Former Special Advisor for Cyberspace Security for White House to Keynote Hacker Halted USA 2009
EC-Council is proud to announce that Professor Howard Schmidt will be a keynote presenter at the upcoming Hacker Halted conference in Miami.
Professor Schmidt has had a long distinguished career in defense, law enforcement and
corporate security spanning almost 40 years. He has served as Vice
President and Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Security
Strategist for online auction giant eBay. He most recently served in
the position of Chief Security Strategist for the US CERT Partners
Program for the National Cyber Security Division, Department of
Homeland Security. He is currently the CEO of the Internet Security Forum. To read more about Howard, please click
HERE.
"It is indeed a great honor to have Howard support our cause for the second year running. His invaluable views and extensive experience will cetainly further enhance the value of the conference." said a delighted Jay Bavisi, President of EC-Council.
About Hacker Halted USA 2009
Hacker Halted USA 2009 will be hosted at the Hilton Miami Downtown,
from Sep 20 - 25, 2009. With world renowned security experts including
Howard Schmidt, Dave Litchfield, Ira Winkler, GM Hardy, Peter
Berghammer and other influential security gurus, sharing and presenting
intriguing case studies and findings, this conference is set to be the
perfect platform for information security professionals to enhance
knowledge and exchange views, as well as network with peers within the
community.
Miami will also see the launch of the Hacker Halted |
Academy (
www.hackerhalted.com/academy),
where some of the most sought after certification and technical
training classes will be conducted prior to the conference. Some of the
classes includes the exam prep for the world renowned Certified Ethical
Hacker program, CISSP, CISA and CISM, as well as technical training
like the Ultimate Hack series, Web Application Hackers Course, IT
Governance, Risk and Management certification classes. These and others
will be offered by the likes of Foundstone, Global Knowledge, NGS
Software, among others.
Since 2004, the global series of Hacker Halted
has been successfully organized in many cities including Myrtle Beach,
Dubai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and Tokyo. Other cities slated
to host the event in 2009 are Seoul, Hyderabad and Kuala Lumpur.
Presented by EC-Council, a leading international certification
authority, the objective of the Hacker Halted conference series is to
raise international awareness towards increased education and ethics in
Information Security. For more information about Hacker Halted
conference, please contact the Conference Director -
info@hackerhalted.com; or visit
http://www.hackerhalted.com