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PRESENTATION:
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Is big IT killing innovation, and helping the cyber criminals win
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PRESENTER(S):
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Jennifer Steffens
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CONFERENCE:
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LOCATION:
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London, United Kingdom
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DATE & TIME:
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October 9, 2014 at 13:00 PM
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Most product development by cyber security vendors is really just old technology in new tins. Genuine innovation is rare. Meanwhile, global IT companies market expensive services and consultancy options to manage the cyber security threat instead of focusing on security R&D.
So where are the affordable technology breakthroughs the information security community desperately needs to defeat cyber crime? If the giant corporations are too big, too bloated to innovate, does salvation lie in the security start-up community? Probably, but are these businesses getting the support they need? Can they succeed in the market, even disrupt the market, before they become acquired and diluted as part of bigger security businesses? This special lunchtime panel, made up of Tech Trailblazers judges, will seek to answer these questions and more.
About Jennifer Steffens
As its CEO, Jennifer Steffens spearheads all aspects of IOActive’s global business operations and drives the company’s strategic vision. Jennifer brings a wealth of industry and business experience to the company, having been an early member of several successful startups.
Earlier in her career, Jennifer was a Director at Sourcefire, where she helped build and grow its run rate from $250K to over $35M in just four years. She helped commercialize the Snort open source intrusion detection and prevention technology and built several service offerings around research initiatives. Prior to joining IOActive, Jennifer came to Seattle to help startup GraniteEdge reinvent itself. While there, she led initiatives to restructure the company and developed a product strategy that ultimately secured two additional rounds of funding. With over ten years of industry experience, Jennifer has held senior management positions at Ubizen, NFR Security, and StillSecure.
Jennifer is a well-respected media source, appearing in InfoSecurity Magazine, SC Magazine, Good Morning America, BBC, Reuters, The Guardian, and CBS News. She has been invited to give keynote presentations at a variety of conferences such as HackInTheBox. Jennifer is a member of EWF, ISSA, and OWASP.
About IP Expo Europe
IP EXPO Europe is Europe’s leading cloud and IT infrastructure event for those looking to find out how the latest IT innovations can drive their business. The event showcases brand new exclusive content and senior level insights from across the industry, as well as unveiling the latest developments in IT.
New for 2014, IP EXPO Europe now incorporates Cyber Security EXPO and Data Centre EXPO. Bringing together 300+ exhibitors and 300+ free to attend seminars all under one roof, IP EXPO Europe is the only must attend event of the year for CIOs, heads of IT, technology experts and engineers.
About IOActive
IOActive is a comprehensive, high-end information security services firm with a long and established track record 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 to chip 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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