**March 6th ISSA Chicago Meeting Invitation**

We are pleased to announce the March 6th ISSA Chicago Chapter meeting, to be hosted at the Sheraton Gateway Suites Chicago O'hare where we have scheduled Stephen Northcutt , President of the SANS Institute to present the "12 Laws of Power in IT".

Please NOTE that the meeting time is from 5pm to 7pm on Thursday March 6th, as opposed to our regular meeting time of 3pm to 5pm.

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Please RSVP: http://www.issa-chicago.org/events
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Date & Time:
Thursday, March 6th, 2007, 5:00pm-7:00pm

Meeting Location:
Sheraton Gateway Suites Chicago O'Hare
6501 North Mannheim Road
Rosemont, Illinois 60018

Agenda:
5:00pm - 5:30pm - Opening & Arrival featuring beer, wine, soft drinks and appetizers
5:30pm - 6:30pm - Stephen Northcutt Presentation
6:30pm - 7:00pm - Open Q&A and Networking

Presenter:
Stephen Northcutt, President, SANS Technology Institute

Topic: 12 Laws of Power in IT Security

Whether you want to be the next CEO or don't want to be a manager at all, every employee wants to be treasured and doesn't want to be pushed around. Stephen Northcutt, CEO, prolific non-fiction writer, SANS Instructor and Security Thought Leader presents the following 12 laws:

* Skill - they can't easily fire you if you are the best
* Language - never speak to management in hex
* The edge - at any given time know what the best selling security book is and memorize it
* Delegation - if you help people learn what you know, they will help you get the work done
* Bet on people and bet large
* Options - be flexible; as long as you have oxygen, power, water and propellant you have options
* Make sure your paycheck is tied to revenue, somehow, someway
* Plan ahead, avoid unplanned requests for funding, SANS or other resources
* Be positive - people cannot stand whining, negative people so don't be one
* Teaming/Networking - no matter how smart you are, someone else knows things you do not
* Push back - if you are following the first ten laws, then don't let them get away with trying to push you around
* Take your shot - when opportunity knocks, be prepared to take advantage of the moment

Hard copies of the presentation will be distributed during the open Q&A and closing.

Presenter BIO:
Stephen Northcutt founded the GIAC certification and currently serves as

President of the SANS Technology Institute, a post graduate level IT Security College, www.sans.edu. Stephen is author/coauthor of Incident Handling Step-by-Step, Intrusion Signatures and Analysis, Inside Network Perimeter Security 2nd Edition, IT Ethics Handbook, SANS Security Essentials, SANS Security Leadership Essentials and Network Intrusion Detection 3rd edition. He was the original author of the Shadow Intrusion Detection system before accepting the position of Chief for Information Warfare at the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. Stephen is a graduate of Mary Washington College. Before entering the field of computer security, he worked as a Navy helicopter search and rescue crewman, white water raft guide, chef, martial arts instructor, cartographer, and network designer.