ShmooCon will be live via uStream this year...

Something to check-out if you're snowed in Fri evening and all-day Sat ;)

For the first time, ShmooCon will be live via uStream this year. See https://www.shmoocon.org/video.html

 Agenda/Schedule of briefings/tracks are at https://www.shmoocon.org/presentations.html 

Former Director of the US-CERT, Amit Yoran, to Keynote at Hacker Halted USA 2009

CEO of Netwitness as one of the keynote speakers for information security conference where more than 50 international experts converge and discuss global cybersecurity issues; and uncover new exploits and vulnerabilities.

Albuquerque, NM, July 15, 2009 – Hacker Halted USA 2009, a leading information security conference hosted by EC-Council, today announced that Amit Yoran will be one of the Keynote Speaker for the conference to be held at Miami, Florida.

Since 2006, Amit has served as the Chairman and CEO of Netwitness. He was formerly the Director of the US-CERT and National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security, and has served as CEO and advisor to In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the CIA. He is currently a member of the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44^th US President.

Amit Yoran joins an impressive presenters line up comprising world-renowned security experts who will be discussing the latest information security trends, present some of the best practices as well as uncover the latest vulnerabilities and exploits. Some of the presenters include:

Howard Schmidt	Ira Winkler
David Litchfield	Ari Takanen
Herbert H. Thompson	Jeff Bardin
Michael Malin	Greg Hoglund
Ron Gula	G. Mark Hardy
Mark Harris	Trey Ford
Edward Haletky	Gunter Ollman
James Aquilina	Erik Laykin
Chet Ratcliffe	Jayson E Street
Daniel V Hoffman	Ariel Silverstone

Jay Bavisi, Co-Founder and President of EC-Council, said “With such an impressive list of speakers making up a world class agenda, and being held at an exciting venue in Miami, Hacker Halted USA 2009 is poised to be the perfect platform for information security professionals globally to enhance knowledge and exchange views, as well as network with peers within the community.”

About Hacker Halted USA 2009

Hacker Halted USA 2009 is a complete and comprehensive information security conference hosted by EC-Council, a global leading certification body. The event will be held at the Hilton Miami Downtown, from Sep 20 - 25, 2009. Most registered participants of the conference will be entitled to attend one of three specially customized security training workshop, worth $599, at no additional cost on Sep 25. Refer to event website for more details.

In addition, EC-Council will be offering a heavily subsidized rate for all government and military personnel. Visit the website to find out more about this offer.

Some of the sponsors for this year’s event include Core Security Technologies, Sophos, Codenomicon, Cengage, Syngress, among others.

Since 2004, the global series of Hacker Halted has been successfully organized in many cities including Myrtle Beach, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Tokyo. Other cities slated to host the event in 2009 are Seoul, Hyderabad and Kuala Lumpur. The objective of the Hacker Halted conference series is to raise international awareness towards increased education and ethics in Information Security

Contact Information:

Mr. Leonard Chin

Conference Director

leonard@eccouncil.org

http://www.hackerhalted.com

3819 Osuna NE

Albuquerque, NM

87109 USA

SC World Congress - Enterprise Data Security, October 13-14 in New York City

Make plans now to attend the second annual SC World Congress - Enterprise Data Security, October 13-14 in New York City. The Congress features a comprehensive, two-day program presented in four tracks-including the unique Editors Choice sessions-and the industry's largest fall product expo showcasing IT security solutions from the leading vendors and hot start-ups. Emphasizing quality content, innovative formats and sessions, global perspectives and ROI, this is the one event you can't afford to miss. Register by August 31 for big savings. www.scworldcongress.com

Live Information Security Certification and Technical Training Classes at Conference Hosted by EC-Council

Information Security Conference in Miami will be offering a variety of live information security certifications and technical training classes

Albuquerque, NM, July 1, 2009 – Hacker Halted USA 2009, a comprehensive and complete information security conference hosted by EC-Council, will see the launch of the Hacker Halted Academy in Miami, Florida.

Understanding the growing demands for quality security training globally, Hacker Halted Academy will be offering a comprehensive suite of exam preparatory classes for industry recognized information security certifications such as the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI), NSA IAM/IEM, ISO 27001, CISSP, CISA and CISM among others.

In addition, there will be several technical training classes covering key information security components such as Web Application Security and Hacking, Secure Programming, Wireless Hacking, Virtualization Security, as well as IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance.
Said Leonard Chin, Conference Director for Hacker Halted USA 2009, “We recognize the need for training of the highest quality, and we are extremely pleased to have some of the top training companies offering a comprehensive suite of information security training at Hacker Halted Academy with the best instructors. Attendees will definitely be spoilt for choice while selecting the most relevant training for themselves.”

