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Booz Allen Distinguished Speaker Series
"Identity Theft: The $500 Billion Criminal Enterprise"
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 at 2:05pm
Identity Theft is a multifaceted problem that has grown to epidemic proportions with the development of the internet and of the on-line economy. Reports of identity theft have increased 22% since 2007. In 2008 alone, there were over 10 million victims in the United States. Each year identity theft and fraud costs the US government tens of billions of dollars, and impacts agencies and programs across the federal space. To combat this, the 2008 Presidential Identity Theft Task Force Report emphasized four areas to concentrate action: data protection, avoiding data misuse, victim assistance, and deterrence. While this is recognized as a good start, everyone agrees that more needs to be done to keep personal identity information protected from criminals through better data security, increasing the difficulty in using compromised information, assisting victims, and prosecuting and punishing those who commit the crime. Where do federal enforcement agencies stand now against this tide? What actions are being taken to prevent identity theft and fraud? What are the anticipated challenges ahead?
Panelists:
Kathleen Evey Walters - Director of Privacy and Information Protection, Internal Revenue Service
Richard Power- Distinguished Fellow, CyLab, Carnegie Mellon University
Calvin Sneed- National Anti-Fraud Department, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Kenneth Jenkins- Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigation Division, US Secret Service
Moderator: Pat Peck -Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
Identity Theft is a multifaceted problem that has grown to epidemic proportions with the development of the internet and of the on-line economy. Reports of identity theft have increased 22% since 2007. In 2008 alone, there were over 10 million victims in the United States. Each year identity theft and fraud costs the US government tens of billions of dollars, and impacts agencies and programs across the federal space. To combat this, the 2008 Presidential Identity Theft Task Force Report emphasized four areas to concentrate action: data protection, avoiding data misuse, victim assistance, and deterrence. While this is recognized as a good start, everyone agrees that more needs to be done to keep personal identity information protected from criminals through better data security, increasing the difficulty in using compromised information, assisting victims, and prosecuting and punishing those who commit the crime. Where do federal enforcement agencies stand now against this tide? What actions are being taken to prevent identity theft and fraud? What are the anticipated challenges ahead?
Panelists:
Kathleen Evey Walters - Director of Privacy and Information Protection, Internal Revenue Service
Richard Power- Distinguished Fellow, CyLab, Carnegie Mellon University
Calvin Sneed- National Anti-Fraud Department, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Kenneth Jenkins- Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigation Division, US Secret Service
Moderator: Pat Peck -Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
About the Panel:
Pat Peck
Senior Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton
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Patrick F. Peck is a Booz Allen Hamilton Executive Vice President. He and his team provide management and information technology services. Mr. Peck's client focus includes include IT Strategy, Innovation, Management, Systems, and IT Infrastructure.
Mr. Peck joined Booz Allen in 1984 as an Associate and, since that time, has held increasingly responsible management positions in information technology, systems development, and program management. Mr. Peck led the firm's process improvement program, achieving CMMI Level 3. He is also a recipient of the IRS Commissioner's Award and is a seven time winner of Booz Allen's prestigious Performance Excellence Award for outstanding client service.
Mr. Peck leads Booz Allen's IT team. He is also a member of the Firm's Leadership Team as well as the Critical Strategic Initiatives team. He is a former chairman of the Audit Committee for the firm's Board of Directors. as well as the Worldwide Technology Business IT Panel.
Mr. Peck joined Booz Allen in 1984 as an Associate and, since that time, has held increasingly responsible management positions in information technology, systems development, and program management. Mr. Peck led the firm's process improvement program, achieving CMMI Level 3. He is also a recipient of the IRS Commissioner's Award and is a seven time winner of Booz Allen's prestigious Performance Excellence Award for outstanding client service.
Mr. Peck leads Booz Allen's IT team. He is also a member of the Firm's Leadership Team as well as the Critical Strategic Initiatives team. He is a former chairman of the Audit Committee for the firm's Board of Directors. as well as the Worldwide Technology Business IT Panel.
Kathleen Evey Walters
Director of Privacy and Information Protection
Internal Revenue Service
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Kathleen Evey Walters , J.D., CIPP/G, serves as the Director of Privacy and Information Protection at the Internal Revenue Service. In this role, Ms. Walters is responsible for overseeing the IRS' Privacy, Identity Protection, and Incident Management offices, and for protecting the sensitive information entrusted to the IRS each year by U.S. taxpayers. During the fall of 2008, Ms. Walters was asked to assist the Department of the Treasury in implementing the Troubled Assets Relief Program, and she spent several months assisting the program in developing a compliance and oversight function. Previously, she served as a Senior Advisor to the IRS Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support, the IRS Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, and the IRS Acting Commissioner. She began her career at the IRS in 2006 as a Program Analyst in the Legislative Affairs Division.
Prior to joining the IRS, Ms. Walters practiced mergers and acquisitions and securities law at Jones Day, held a management position at The Neiman Marcus Group in Dallas, TX, and worked as a Congressional staffer on Capitol Hill. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Georgetown University, graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Ms. Walters received her Juris Doctorate from the University Of Virginia School Of Law, where she served as Articles Editor for The Journal of Law and Politics
Prior to joining the IRS, Ms. Walters practiced mergers and acquisitions and securities law at Jones Day, held a management position at The Neiman Marcus Group in Dallas, TX, and worked as a Congressional staffer on Capitol Hill. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from Georgetown University, graduating summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa. Ms. Walters received her Juris Doctorate from the University Of Virginia School Of Law, where she served as Articles Editor for The Journal of Law and Politics
Richard Power
Distinguished Fellow
CyLab
Carnegie Mellon University
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Richard Power is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of Security, Intelligence and Risk. Power provides guidance in the areas of personnel security, cyber security, crisis management, terrorism, cyber crime and economic espionage to Fortune 500 companies and government agencies globally. He has conducted executive briefings and led professional training in over thirty countries.
