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Thank you for being a part of
Hacker Halted Miami 2011!
Knowledge transfer and exchange has always been a challenge for organizations. Our intent for this conference remains distinctively clear. We hoped to create a platform to facilitate effective knowledge transfer and exchange, where the latest information security threats and landscape evolution are being discussed and debated. And I strongly believe we have achieved that aim.
I think this year’s event was one of the most extraordinary collections of talent, human knowledge, which has ever been gathered at an event.
I take this opportunity to thank all our speakers, sponsors, strategic partners who have in many ways contributed to make this conference possible. More so, I would like to welcome YOU to join us next year as we aim to make it an even better show come 2012!
Jay Bavisi
President
EC-Council
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What Attendees Said About the Event
“Great event with an intimate setting that allows the participants to interact with their peers and instructors more than most conferences. Will be back next
year.”
– George Kurtz, Speaker, Global CTO - McAfee
“Hacker Halted was a great place to hear some fascinating presentations, meet new sources and talk about future trends in cybersecurity. Plus the chance
to ask the The Jester a question (even only over IRC) was worth the trip”
- Shaun Waterman, Washington Times
“We attend these events for the people, by the people, and because of the people. It's that simple.”
– Michael Dahn, Speaker, Director, PwC
“Thank you to Leo and the whole Hacker Halted staff. The experience was incredibly beneficial in both learning from experienced speakers and networking
with attendees from all aspects of the cyber security community”
- Robert M. Lee, Speaker, USAF
“HH 2011 was a great event with a lot of interesting presentation and a big opportunity to meet leading experts and partners in the IT Security field. I'm
looking forward to next year event!”
– Radu Stanescu, Speaker, Romania
“Hacker Halted was one of the best conferences I have been a part of, a veteran conference speaker and attender, it was a cut above the others by providing
a more intimate atmosphere with second to none social events and networking opportunities.”
– Kevin Cardwell, Speaker
“Until Hacker Halted, I didn't think there would be such an information exchange rich event as an alternative to RSA Conference such as Black Hat or
B-sides. Now there is! Its Hacker Halted. This was a fantastic event where I learned something new from every presentation that I attended. The speakers
were incredibly knowledgeable and willing to share in their incredible knowledge on information and network security. Great job!”
– Gary Miliefsky, Speaker
“Hacker Halted is much more conducive to learning compared to most conferences I have been in. The staff is friendly and very helpful”.
– Christopher Elisan, Speaker, Damballa
“Hacker Halted brings the value of a conference to a whole new level. Great venue, outstanding speakers, and the right mix of social interaction and
technical content puts Hacker Halted at the top of my list of conferences to attend each year. Keep up the great work!”
– Rob Kraus, Speaker, Solutionary
“The Hacker Halted conference is the perfect mixture of management and technical presentations. Attendees learn from top security experts in the industry
on current security topic and trends. Overall a great conference to learn and network with security professionals.”
– Jose Hernandez, Speaker, Solutionary
“The Hacker Halted conferences provide an excellent opportunity to network with independent security researchers, government representatives, solution
providers, asset owners, and forward-thinking thought leaders in the security industry. Many times what is said in the hallways and during the conference
breaks can be just as educational and controversial as what is said up on the stage by the presenters.”
– Jonathan Pollet, Speaker
“Great presenters, hardcore research papers and excellent conference organization makes Hacker Halted a must go conference.”
– Amol Sarwate, Speaker
“Hacker Halted has raised the bar for its events attracting sought after speakers and cutting edge presentations that give back to the attendees items that
can be used immediately.”
– Jeff Bardin
“Hacker Halted is an intimate conference where you can talk to and rub shoulders with some of the top people in the field of security. Its smaller size allows
for quality discussions, networking, and presentations.”
– Edward Haletky, Speaker
“Hacker Halted has become a truly top notch industry standard event that now rivals or exceeds Black Hat in many areas. It is not to be missed.”
– Tim Pierson, Speaker
“Very cool event. It was ton of fun to meet new people and compete in Cyberlympics”
- Aaron Fields
“Great job, congrats!” – Hosman Rodriguez
“First time, very well done. I will be back. Would like to see sessions/track for C-levels to educate them on needs and cost controls”
– Kevin Brown
“Was a great experience to get to know people from the security industry and see their passion for information security”
– Jonathan Balderrama
“Incredible base of knowledge in the speakers, best conference I have attended”
– Paul Prance
“The presenters were knowledgeable and patient with the newbies. Thanks for the experience…”
– Nadine Stewart
“HackerHalted was a great experience, because I was able to learn a lot about IT-security, had some time to meet some new people but I also had the chance
to share my research through a presentation…”
- Domonkos P. Tomcsanyi, Speaker (Hungary)
“Hacker Halted was an outstanding conference with an impressive lineup of speakers and excellent networking opportunities. A well run conference with
diverse and interesting content”
- James "Randy" Abrams, Speaker
“I was honored to have been invited to me a presenter at this important event”
- John J. Strauchs, Speaker
“HH was great. The event ran like a well-made Swiss watch”
- Omar Aldahir, Speaker
“Hacker Halted is one of my favorite conferences and it gets better every year, Great people, Great tracks. Leo, see you next year!”