Hacker Halted Academy, held from September 20 – 22, will offer some of the most sought after information security technical training & certification classes. NGS Software, Global Knowledge, Foundstone, Veridion, Security Horizon, Netcom Info, and Aspect Security are some of the best in the field that are offering training classes. Coupled with an impressive list of internationally recognized trainers that includes Larry Greenblatt, Clement Dupuis, Michael Gregg, Tom Bowers, Tim Pierson, Edward Haletkey and Sanjay Anand, Hacker Halted Academy will be the ideal platform for information security professionals globally to earn that desired and respected security certification, or to obtain cutting edge technical skills.

For more information about Hacker Halted Academy, please visit http://www.hackerhalted.com/academy



About Hacker Halted USA 2009

Hacker Halted USA 2009 is a complete and comprehensive information security conference hosted by EC-Council, a global leading certification body. The event will be held at the Hilton Miami Downtown, from Sep 20 - 25, 2009. With world renowned security experts including Howard Schmidt, Dave Litchfield, Ira Winkler, Ari Takanen, GM Hardy, Ron Gula and other influential security gurus, sharing and presenting intriguing case studies and findings, this conference is set to be the perfect platform for information security professionals to enhance knowledge and exchange views, as well as network with peers within the community. All participants of the conference will be entitled to attend one of three specially customized security training workshop, worth $599, at no additional cost on Sep 25. This will further enhance the value for all attendees. Refer to website for more details.

In addition, EC-Council will be offering a heavily subsidized rate for all government and military personnel who wishes to participate in the conference. Visit the website to find out more about this offer.

Since 2004, the global series of Hacker Halted has been successfully organized in many cities including Myrtle Beach, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Tokyo. Other cities slated to host the event in 2009 are Seoul, Hyderabad and Kuala Lumpur. Presented by EC-Council, a leading international certification authority, the objective of the Hacker Halted conference series is to raise international awareness towards increased education and ethics in Information Security. http://www.hackerhalted.com

Contact Information:

Mr. Leonard Chin
Conference Director
leonard@eccouncil.org
http://www.hackerhalted.com

3819 Osuna NE
Albuquerque, NM
87109 USA

Hacker Halted USA Conference to Offer Complimentary Security Training worth $599 to All Delegates

Hacker Halted USA Conference to Offer Complimentary Security Training worth $599 to All Delegates

Unique opportunity for attendees of information security conference in Miami to attend specially designed one-day training workshops covering some of the most popular security topics.

Attendees of Hacker Halted USA 2009, a world-class information security conference to be hosted in Miami, Florida, from September 23 – 25, will be entitled to attend one of three security workshops led by EC-Council Master Instructors. These one-day workshops will cover three of the most popular security topics, namely Identifying Threats and Deploying Countermeasures; Principles of Incident Handling; and Exposing Virtualization Security Threats. Read More.....

Link: http://www.hackerhalted.com/NewsCenter/HackerHaltedUpdates/BreakingNewsJune10/tabid/167/Default.aspx

Upcoming Security Events

Security Events

Black Hat

CanSecWest

CarolinaCon

CSI

Notacon

Security Opus

The Security Standard

ShmooCon

SOURCE Conference (Boston & Barcelona)

ToorCon

Upcoming Security Conferences for 2009

Upcoming Security Conferences for 2009

ShmooCon 2009
Feb 6 - 8, 2009
Wardman Park Marriott, Washington DC, USA
https://www.shmoocon.org/

First Annual BOSS Conference & Sourcefire Users Summit!
February 8-10, 2009
Flamingo Las Vegas!
http://www.bossconference.com/

Black Hat DC Briefings 2009
February 16-19, 2009
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
http://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-09/bh-dc-09-main.html

8th Annual Security Conference
April 15-16, 2009
Las Vegas, NV, USA.
http://www.security-conference.org/

Black Hat DC CFP Open Now

BLACK HAT WASHINGTON DC CFP NOW OPEN

Held February 16-19, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Black Hat DC is the leading security conference focused on the needs of government and infrastructure security professionals, with tracks focused on Hardware and Embedded Devices, Reverse Engineering and Malware, Client Wars and Application Security, and Forensics and Network Protection. We hope to see you there for another highly technical and refreshingly vendor-neutral event.

Submitters will have until January 1 to get their papers into the Black Hat CFP system at :
https://www.blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-09/bh-dc-09-cfp.html

We expect to have the final selections for speakers and trainers made by
January 15, 2009.

