Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:40:36 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
From: Barry Newton <bnewton at ashcomp.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Fwd: NIST To Hold Spam Technology Workshop
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

This item forwarded by permission of the author. . .seemed like it might be
of some interest to various WSFAN's.

Barry

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>Good morning:
>
>Two ITL divisions - the Computer Security Division and the Advanced
>Network Technologies Division - are co-hosting a Spam Technology Workshop
>on February 17th here at NIST.  The complete announcement (included below)
>may be of interest to you.
>
>Speakers at the workshop will represent both government and industry
>organizations; attendees from all sectors are encouraged to attend.  The
>workshop agenda will be posted to the website shown in the announcement as
>soon as speaker selections have been completed.
>
>Contact me if you have any questions about the contents of the
>announcement.  (There's a different NIST point of contact for questions
>about the workshop.  That info is included in the announcement.)
>
>Thank you.
>
>Mark Wilson, CISSP
>IT Specialist (Information Security)
>Computer Security Division
>Information Technology Laboratory
>NIST
>(301) 975-3870
>
>***********
>Spam Technology Workshop
>
>The National Institute of Standards and Technology is sponsoring a one day
>workshop on spam technology.  It will be held at the NIST campus in
>Gaithersburg on February 17, 2004.
>
>With the passing of the recent legislation in this area - the CAN-SPAM Act
>of 2003 (PL 108-187) - this workshop offers a great opportunity for
>agencies to hear about current filtering techniques used to detect and
>reduce spam, learn about what research and development activity is
>underway in this area, understand what related initiatives have been
>undertaken by various standards bodies to address this issue, and hear
>firsthand from Internet service providers what they are doing to deal with
>spam.  The workshop will also explore issues and challenges to developing
>and measuring improvements in spam control and reduction
>technology.  Finally, this workshop will help NIST assess future potential
>areas for research and/or guidance concerning spam.
>
>The workshop will assist NIST in developing ideas for criteria and
>procedures for improving effectiveness of spam controls.  Finding ways to
>effectively deal with spam is important in improving the overall
>effectiveness of the nation's infrastructure and its security.
>
>Today, spam is often used to deliver viruses or initiate fraudulent
>activity.  These aspects of spam can negatively impact systems.  One of
>the best ways to protect your agency is to make sure that technical
>systems support staff, as well as information security program
>managers/officials, are well educated on current trends and techniques in
>this area.
>
>More information on the conference can be found at
>http://csrc.nist.gov/spam/index.html.
>
>Specific inquiries regarding the workshop may be directed to Joan Hash
>(joan.hash at nist.gov, 301-975-3357).