- Yaniv Miron, Speaker
“Great time, thank you for having me. Looking forward to another”
– Zachary Wolff, Speaker, LogRhythm Inc
“Real security discussions happening here...Great Event!”
- Joe Gottlieb
“I found Hacker Halted conference to be interesting, informative and presentations were up to date”
- Almantas Kakareka, Speaker, Terremark
“Great event, great speakers, great venue, great fun!”
- Ari Takanen, Codenomicon
“EC-Council put on another strong event at Hacker Halted USA. The speaker lineup was top notch, and I was honored to be among them. Plus it was in
warm, sunny Miami.”
– Speaker
“Hacker Halted more than met my expectations. With the impressive speaker lineup and the great location they're one of the best cons to come to get
highlights of the year’s most interesting research”
- Delegate
“I really enjoyed the event and plan on sending some of my team members to the next one”
- Delegate
“I had a lot of fun at the conference at met a lot of great people. Thanks for the opportunity to do this; we would love to do it again”
- Sponsor
“A good investment to quickly come to speed on: - the breadth of exploits with specific demonstrations, and emerging research focus to address of the
known”
- Delegate
“Hacker Halted more than met my expectations. With the impressive speaker lineup and the great location they're one of the best cons to come to get
highlights of the year’s most interesting research.”
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Hacker Halted Academy
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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v7
- Certified Security Analyst / Licensed Penetration Tester (ECSA/LPT)
- Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
- Certified Incident Handler (ECIH)
- CAST 611 – Advanced Penetration Testing
- CAST 612 – Advanced Mobile Hacking & Forensics
- CAST 614 – Advanced Network Defense
- Wireless & Bluetooth Hacking 101
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- SAP Security in Depth
- Crimeware Attribution
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All trainings were received very well, as Hacker Halted was blessed with a very interactive and inquisitive crowd. Trainers at the conference had a field time, with a few trainings even running into the late hours due to vast interest in the subject fields.
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Overall, the Intercontinental Miami was a well-chosen venue for a conference of Hacker Halted’s stature. Selection of the venue, timing and facilities of the hotel proved adequate as all training attendees found the trainings to be very productive with very constructive feedback.
“The instructor was great-Knowledgeable, experienced. Kept class moving at the proper pace.”
“Everything was perfect”
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With over 70 speakers presenting more than 75 topics, Hacker Halted Miami 2011 was definitely a congregation of superstars! Attendees were spoilt for choice as there were many cutting edge presentation topics for them to choose from.
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| Conference attendees were treated to a talented array of speakers, which featured live hacking and groundbreaking presentations. It was truly a spectacle of superstars effectively wowing a crowd which proved to be highly skilled in their respective fields and equally enthusiastic over what was taking place on stage. |
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| “Hacker Halted was an outstanding conference with an impressive lineup of speakers and excellent networking opportunities. A well run conference with diverse and interesting content” |
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A standout presentation from Barnaby Jack received the biggest applause from the delegates, as Barnaby demonstrated a live methodology in hacking into an insulin pump – ‘Life threatening vulnerabilities’. Barnaby actually managed to disprove an earlier theory of the insulin pump not susceptible to be hacked from a specified radius. Full story can be found here.
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| Hacker Halted featured various giveaways such as iPad 2s, kindles, and gift vouchers in a memorable raffle draw which featured on all three days of the conference. Attendees were surprise winners of various memorabilia which served as an added enthusiasm for all to enjoy each and every presentation during the 3 day conference. |
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| Hacker Halted had a very unique ‘recipe’ during Jeff Bardin’s keynote session, where the Jester himself had made an appearance and participated in a live discussion. The Jester is known for the repeated denial of service attacks on militant websites, and also his stir on the WikiLeaks website in November last year which forced organization reshuffling of their Internet hosting providers. Full story can be found at here. |
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| “HH 2011 was a great event with a lot of interesting presentation and a big opportunity to meet leading experts and partners in the IT Security field. I'm looking forward to next year event!” |
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| Hacker Halted USA 2011 is a comprehensive hacker conference covering a broad topic area to provide IT professionals a platform to understand and discuss today's information security environment. Unlike any other hacker conferences, Hacker Halted covers real information security issues and discusses solutions that fit into global security attacks scenarios, and sheds light on how to deal with increasing threats, compliance as well as regulatory issues. |
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| Hacker Halted Miami 2011 received a great applause, where a clear appreciation of the requirements and expectations of all participants were taken into account and fulfilled. Hacker Halted would like to thank all speakers, event partners, sponsors, and staff involved in the venture to meet set expectations. Hacker Halted will be heading for further heights to provide an even better platform which has always been the spirit of the series – onwards and upwards! |
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Featured In the Press/Media
The conference served as a fantastic platform where some new and unknown security vulnerabilities were uncovered and discussed at length. John Strauchs, one of the presenters had worked in Teague Newman’s (fellow presenter) basement in order to develop the said attacks which could take control of prisons’ industrial control systems. The cost of this ‘attack’ was no more than $2,500 and was one of the major talking points of the conference. |
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The vulnerabilities of SCADA and PLS in correctional facilities uncovered a can of worms which included the questioning of industrial control – often referred to as a supervisory control and also data acquisition, used widely today in modern and highly automated prisons and could be remotely exploited in order to set very compromising situations.
