Former Director of the US-CERT, Amit Yoran, to Keynote at Hacker Halted USA 2009.
CEO of Netwitness as one of the keynote speakers for information security conference where more than 50 international
experts converge and discuss global cybersecurity issues; and uncover
new exploits and vulnerabilities.
Albuquerque, NM, July 15, 2009 – Hacker Halted USA 2009, a
leading information security conference hosted by
EC-Council, today
announced that Amit Yoran will be one of the Keynote Speaker for the
conference to be held at Miami, Florida.
Since 2006, Amit has served as the Chairman and CEO of
Netwitness. He
was formerly the Director of the US-CERT and National Cyber Security
Division of the Department of Homeland Security, and has served as CEO
and advisor to In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the CIA. He is
currently a member of the
Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th US
President.
Amit Yoran joins an impressive
presenters line up comprising
world-renowned security experts who will be discussing the latest
information security trends, present some of the best practices as well
as uncover the latest vulnerabilities and exploits. Some of the
speakers include:
Howard Schmidt
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Ira Winkler
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Dave Litchfield
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Ari Takanen
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Herbert H. Thompson
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Jeff Bardin
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Michael Malin
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Greg Hoglund
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Ron Gula
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G.Mark Hardy
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Mark Harris
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Trey Ford
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Edward Haletky
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Gunter Ollman
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James Aquilina
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Erik Laykin
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Chet Ratcliffe
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Jayson E. Street
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Daniel V. Hoffman
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Ariel Silverstone
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Jay Bavisi, Co-Founder and President of EC-Council, said “With
such an impressive list of speakers making up a world class agenda, and
being held at an exciting venue in Miami, Hacker Halted USA 2009 is
poised to be the perfect platform for information security
professionals globally to enhance knowledge and exchange views, as well
as network with peers within the community.”
About Hacker Halted USA 2009
Hacker Halted USA 2009 is a complete and comprehensive information
security conference hosted by EC-Council, a global leading
certification body. The event will be held at the Hilton Miami
Downtown, from Sep 20 - 25, 2009. Most registered participants of the
conference will be entitled to attend one of three specially customized
security training workshop, worth $599, at no additional cost on Sep
25.
In addition, EC-Council will be offering a heavily subsidized rate for
all government and military personnel. Click
HERE to find out
more about this offer.
Some of the sponsors for this year’s event include Core Security
Technologies, Sophos, Codenomicon, Cengage, Syngress, 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. The objective of the
Hacker Halted conference series is to raise international awareness
towards increased education and ethics in Information Security
Contact Information:
Mr. Leonard Chin
Conference Director
leonard@eccouncil.org
3819 Osuna NE
Albuquerque, NM
87109 USA