HackersforCharity.org’s Johnny Long Interviewed at ShmooCon 2012
February 1, 2012 – 1:51 PM | No Comment

We had the opportunity to interview Johnny Long of HackersforCharity.org on the final day of ShmooCon 2012.

Hackers for Charity is a non-profit organization that leverages the skills of technologists. They solve technology challenges for various non-profits and provide food, equipment, job training and computer education to the world’s poorest citizens.

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Upcoming SANS 2012 (Orlando) Information Security Training Event
January 18, 2012 – 3:49 AM | No Comment
Upcoming SANS 2012 (Orlando) Information Security Training Event

SANS 2012 (March 23-30, 2012) is fast approaching! More than 35 courses are offered, all taught by our top-rated instructors who are the best at ensuring you learn the material and can apply it immediately when you return to your office. Choose from audit, IT legal, security management, software and web app developer, forensics, computer security training, and more.

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11th Annual DoD Cyber Crime Conference 2012
December 19, 2011 – 12:32 PM | No Comment

EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS DEC. 31

11th Annual DoD Cyber Crime Conference 2012
 Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Pre-Con Training: Jan. 20-23  |  Conference: Jan. 23-27  |  Exposition: Jan. 24-26
www.DoDCyberCrime.com
REGISTER TODAY to learn from the experts about revolutionary technologies and techniques for exposing and preventing cyber crime. Hotel space is filling up quickly, so make your reservations now.
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Webcast: Advanced Persistent Defense
December 6, 2011 – 1:37 PM | No Comment
Webcast: Advanced Persistent Defense

Threats are constant and evolving. In this security landscape, organizations need to be proficient in both defense AND offense in order to protect themselves. Often we may understand the techniques that our adversaries are using, but somehow still fail to prepare our organizations and people for the attacks. As such, it is time for defenders to become persistent and proactive in trying to exploit their organizational assets, rather than simply waiting until their next audit.

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SANS Security East 2012 is coming up soon with new courses!
December 6, 2011 – 11:47 AM | No Comment
SANS Security East 2012 is coming up soon with new courses!

SANS comes to New Orleans, January 17-26. Start the year off right with our top-rated instructors and outstanding course offerings.

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Keynote Announced: Cybersecurity Initiatives and Policies
October 27, 2011 – 12:29 PM | No Comment
Keynote Announced: Cybersecurity Initiatives and Policies

Register today for this FREE solutions seminar to discuss cybersecurity policy developments, the latest technology initiatives and best practices for managing access to electronic information.

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Cyber Security Summit
October 27, 2011 – 10:49 AM | No Comment
Cyber Security Summit

Cyber security features prominently in the mainstream media with news stories regularly getting in front of end users and boardrooms alike. The information security and risk market has responded with a range of solutions to tackle these issues and to bring comfort to business leaders.

Engage live with IT security experts at this online event to learn about the latest threats to your business, how to effectively manage breaches and how to safeguard your organization from cybercriminals all over the world.

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What’s New in Nexpose 5.0: The Next Generation in Vulnerability Management
October 24, 2011 – 1:57 PM | No Comment
What’s New in Nexpose 5.0: The Next Generation in Vulnerability Management

Organizations across all industries and government agencies (at both the federal and state level) are struggling to mitigate constant cyber threats and comply with legislative or regulatory mandates. That’s nothing new in today’s information security landscape. What is new is that the new release of Rapid7 Nexpose provides a security risk intelligence solution that represents a paradigm shift in vulnerability management solutions.

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Vulnerability Management eSymposium
October 21, 2011 – 10:07 AM | No Comment
Vulnerability Management eSymposium

Cybercriminals frequently take advantage of vulnerabilities in web and other applications to gain entrance to wider corporate infrastructures. With breaches now happening on a regular basis using these methods, critical information of all kinds is being exposed. We learn from experts want companies can do to mitigate against these threats.

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Seminar Invite: NSA’s View of Wireless Security Risks – Nov. 9th
October 19, 2011 – 10:02 PM | No Comment
Seminar Invite: NSA’s View of Wireless Security Risks – Nov. 9th

Wireless technology is exploding in popularity. Businesses are not only migrating to wireless networking, they are steadily integrating wireless technology into their wired infrastructure. This explosion has given momentum to a new generation of hackers who specialize in inventing and deploying innovative methods of hijacking wireless communications.

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Security Configuration Management – The Keys to the Digital Kingdom
October 19, 2011 – 9:54 PM | No Comment
Security Configuration Management – The Keys to the Digital Kingdom

IT security configurations serve as the keys to the digital kingdom of your organization’s IT infrastructure and its valuable data. Yet if you examined almost any enterprise organization, you’d find poor configuration settings. What’s more, you’d find little or no integration between configuration solutions and other IT security controls, when they can so clearly be leveraged to increase defensive posture.

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SANS CDI 2011 Press Release – SANS Cyber Defense Initiative 2011 Targets Washington, D.C.
October 14, 2011 – 5:10 PM | No Comment

SANS today announced its final information security training event of the year, Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) 2011, which will be held December 9 – 16 in Washington, D.C. SANS CDI provides information security professionals in the public and private sectors a unique opportunity to learn from today’s top security experts about the latest cyber attacks and what can be done to stop or mitigate damage. SANS is offering discounted rates to those who register by October 26.

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