations that could have been avoided) that he has worked on, Mr. Reid will present a proprietary, multi–tiered, 13 step model that focuses on what actions must be taken during a failing project to turn around, overcome and compensate for project management, methodology, technology and people deficiencies/issues.

A real bonus to Mr. Reid's presentation and model is that this same model and related procedures, if contracted for and employed early in a project, will prevent runaway situations, and also be useful as a yardstick for good IT industry standards and practices t o be used in the courtroom.

You won't want to miss this one!!

Biography:

Following a distinguished career as a management and computer technology consultant and partner at an international consulting firm, Warren S. Reid founded the WSR Consulting Group , LLC in 1988. He has been engaged in developing and implementing large-scale systems and turning around systems in crisis situations and runaway projects, such as helping create and launch the Federal Energy Office for President Jimmy Carter in 75 days, and overseeing the testing and acceptance of California 's Lotto Lottery games in just 100 days. Mr. Reid recently created and published the CPR1 Methodology: Reviving the Drowning Large-Scale IT Project ©, which has already been featured in the press.

For more than 18 years, Mr. Reid has been actively engaged in litigation matters around the world as a consultant and expert in cases involving the failure of large-scale systems and related projects -- especially those projects following poor testing practices, using inadequate life cycle methodologies, and employing inappropriate project management principles.

He has testified in U.S. State and Federal Courts, and has been engaged as an expert by a “Who's Who” in the world of international business including: the U.S. Department of Justice and President William Clinton; the Malaysian Stock Exchange; Pepsico; Her Royal Majesty, the Queen of England; Compuserve; Fortune 500 retailers; and ERP software developers --to mention a few.

Mr. Reid graduated with highest honors from Baruch College in New York City and earned his M.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the Wharton Graduate School of Finance. Mr. Reid is a highly published author and has appeared on radio and CNN as an expert in systems technology.