Moreover, researches at Stach & Liu, a security consulting firm which specializes in Google hacking tools revealed the results of their cloud services research at the Hacker Halted conference last month in Miami. The team is now offering one word of advice to companies which are looking into storing critical information on a public cloud: Don’t.
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Source: Dark Reading
Link: http://www.darkreading.com/cloudsecurity/167901092/security/vulnerabilities/231902718/cloud-services-credentials-easily-stolen-via-google-code-search.html
A brief excerpt entails that John Strauchs, a former CIA operations officer appeared last week at Hacker Halted convention in Miami to present their simulated cyber-attack and discuss the pressing prison security issues of the day. These include fears that hackers can break into the electrical systems and overloading them by shutting down closed-circuit teeves, shut down intercoms, break into the cash register in the commissary and enable poor images to help themselves to all the overpriced packaged soups and candy bars; and worst of all, cybering all of the cyber.
Links depicting full details of this excerpt at:
Source: The Washington Times
Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/6/prisons-bureau-alerted-to-hacking-into-lockups/
Link: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/nov/4/feds-concerned-about-hackers-opening-prison-doors/
Source Ars Technica
Link: http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/11/vulnerabilities-give-hackers-ability-to-open-prison-cells-from-afar.ars
Source: Gawker
Link: http://gawker.com/5856757/exciting+sounding-cyber-prison-breaks-worrying-the-feds
VIP cum Speakers Appreciation Dinner & Dance (Oct 24, 2011)
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Special Events Highlights
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VIP cum Speakers Appreciation Cruise Dinner & Dance (Oct 24, 2011)
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| EC-Council specially hosted its VIP and Speakers on board the Caprice on Oct 24. This exclusive and by invitation-only event brought together some of EC-Council’s most important guests, speakers for the conference and partners from all over the world. Everyone enjoyed themselves to the sumptuous dinner, gorgeous hostesses and stunning night view on the cruise along Biscayne Bay. |
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| EC-Council Awards Ceremony (Oct 24, 2011) |
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| The EC-Council Awards Ceremony was held during this special event, where the best performing partners of EC-Council were recognized for their outstanding performance and contribution in 2010. Huge congrats to all partners, and let’s look forward to an even better performances come 2012. |
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| The MAIN Conference Party: Hackers Casino Royale (Oct 25, 2011) |
“A party like no other”
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Casino Royale featured on the night of Day 1 of the conference, - an exclusive party organized just for the participants of Hacker Halted. The night was brightened by a great turnout, and everyone very much contributed to what was an amazing experience!
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EC-Council brought in an entire casino in
the Club Play, which was accompanied
by professional dancers and performers
which uplifted the entire Miami
experience!
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Mock chips were used at the actual
tables, though the atmosphere was
tense as everyone participated and the
enthusiasm level stayed at peak right
up till the party came to a close. |
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“Great event, great speakers, great venue, great fun!”
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Global CyberLympics North America Championships (Oct 25, 2011)
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The Global Cyberlympics aspires to create an opportunity for ethical hacking to be accepted, practiced and demonstrated without any discrimination, across all geographical boundaries – all for the purpose of understanding what it takes to protect and secure critical information and assets.
Hacker Halted hosted the Regional Championships for Global Cyberlympics where teams went on the attack, a competition which simply captivated the audience! We are proud to announce that Team ICF is now the North American Champions. Congratulations Team ICF! |
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| EC-Council Global Partner Conference (E|GPC) (Oct 24, 2011) |
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| The 3rd EGPC was held on Oct 24, and this year, the participation has more than doubled. With partners coming from over 20 countries, this is truly an international event. This is the platform where EC-Council shared its strategies, as well as upcoming new initiatives to its partners. There was also a special presentation by Dr. McDuffy from NIST, who shared the US National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) plan. |
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| “Very cool event. It was ton of fun to meet new people and compete in Cyberlympics” |
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