Hack Attack - Philly Summit Helps Businesses Protect Themselves From Becoming Latest Online Victim
ITX Data Security Summit speakers include experts from INetU, Microsoft, Elman Technology Law, Integrated Computer Solutions and Trustwave
With a string of Fortune 500 companies making the news because of hacker attacks, leading managed hosting and cloud provider INetU is helping Philadelphia IT executives and business leaders protect their organizations from crippling data breaches at the 2011 ITX Data Security Summit, held on Wednesday, July 13 at the Penn State Great Valley Campus Auditorium in Malvern, Pa. The ITX Data Security Summit is open to business and IT professionals at no charge.
"The internet is no longer the friendly neighborhood it used to be," said Scott Walters, director of client services at INetU. "Highly skilled professional criminals are actively looking to undermine companies and this summit is a great opportunity to learn what types of threats are out there and what businesses can do to better protect themselves."
Online data breaches can be an incredibly costly issue for any organization. Hacked private data can cost companies up to $60 million in fines and charges – not including the waves of negative publicity and impact on customer confidence. The ITX Data Security Summit presents topics that help companies protect themselves from damaging data breaches and features experts from INetU, Microsoft, Elman Technology Law, Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc, and Trustwave. To register for the ITX Data Security Summit, visit
www.itexpertseries.com.
The ITX Data Security Summit is an event in the INetU IT Expert Series. This series of events and webinars exists to provide IT and business professionals with up to date information on technology, security and compliance in the hosting industry. For more information on the INetU IT Expert Series, visit www.itexpertseries.com.
About INetU Managed Hosting
INetU is a leading managed hosting provider serving customers worldwide. Dedicated to building long-term relationships with its clients, INetU supports many popular Web applications and provides highly reliable hosting for enterprise websites in the Online Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services, SaaS, Web Development, Education, Government, Consulting, and Non-Profit sectors. INetU recently scored a 96.5% customer satisfaction rating and is PCI, SSAE 16 Type-II & ISAE 3402, and Safe Harbor compliant. To learn more, visit
www.inetu.net.
Thank you for attending the ITX Data Security Summit. Visit the Media page for a quick recap of the topics.
If you would like information on any of the topics presented below please email us at info@itexpertseries.com
CIAvailability: Tips from the Trenches
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Are you trying to keep your website online at all times? If so this is the speaking session for you!
With the recent explosion of compliance and security concerns around IT systems it's easy to forget about the availability piece of confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA). Mix in virtualization and the cloud, and the focus can quickly become fuzzy. Learn lessons from real world circumstances that affect the availability of web sites.
Presented by: Scott Walters |
Secure the Cloud!
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Take it to the cloud! You should be familiar with this phrase because cloud computing is such a hot topic today. Learn how your grandfather's IT has changed to today's IT. Although virtualization allows you to do more with less, technology changes and you have to worry about your data's security in the 'cloud'. Learn the truth behind cloud computing and how you can keep your data safe and secure!
Presented by: Hameed Mohammed |
Trustwave Global Security Report 2011 |
Featuring analysis of more than 220 data breach investigations and more than 2,300 penetration tests conducted by Trustwave's SpiderLabs, the Global Security Report 2011 identifies the top vulnerabilities business encountered in 2010 as well as a list of strategic initiatives to help your business improve its overall security.
Presented by: Charles Henderson
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Are You Legally Prepared for the Coming Cyberwar?
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Will a virus like Stuxnet be your firm’s downfall? Or will hackers called Anonymous penetrate your defenses first? When’s the next time a trusted employee will report: Oops, my smartphone’s missing, and it’s got our customer list? And how soon will it be until the receptionist interrupts your day, anxiously saying that a news crew is in the lobby, demanding more details on your latest data breach? Now that the question is no longer IF but just WHEN, will your legal playbook be ready when the cyberwar games begin?
