Ira Winkler to Present at Hacker Halted USA 2009
EC-Council is proud to announce that Ira Winkler, recognized as one of the world's experts in Internet
security, information warfare, information-related crime investigation,
and industrial espionage, will be a Keynote Presenter at the upcoming Hacker Halted Conference in Miami.
He is a well-known specialist in penetration testing, where he
infiltrates companies, both technically and physically, to find and
repair an organization's weaknesses. Prior to becoming founder and president of the Internet
Security Advisors Group (ISAG), Mr. Winkler was Director of Technology
at the International Computer Security Association (ICSA). ICSA
(www.icsa.net) is a leading provider of security assurance, product
certification, training, and information services, also functioning as
an industry association with several thousand members. At the ICSA, Mr.
Winkler was responsible for managing the Association's laboratories and
led the team establishing certification criteria for Internet
firewalls. To read more about Ira Winkler, please click
HERE.
"We are pleased and excited to have Ira present at our conference, and his contribution will certainly further enhance the value that the conference will bring to our audiences." commented 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