Dan Kaminsky to Participate in Panel Discussions at RSA Conference

IOActive's Director of Penetration Testing to discuss high-profile security vulnerability disclosures and how the industry has evolved over the years

Seattle, Wash—March 1, 2010. IOActive, a leading provider of software assurance, compliance, and smart grid security services today announced that Dan Kaminsky, Director of Penetration Testing, will participate in a panel discussion, The End of the Internet as We Know It? Separating Reality from the Hype, at the RSA Conference.

Participating in a panel with leading security experts from IBM Corporation, McAfee and Shadowserver, Kaminsky will dissect the high profile vulnerability disclosure and attacks that made headlines last year. Panelists will separate hype from reality by conducting a pragmatic assessment of the severity and implications of publicly announced vulnerabilities and attacks.

WHAT  The End of the Internet as We Know It? Separating Reality from the Hype

WHERE  Moscone Center, Blue Room, #104

WHEN  March 2. 3:40–4:40 pm.

Kaminsky also will participate in a panel discussion at the RSA Conference that focuses on the security industry's evolution. Presenting alongside fellow security experts and pioneers, Kaminsky will discuss how security research, hacking, and vulnerability disclosures have changed over the years.

WHAT  Hacking Legends

WHERE  Moscone Center, Blue Room, #103

WHEN  March 4. 9:10–10:10 am.

For more information about RSA, visit their website

About Dan Kaminsky
Dan Kaminsky is the Director of Penetration Testing at IOActive where he specializes in design-level fault analysis, particularly against massive-scale network applications. Previously of Cisco and Avaya, Kaminsky has operated professionally in the security space for over 10 years. He is well known for his "Black Ops" series of talks at the well-respected Black Hat Briefings. Kaminsky regularly collects detailed data on the health of the Internet, and used this data to detect the worldwide proliferation of a major rootkit. In 2008, he discovered a major flaw in the Internet's DNS infrastructure and worked with security engineers around the world, protecting countless organizations and individuals against this threat.

About IOActive
Established in 1998, IOActive is an industry leader that offers comprehensive computer security services with specializations in smart grid technologies, software assurance, and compliance. Boasting a well-rounded and diverse clientele, IOActive works with a majority of Global 500 companies including power and utility, hardware, retail, financial, media, router, aerospace, high-tech, and software development organizations. As a home for highly skilled and experienced professionals, IOActive attracts the likes of Dan Kaminsky, Ilja van Sprundel, Mike Davis, and Wes Brown—talented consultants who contribute to the growing body of security knowledge by speaking at such elite conferences as Black Hat, Ruxcon, Defcon, Shakacon, BlueHat, CanSec, and WhatTheHack. For more information, visit www.ioactive.com.

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