Cesar Cerrudo, Chief Technology Officer for IOActive Labs, to present at SEGURINFO Argentina 2014

Hacking Like in the Movies shows you how reality is catching up with Hollywood, where hacking is often depicted as some mysterious act that instantly produces amazing results. Various types of attacks will be discussed, including some that are difficult or complex to implement. Cesar will show you how they are technically feasible. For example, how to make things explode, how a person can be harmed as the result of a malicious hack, how an attack can cause widespread panic in a large city, and so on.

In this discussion, the panel will discuss cyber security, cyber espionage, and cyber risks affecting consumers and businesses across the globe.

About Cesar Cerrudo
Cesar Cerrudo is CTO at IOActive Labs, where he leads the team in producing ongoing, cutting-edge research in the areas of SCADA, mobile device, and application security, to name a few. Formerly the founder and CEO of Argeniss Consulting−which was acquired by IOActive−Cesar is a world-renowned security researcher and specialist in application security.

Throughout his career, Cesar is credited with discovering and helping to eliminate dozens of vulnerabilities in leading applications including Microsoft® SQL Server®, Oracle® Database Server, IBM® DB2®, Microsoft® BizTalk® Server, Microsoft® Commerce Server®, Microsoft® Windows®, and Yahoo! Messenger®. Cesar also has authored several white papers on database and application security, and attacks and exploitation techniques. He has been invited to present at a variety of companies and conferences including Black Hat, CanSecWest, EuSecWest, HITB, Microsoft BlueHat, EkoParty, FRHACK, H2HC, and Defcon. Cesar collaborates with, and is regularly quoted in, print and online publications.

About SEGURINFO
Information Security is one of the most important concerns in today’s business world and is one of the most contentious aspects of the use of information technology. Its influence directly affects the activities of any environment. The growth of information on businesses and the variety of ways in which you can share, create new challenges for experts who need to identify best practices to assist the user in managing information.

SEGURINFO brings together CEOs, CIOs, CISOs, CTOs of companies, managers and users of technology in general, where they can discuss problems related to information security, share experiences and find appropriate solutions.

About IOActive
IOActive is a comprehensive, high-end information security services firm with a long and established pedigree in delivering elite security services to its customers. Our world-renowned consulting and research teams deliver a portfolio of specialist security services ranging from penetration testing and application code assessment through to semiconductor reverse engineering. Global 500 companies across every industry continue to trust IOActive with their most critical and sensitive security issues. Founded in 1998, IOActive is headquartered in Seattle, USA, with global operations through the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pac regions. Visit www.ioactive.com for more information. Follow IOActive on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioactive.

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