Mr. Power is also a trusted journalist, an acclaimed author and speaker, and has been quoted in world news media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters and Associated Press, and interviewed on broadcast media including CNN, PBS, NPR, and BBC.
Mr. Power is the author of five books, including Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost: Preventing Economic Espionage & Intellectual Property Theft in the 21st Century (Elsevier 2008), which he co-authored with Christopher Burgess of Cisco Systems, and Tangled Web: Tales of Digital Crime from the Shadows of Cyberspace (Macmillan/Que 2000).
He also writes bi-monthly features for CSO Magazine, and serves as a member of CSO's Technical Advisory Board.
Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon CyLab, as a Distinguished Fellow, Mr. Power served as Editorial Director of the Computer Security Institute from 1994 to 2002. As CSI Editorial Director, Power made a significant contribution to research and debate on cyber crime, cyber security, economic espionage and related issues. During his time at CSI, Power conceived and directed the "CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey" (1995-2002), an annual study, conducted in conjunction with the FBI Computer Crime Squad. He also participated as an expert witness in U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee hearings on "Security in Cyberspace" in 1996.
Mr. Power is also a trusted journalist, an acclaimed author and speaker, and has been quoted in world news media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters and Associated Press, and interviewed on broadcast media including CNN, PBS, NPR, and BBC.
Mr. Power is the author of five books, including Secrets Stolen, Fortunes Lost: Preventing Economic Espionage & Intellectual Property Theft in the 21st Century (Elsevier 2008), which he co-authored with Christopher Burgess of Cisco Systems, and Tangled Web: Tales of Digital Crime from the Shadows of Cyberspace (Macmillan/Que 2000).
He also writes bi-monthly features for CSO Magazine, and serves as a member of CSO's Technical Advisory Board.
Prior to joining Carnegie Mellon CyLab, as a Distinguished Fellow, Mr. Power served as Editorial Director of the Computer Security Institute from 1994 to 2002. As CSI Editorial Director, Power made a significant contribution to research and debate on cyber crime, cyber security, economic espionage and related issues. During his time at CSI, Power conceived and directed the "CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey" (1995-2002), an annual study, conducted in conjunction with the FBI Computer Crime Squad. He also participated as an expert witness in U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee hearings on "Security in Cyberspace" in 1996.
Calvin Sneed
National Anti-Fraud Department
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
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Calvin Sneed works as a Senior Anti-Fraud Consultant for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in Washington, DC. He shares responsibility for coordinating the investigative efforts of the Plan Special Investigations Units around the nation. These units conduct health care fraud investigations for local service areas, and Mr. Sneed supports them through fraud-monitoring activities, education and training, facilitating communications with federal and other law enforcement agencies, and coordinating investigations that involve multiple service areas. The National Anti-Fraud Department (NAFD) is available to support all other business units within the Association in a broad range of planning and policy matters affecting its anti-fraud program.
Prior to joining the Association, Mr. Sneed was employed as a Supervisory Special Agent with the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He was involved in a wide range of investigative activities for the OIG for over 26 years, conducting health care fraud investigations, high-level internal investigations, and serving as a Branch Director with responsibility for health care provider exclusions and personal protection for the Secretary of the department. Mr. Sneed is a graduate of Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kenneth Jenkins
Deputy Special Agent in Charge
Criminal Investigation Division
US Secret Service
Kenneth Jenkins
Deputy Special Agent in Charge
Criminal Investigation Division
US Secret Service
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Kenneth T. Jenkins, Jr. is an 18 year veteran of the United States Secret Service, having served in protective and investigative assignments in New York, Washington, D.C., and Boston, Massachusetts. Currently, Mr. Jenkins holds the position of Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Criminal Investigative Division. In this capacity, he develops and implements policy for all Secret Service criminal investigations pertaining to counterfeit currency, financial crimes, and electronic crimes. Mr. Jenkins is responsible for oversight of domestic and foreign Secret Service criminal investigations.
Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Jenkins served in other senior management positions with the Secret Service including Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Boston Field Office; Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge, Rowley Training Center; and Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge, Presidential Protection Division, Special Programs Branch.
Mr. Jenkins began his career with the Secret Service in 1991 and served as a special agent in the New York Field Office. Mr. Jenkins then transferred to Washington, D.C. and served on the Presidential Protection Division for Former President William Clinton and Former President George W. Bush.
Mr. Jenkins is a native of the Bronx, New York. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Syracuse University School of Management.
Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Jenkins served in other senior management positions with the Secret Service including Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Boston Field Office; Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge, Rowley Training Center; and Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge, Presidential Protection Division, Special Programs Branch.
Mr. Jenkins began his career with the Secret Service in 1991 and served as a special agent in the New York Field Office. Mr. Jenkins then transferred to Washington, D.C. and served on the Presidential Protection Division for Former President William Clinton and Former President George W. Bush.
Mr. Jenkins is a native of the Bronx, New York. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Syracuse University School of Management.
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