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What is the council?
The Council is a non-profit corporation that supports a community of CSOs enabling the members to leverage experience and expertise of each other for the more effective and timely protection of their organization's critical information assets.
The Council organizes conferences, panel discussions, webinars and special events to facilitate communications among its members and the information security community.
Upcoming Council Events
19 Oct, 9:30AM - 2PM - E-Discovery & CSO Role
You are invited to attend the 6th BACC CSO Round Table on e-Discovery and the Role of the CSO
Location: Microsoft Technology Center in Mountain View. Breakfast starts at 9AM and lunch is included.
Please join keynote speaker Joe Burton, a recognized leader in Information Security Law, legal experts and your BACC CSO peers who will form a CSO panel of leading Bay Area companies to discuss the role of the CSO in e-Discovery.
For more details see brochure.
For additional security events in the Bay Area see Current Eventspage.
Send updates to Gary Terrell
Issues & Challenges
Summary of top 5 drivers and challenges. For each driver we should have a section that summarizes the driver and links to an article on the challenges. I have included one simple example to kickoff SaaS for the upcoming round table.
SaaS-Software as a Service
Computing resources are becoming a commodity, applications were viewed as strategic. The focus is shifting to business processes, the data, e.g. customer records, workflows, and pricing information as the key value to the company. The cost of providing internally managed applications is increasing and the pressure to reduce expenses are key drivers for adoption of SaaS. For more details and discussion see SaaS-Software as a Service challenges.
Privacy & Compliance
(work in progress)
Workforce Realignment
(work in progress)
Partner Security & Oversight
(work in progress)
Security Awareness
(work in progress)
Member Companies
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Salesforce.com
eBay
Oracle
Visa International
VeriSign
The Gap
Stanford University
Sun Microsystems
Symantec
HP
Other Information Security Organizations
ISSA/Silicon Valley
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members.
ISSA CSO Executive Forum
The role of information security executives continues to be defined and redefined as the integration of business and technology evolves. While these new positions gain more authority and responsibility, peers must form a collaborative environment to foster knowledge and influence that will help shape the profession.
The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) recognizes this need and has created the exclusive CISO Executive Membership program to give executives an environment to achieve mutual success. Connecting professionals to a large network of peers, valuable information and top industry experts, the program is a functional resource for members to advance personal and industry understanding of critical issues in information security.
ISACA-SV
ISACA-SV is proud to serve our Bay Area constituents by providing information on activities and resources helpful to IT Governance Professionals. We are committed to serving those involved with various aspects of information security, assurance, risk management, privacy, audit, and similar topics associated with IT control and governance related activities.
The Silicon Valley Chapter of ISACA was started in 1982, and has grown to more than 800 members. Our members reside throughout the Bay Area centering in Silicon Valley. In 2005 we were awarded the K. Wayne Snipes Chapter Recognition Award for "Best Large Chapter Worldwide".
HTCIA
The HTCIA is dedicated to improving methods for investigating and prosecuting crimes involving advanced technologies. Members are dedicated to mutually assisting each other in pursuit of this goal.
INFRAGARD
InfraGard is a Partnership between the private sector and the U.S. government represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as facilitator. The InfraGard initiative has been developed to encourage the exchange of information by the government and InfraGard members.
The San Francisco InfraGard Chapter is one of 86 chapters in the FBI InfraGard network and a member of the InfraGard Members Alliance. Activities of the San Francisco InfraGard Chapter are administered by the InfraGard San Francisco Bay Area Members Alliance. The InfraGard San Francisco Bay Area Members Alliance is a California, public benefit, 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation managed by an elected Board of Directors.
OWASP - Open Web Application Security Project
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is dedicated to finding and fighting the causes of insecure software. Everything here is free and open source. The OWASP Foundation is a 501c3 not-for-profit charitable organization that ensures the ongoing availability and support for our work. Participation in OWASP is free and open to all.
Click on the the local chapter name to subscribe to one of the Bay Area chapters San Jose or San Francisco
