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PRESENTATION:
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Truth about Hacking
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PRESENTERS:
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Karen Howe
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CONFERENCE:
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Fremont Women in Technology
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LOCATION:
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Seattle, WA, US
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DATE & TIME:
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March 20, 2014 at 6:00 PM
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What do Target, the Federal Reserve, Neiman Marcus, Sarah Palin, and Yahoo all have in common? They’ve all been hacked. In this session, Karen will cover why hardware and software security has grown into $67 billon dollar market that’s on track to being $87 billion in 2016. She will also trace the anatomy of a hack and discuss attack surfaces, exploits, social engineering, and zero-day disclosures.
About Karen Howe
Karen Howe is a seasoned business leader and marketing veteran with more than 20 years experience working with multimedia and Internet technologies. She is the Director of Global Marketing for IOActive, Inc., a leading information security services provider. Before joining IOActive, Howe was a Director of Marketing for Microsoft within Microsoft Research, Vice President and GM at AOL, CEO of Singingfish, Vice President of Marketing for Mindbloom, Stamps.com, and 2WAY Corp.
Other career highlights include 11 years with Adobe Systems and Aldus Corp., where she helped launch the desktop publishing category and established the company’s Australian subsidiary. She’s won two WEBBY awards and two audio/video search patents. Howe received her B.A. from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
About Fremont Women in Technology and Tableau Software
Fremont Women in Technology is a community for networking and idea exchange. The event is hosted by Tableau Software.
Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA) helps people see and understand data. Tableau helps anyone quickly analyze, visualize, and share information. More than 17,000 customer accounts get rapid results with Tableau in the office and on-the-go. And tens of thousands of people use Tableau Public to share data in their blogs and websites.
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. Follow IOActive on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ioactive.
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