Vargas Advanced Technologies Group (VATG), Inc. - providing desktop and server support, network design, network security, and information technology consulting services since 1996

February 2006:: VATG Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
Vargas Advanced Technologies Group, Inc. is proud to announce that it is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. We would like to thank all of those customers and staff who have contributed to the company’s success over the past decade. We all look forward to serving our exceptional clients for another 10 years.

NVTC Meet the Capital Players & Security Event
February’s NVTC Meet the Capital Players series features Amit Yoran, the new President and Chief Executive Officer of In-Q-Tel, the venture capital fund largely funded by the U.S. Intelligence Community. Amit is well-known in the local technology community having most recently been the Director of the National Cyber Security Division at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He is also known as a co-founder of the successful security firm Riptech, Inc. The title of Amit’s presentation is Secure Communications: A Core Strength of Our Region. More information about this event may be found at the NVTC web site. VATG is an NVTC Security Committee sponsor.

ISSA-NOVA Hosts Allan Paller, SANS Director of Research
On Thursday, February 16 Allan Paller, director of research at the SANS Institute will be the featured speaker at the Information Systems Security Association’s Northern Virginia Chapter (ISSA-NOVA). He will be delivering a presentation titled “The Three New Faces of Cyber Crime.” This event will be held at Nortel Government Solutions at 12730 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax, VA 22033. More information may be found at the ISSA-NOVA web site. VATG is a Bronze Sponsor of ISSA-NOVA.

January 2006:: VATG IT Award of Excellence
Vargas Advanced Technologies Group, Inc. proudly announces that it has established the VATG IT Award of Excellence at the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE) at The Johns Hopkins University. This financial award will be granted each year to one outstanding student in the school’s Master of Science in Information and Telecommunication Systems program. It will be presented at the Spring Banquet of the IT Honor Society, Johns Hopkins University Beta Chapter of Alpha Iota Mu. If you would like to learn more about this award, please email VATG at info@vatg.com or Darlene Dixon at darlene@jhu.edu.

Security Event: “FBI Gets Tough on Cyber-Crime”
At 8 a.m. on Wednesday January 11, 2006 the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) Security Committee will be hosting the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Bureau’s presentation will focus on increasing awareness of the security risks to IT infrastructure and encouraging cooperation with law enforcement in the event of an IT break-in. This event is part of the FBI’s efforts to reverse the decline in the number of computer intrusions that are reported to law enforcement, despite an increase in cyber-crime attacks. Trent R. Teyema SSA of the FBI will summarize the FBI’s efforts to combat cyber-crime (with real-world examples). If you would like to learn how to register for this event, please visit the Northern Virginia Technology Council web site. VATG is a sponsor of the NVTC Security Committee.

Hacking For Profit Presentation at Technology Conference
VATG President David A. Vargas will be participating in a panel discussion titled Security Issues - Wireless to SPAM to Hackers at the 2006 ASAE Technology Strategies and Solutions Conference. In his portion of the presentation, titled When It Comes to the Internet, Crime Does Pay, Mr. Vargas will explore how hacking has evolved from an intellectual exercise to an extremely profitable business endeavor. The conference will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC from January 31 through February 1, 2006. To learn more about this particular education session, visit the conference Education Sessions page.

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