Call for Paper Open - Hacker Halted USA 2009

Call for Paper Open - Hacker Halted USA 2009

Hacker Halted USA 2009
Sep 20 - 24, Miami, FL
www.hackerhalted.com/usa

The objective of the global series of Hacker Halted conferences is to raise international awareness towards increased education and ethics in IT Security. It is well known to be a vendor neutral platform where IT security professionals gather for knowledge exchange and to network. Since 2004, Hacker Halted has been organized in many cities around the world including Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Dubai, Taipei, Mexico City, Guangzhou, Myrtle Beach, and most recently, Tokyo.

Hacker Halted USA made its debut in Myrtle Beach this summer. In Miami next year, we will see the launch of Hacker Halted | Academy - where we put together the most sought after trainings led by some of the top trainers around the world.

We sincerely invite subject matter experts in the information security space to submit papers to be presented at the conference.

For more details, please email info@ hackerhalted.com or visit the website - www.hackerhalted.com/usa .

Sourcefire Announces BOSS 2009 - Best of Open Source Security Conference

February 2009 Conference Gathers Innovators and Users, Showcasing the Latest Breakthroughs, Leading Projects and Real World Technical Presentations

COLUMBIA, Md., Jun 11, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Open source innovator and SNORT(R) creator, Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), a leader in Enterprise Threat Management, today announced the launch of the Best of Open Source Security (BOSS) Conference. Scheduled to run concurrently with Sourcefire's annual customer summit, the BOSS Conference will be held February 8-10, 2009 in Las Vegas. As the first IT security conference dedicated to promoting open source security technologies and the commercial products that embrace them, the BOSS Conference brings together passionate open source security advocates and innovative users, integrators and experts under the same roof to share ideas and experiences.
"While open source projects regularly deliver some of the security industry's most innovative solutions, many also lack the marketing budgets and resources to reach the mass market, and many early adopters do not have the time to seek out the latest projects," said Martin Roesch, Creator of Snort and Founder and CTO of Sourcefire. "Based on the resounding successes of Snort and ClamAV, we at Sourcefire welcome the opportunity to give back to the community, providing innovative open source projects with the opportunity to interact with enterprise security practitioners, while also providing practitioners the chance to learn about today's innovative new open source projects. The BOSS Conference is the first industry event catering to the needs of the open source security community, which makes it really exciting to me."

Today, there are more than 4,000 open source security projects, and the BOSS Conference provides users with a unique forum for identifying and evaluating innovative new technologies to address their specific requirements. The conference, consisting of exhibits, keynotes and technical presentations, provides open source security users with the first-ever opportunity to identify and learn about many of today's leading solutions and emerging innovations in a single location. The conference includes a variety of educational tracks that will provide attendees with unique insights and tips for gaining the most out of their open source security investments.

For more information about attending, exhibiting or sponsoring the BOSS Conference, please visit the conference website at http://www.bossconference.com.

Call for Speakers:

The BOSS Conference & Sourcefire Users Summit will feature two independent tracks--an Open Source Security Track and a Sourcefire Solutions Track. Open source advocates, community members, experts and users are encouraged to submit abstracts for thought provoking presentations on topics including the latest innovations, tips for gaining increased value from open source security solutions and user success stories. Following is a description of each track:

The Open Source Security Track will feature presentations that embrace the use of open source security products. Presentations in this track should be technical in nature and should be intended to educate IT security professionals on how to select, implement and use open source security products.

The Sourcefire Solutions Track will feature presentations by Sourcefire and members of the Sourcefire community (e.g., partners, customers, analysts) that provide insight into Sourcefire commercial products. These presentations will include both technical and business topics, and are designed to educate Sourcefire customers and prospects on best practices for selecting, implementing and supporting Sourcefire solutions.

Deadline to submit the speaker application is July 15, 2008. Potential speakers are encouraged to visit: www.bossconference.com for more information.

About Sourcefire

Sourcefire, Inc. (Nasdaq:FIRE), Snort creator and open source innovator, is a world leader in Enterprise Threat Management (ETM) solutions. Sourcefire is transforming the way Global 2000 organizations and government agencies manage and minimize network security risks with its 3D Approach - Discover, Determine, Defend - to securing real networks. This ETM approach equips customers with an efficient and effective layered security defense - protecting network assets before, during and after an attack. Through the years, Sourcefire has been consistently recognized for its innovation and industry leadership by customers, media and industry analysts alike - with more than 40 awards and accolades. Today, the names Sourcefire and founder Martin Roesch have grown synonymous with innovation and network security intelligence. For more information about Sourcefire, please visit http://www.sourcefire.com.

