UIC Technical Services (UICTS) Produces the 5th Annual Government Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (GFIRST) National Conference for a Third Consecutive Year
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Alexandria, Virginia - August 25, 2009 - Bowhead Science and Technology's (BST) Events and Marketing Division is once again producing the annual GFIRST National Conference. Hosted by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the six-day conference will be held August 23 - 28, 2009 at the Omni at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Based on the conference's theme: GFIRST5: The 5 Pillars of Cyber Security:  Threat - Vulnerability - Attack & Detection - Mitigation - Reflection, GFIRST speakers will be presenting topics throughout the conference based on these foundations, which support cyber security and the incident response community. The five pillars provide a framework that must be covered to secure information systems. Speakers will cover the latest in cyber security trends and technology and include insight from industry and government leaders. The GFIRST Conference is open to all interested in learning more about cyber security and incident response, as well as, brings together experts and practitioners from the public, private, and academic sectors in a dynamic setting. The 5th Annual GFIRST National Conference is expected to attract more than 1000 attendees and includes a Vendor Expo. Additional information may be obtained by visiting www.us-cert.gov/GFIRST.

"We are thrilled to be assisting the US-CERT achieve their outreach program objectives with their signature annual conference," states Anastasia Orfanoudis, Program Director, Events and Marketing with Bowhead Science and Technology. "Our full-service marketing, promotion, and event production capabilities allow our customers to benefit from a full-range of talent and expertise that enables us to provide them with measurable results and successful programs."

Established in 2003, US-CERT is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and the public and private sectors. US-CERT's mission is to protect the nation's Internet infrastructure by coordinating, defense against and responses to, cyber attacks across the nation. US-CERT is responsible for analyzing and reducing cyber threats and vulnerabilities, disseminating cyber threat warning information and coordinating incident response activities. US-CERT also provides a way for citizens, businesses, and other institutions to communicate and coordinate activities.

BST is a subsidiary of UIC Technical Services, LLC (UICTS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Alaskan Native Corporation Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation of Barrow, Alaska. BST's Events and Marketing Division provides a wide range of services from promotion to special event management. Their portfolio includes web-design and graphic work, conference production, marketing and branding, communications and public affairs, and logistics management. UICTS companies have become renowned industry leaders in providing innovative and value-added business solutions.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Daria Gray
Manager, Corporate Marketing
(703) 562-0340
Daria.Gray@bowheadsupport.com

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