This SDSIC/CalNGI "Main Event" features two computer security experts who will discuss the myths and reality of computer security as well as the all-important returns on investment and financial implications of security. Computer and network security are two extremely misunderstood areas that most people, including software developers, hear very little about other than from sporadic, frequently-misleading CNN newscasts. Real-life expertise and experience with privacy, legal issues, and security are rare, even from many well-trained software developers and consultants. What are the real threats? Who is being targeted? What protection methods actually work? Where are the numbers to quantify risk? Most importantly, how does security affect the bottom line profit and loss of your company, whether it's security in the software you sell, security in your own networks, or general security policies in your company's building? Where can effective security measures be a profit center, and where are the pitfalls that may cost your company money?