hi charliss... a bit of scur news this am... mentions msft sponsorship of their conference...
kathy :)
Tuesday May 25, 8:45 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Secure Computing Corporation
Secure Computing Corporation Announces Black Hat Briefings '99, Bringing Together Corporate and Government Experts, and Hackers to Address Y2K And Enterprise Security
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Secure Computing (Nasdaq: SCUR - news) today announced that Secure Computing Black Hat Briefings '99, the exclusive security conference, will take place from July 7-8, 1999 at the Venetian Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. This third annual conference brings corporate and government engineers and software programmers face-to-face with today's cutting edge computer security experts and ''underground'' security specialists for two days of intensive discussions on who's breaking in to computer networks, how they are doing it, how Y2K is affecting security, and what can be done to address this.
The conference, with title sponsorship by Secure Computing, and lead sponsorship by Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT - news), National Computer Security Center, Counterpane Systems and Network Flight Recorders is designed to fill the need of computer professionals to better understand the security risks to their computer and information infrastructures by potential threats. To do this, Secure Computing assembles a group of vendor neutral security professionals at the same forum, where they will candidly discuss and debate the problems businesses face, and the solutions they see to those problems. Secure Computing Black Hat Briefings '99 is not for security dilettantes or marketers looking to hawk their vendors' wares -- just straight talk by people who make it their business to explore the ever-changing security space.
Spanning two days the conference has three separate tracks, two focused at technical audiences with a third a new ''White Hat'' tract that is focused at CIO's, CEO's and other senior level people. Topics will include Y2K and what it means to system security, how to detect and repel attacks on a network, secure programming techniques and tool selection for creating and effectively monitoring secure networks. Secure Computing Black Hat Briefings '99 intense sessions will bring to light the security problems confronting organizations and network administrators, most of which go unnoticed by today's preoccupied system administrators who are often more worried about network growth, updates and Y2K problems.
Running the conference is Jeff Moss, Director of Assessment Services at Secure Computing. Prior to joining Secure Computing, Moss was at Ernst & Young, LLP, where he was a manager in the Information Security Services (ISS) group. Moss also successfully owned and operated DEF CON Communications, a computer consulting company that focused on network security solutions.
''It is crucial that we continue to educate organizations on the risks they face daily. Network security breaches are real, and are costing organizations hundreds of millions of dollars every year,'' said Moss. ''The coming year will be crucial for organizations in regards to their network security. Taking a myopic approach only to the Y2K issue that does not involve diligent attention to security could lead to severe consequences. Being Y2K compliant really won't matter for much if an organization's network is rendered ineffective by hacker attacks and intrusions. That is why a forum like Secure Computing Black Hat Briefings '99 is so important in educating businesses and governments about the very real threats that are out there.''
Presenters range from corporate and government security system managers to master hackers themselves, including Dr. Mudge, one of the prominent members of the hacker group 'The L0pht', who is responsible for numerous advisories and tools in use in both the black hat and white hat communities; Peter Shipley, who is well known and respected in the professional world as well as the underground and hacker community and whose specialties are third party penetration testing and firewall review, computer risk assessment, and security training; and Bruce Schneier, author of applied Cryptography and president of Counterpane Systems.
More Information, and How to Register
Detailed information on Secure Computing Black Hat Briefings '99, including a speaker's schedule, biographies of presenters, and information on how to register and reserve hotel rooms, can be found via the Secure Computing Web site ( securecomputing.com ) and by clicking on the Black Hat Briefings '99 icon.
About Secure Computing
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Secure Computing Corporation provides enterprise-wide network security solutions to a worldwide partner and customer base in financial services, telecom, aerospace, manufacturing, hi-tech, service providers and government agencies. More information is available over the Internet at www.securecomputing.com or by calling: in the U.S., 800-379-4944 or 408-918-6100; in Europe, 44-1753-826000; in Asia/Pacific, 61-2-9844-5440.
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SOURCE: Secure Computing Corporation
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