The concept of security has been around for a long time, but how many of us do more than just security? Conferences like Secure360 are a perfect example of combining aspects of security, auditing, and business continuity into a single common goal: Information Assurance. This presentation will review how organizations are shifting away from a standalone security department and are now starting to develop an Information Assurance department that will cover all aspects of information protection.
- Security
- Information Assurance
- Business Continuity
About Aaron Wampach

Dr. Aaron Wampach has been active in the field of technology for over 25 years. In the last 18 years, he has focused primarily on the area of information assurance. He holds several industry certifications: CISSP, GSEC, GCIH, CRISC and CISM. In his spare time he is an active member of the local information assurance community: volunteering his time in the local ISSA chapter; is an ISSA International Fellow; a SANS mentor; and teaches various graduate level cybersecurity classes.
His previous experience includes working or consulting for numerous Fortune 500 organizations to small start-up organizations. He has experience in several business verticals ranging from government and transportation to medical device manufacturing and healthcare. He is currently a manager of security engineering and is a security architect for a HealthPartners and is also an adjunct associate professor at St Mary’s University.