Presented by: Gerry Elman |
Attack & Penetration through USB Weaponization
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Do you think your current work security practices are vulnerable? Attack & Penetration through USB Weponization will cover the methods of circumventing physical and technical security controls via social engineering. The demonstration will discuss the vulnerabilities with current security and operational policies, social engineering opportunities, and a technical demonstration of a USB-based attack tool. Learn how to circumvent multiple physical, computer and network security controls.
Presented by: Steve Goldsby |
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Scott Walters
INetU Managed Hosting
Scott Walters is the Director of Client Services at INetU Managed Hosting. Scott came to INetU in 2007 after working as an internet consultant for companies like Mack Truck and Volvo AB. With 15 years of experience, Scott brings a technical background of Unix, networking, security, and software and systems development to INetU.
He has the ability to get to the root of an issue and fix it permanently. Scott approaches systems from the business need, which gives clients an efficiency they appreciate. With a reputation for 'getting things done', Scott is not content to just sit back. “I love systems monitoring and development. I like to be able to leverage lessons learned in one scenario to an entire population. At INetU, I love the fact I get to make a difference every day,” Scott says.
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Hameed Mohammed
Microsoft
Hameed Mohammed is in a strategic sales role at Microsoft’s Partner Cloud Services Group. He is responsible for selling infrastructure products through service providers - Telco’s, Hosters, Outsourcers, ISV’s and Solution Providers. Previously, Hameed was product manager at Verizon Business for hosting, storage, disaster recovery and data center services. Prior to Verizon Business he was at Intel, GTE and Sun Microsystems in engineering and market development roles that took him through a variety of industries such as online PC & mobile gaming, digital home, VOIP, wireless services, broadband infrastructure, microprocessor R&D and business transformation through IT. He also co-founded a startup software company selling Linux based OSS/BSS software platform for communications service providers. |
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Charles Henderson
Director of Application Security Services SpiderLabsTrustwave
Henderson began his career in computer security in 1993, specializing in penetration testing as well as security and vulnerability research. As Director of Application Security Services at SpiderLabs, he leads the team responsible for Application Penetration Testing, Code Review, Secure Development Training, and other elite application security consulting services.
Prior to joining SpiderLabs, Henderson ran his own boutique application security testing firm. Henderson¹s firm provided offensive security services to a wide variety of clients in the United States and Europe.
Henderson speaks frequently at major industry events and conferences, including BlackHat, DEF CON, AppSec US, AppSec EU, SOURCE, and the International Association of Financial Crime Investigators convention.
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Gerry Elman
Elman Technology Law
Gerry Elman is a trusted advisor on a variety of intellectual property and business matters, especially the law of cyberspace, the new frontier where he’s chosen to boldly go. He was a pioneer in online communication, teaching the legal aspects of technology management via the University of Phoenix Online Campus as early as 1995, while serving as a SysOp on CompuServe forums. Gerry is a widely acclaimed author and speaker on technology and the law. In 1982, he was quoted in the New York Times as an “expert” on computer law, the same year he founded the first-ever journal that reports on emerging developments in biotechnology law. His Twitter profile, @TechLaw_Elman, characterizes him as a “midwife to new technologies,” and his history of service as a lawyer for both the Pennsylvania and U.S. Departments of Justice informs his wise counsel to innovators. He heads the boutique practice of Elman Technology Law, P.C., located in realspace at Media, Pennsylvania, and in cyberspace at www.elman.com. |
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Stephen S. Goldsby
President/CEO, Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
Steve Goldsby is a technology visionary and entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience protecting government and commercial information assets from hackers and other threats.
Steve is founder and CEO of Integrated Computer Solutions Inc, an information security and technology company specializing in risk based decision support services. Since the early ‘90s, Steve has served as an information security specialist in the U.S. Air Force and later as a principal consultant for a handful of technology companies, before starting Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
Steve has a BS in Mathematics, is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and holds several other three-, four- and five-letter industry security certifications. |