SOURCEFIRE(R), SNORT(R), the Sourcefire logo, the Snort and Pig logo, SECURITY FOR THE REAL WORLD(TM), SOURCEFIRE DEFENSE CENTER(TM), SOURCEFIRE 3D(TM), RNA(TM), DAEMONLOGGER(TM), CLAMAV(TM), SOURCEFIRE SOLUTIONS NETWORK(TM), and certain other trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sourcefire, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Other company, product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

Keyword Tags:

clamav, computing network security, enterprise threat management, network security, open source, open source security, open source security conference, open source software, security, snort, sourcefire

SOURCE: Sourcefire, Inc.

Media:
Welz & Weisel Communications
Tony Welz, 703-218-3555 x226
Principal
tony@w2comm.com
or
Investor:
Sourcefire, Inc.
Tania Almond, 410-423-1919
Investor Relations Officer
tania.almond@sourcefire.com

Legal Tracks on Black Hat Briefings

Interesting information from the Black Hat Security Conference:

http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202423363391&pos=ataglance

The 11th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference

“CREATING A CULTURE OF CYBER SECURITY”
June 4-5, 2008
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY

You are invited to the 11th Annual New York State Cyber Security Conference. As in previous years the Conference will feature an excellent array of presentations and workshops by internationally recognized experts in the field of cyber security.

Discover methods to inspire a culture of cyber security in your organization. Hear first hand from practiced professionals where the industry is headed and how to navigate securely.

THIS 2-DAY CONFERENCE OFFERS:

Symposium on Information Assurance
Symposium Keynote Speakers:
BILLY RIOS, Security Engineer for Microsoft
JOHN CRAIN, Chief Technology Officer of ICANN
Conference Keynote Speaker:
PATRICK GRAY, Senior Security Strategist for Cisco, 20 Year FBI Veteran
Over 40 sessions
Live Hacking Demo
CLE and CPE Credits
Exhibitor Hall
Attendee Reception

REGISTER NOW AT: WWW.CSCIC.STATE.NY.US

Public sector - FREE
Private sector - $150 per person
Non-profit - $50 per person


www.cscic.state.ny.us
www.nysforum.org
www.albany.edu/iasymposium

Black Hat USA 2008 - August 2 - 7 in Las Vegas

Black Hat USA 2008 - August 2 - 7 in Las Vegas

Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting including industry leaders Microsoft, Cisco, Google and new startups. Briefings tracks include many updated topics plus the always popular ones including Zero Day Attacks/Defenses, Bots, Application Security, Deep Knowledge and Turbo Talks. Register early for the best rates. www.blackhat.com

HackerHalted USA 2008

Hacker Halted has been successfully held in Mexico City, Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, China and now in the USA.

The 10th Hacker Halted will be held at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA between May 28 - June 4 , 2008.

The internationally recognized information security conference, Hacker Halted, is organized in collaboration with the 10th Techno Security Conference, and AccessData’s First Annual Users’ Conference.

Hacker Halted USA 2008 is a truly international platform for IT Security professionals. Hosted by EC-Council, this conference will feature some of the top speakers in the world, and will raise international awareness towards increased education and ethics in Information Security.

Delegates who register for Hacker Halted USA will also be able to attend the Techno Security Conference at no additional cost. Hacker Halted USA will be one of the significant information security events in North America for 2008.

Let’s Stop the Hackers Menace!

For more information, please write to info@hackerhalted.com

Apple falls first in laptop hacking contest

Interesting news... ;)


Apple falls first in laptop hacking contest (Written by Andrew Charlesworth)
28 Mar 2008

A three-way hacking contest between Apple, Windows and Linux laptops has ended in the Mac caving in first - in just two minutes.

The contest was part of the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, and was won by Charlie Miller, one of the security researchers who cracked Apple's iPhone last year.

Miller walked away with the $10,000 prize put up by the organisers, along with the MacBook Air he hacked.

No one was able to hack into any of the machines by attacking them over the network on the first day of the contest.

But Miller succeeded when the organisers allowed hackers to direct human operators of the three machines to visit websites and open emails.

Miller's exploit code was on a website and the Mac fell within two minutes. He was only able to use software preinstalled on the Mac, so experts assume that the vulnerability must lay with Apple's Safari browser.

However, Miller signed a non-disclosure agreement which means that the exploit will not be made public until Apple has been informed.

At the time of posting, the other two machines remain intact.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2213035/mac-falls-two-minutes