Occupy Wall Street Protest

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It wasn’t Tahrir Square, exactly, but the anti-Wall Street demonstration that began on Saturday succeeded in disrupting the Monday morning commutes of the area’s workers. The J/Z Broad Street subway stop was shut down this morning, and the large police presence, along with chanting, meant that Wall Streeters had to pass a gauntlet of sorts to get to the office this morning. The turnout was lower than the organizers hoped for — “hundreds” seems to be the unofficial consensus for now, compared with the hoped-for 20,000.

 

Source: NYMag.com

Stop Bullying: Speak Up – Facebook and Time Warner Team Up

Today Facebook and Time Warner are launching the Stop Bullying: Speak Up Social Pledge App.  The Facebook app is aimed at educating people about the harm that bullying can cause and inspiring bystanders to speak up whenever they see bullying.  The app is full of great resources, including the ability to create bullying prevention groups in schools and expert tips from safety organizations. We encourage everyone to pledge to stop bullying by speaking up, and help us spread the word.

http://www.facebook.com/stopbullyingspeakup?sk=app_180724168665670

http://www.facebook.com/stopbullyingspeakup

 

 

Key New Features in SAINT 7.10

Key New Features in SAINT 7.10

  • SAINT Professional is now available on Mac OS X Lion (10.7).
  • You can now fingerprint iPhones and iPads connected to your network. SAINT includes OS Fingerprinting during network discovery and/or vulnerability scanning.
  • New OWASP Top 10 Web Application scanning policy including 12 new web application checks.
  • DoD IAVA – Department of Defense Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert scanning policy and report template added (Requires IAVA plugin).
  • A new OS Password Guess policyhas been added including:
    • all SAINT password-guessing features (excluding password configuration policies) designed to guess the operating system password
    • checks for default FTP passwords
    • the capability to provide dictionary-based password guessing for operating systems (Windows, *nix), including Cisco and other devices, that have Telnet, SSH or FTP. These checks to do not include password guessing for databases or Web Auth.
  • Enhanced content scanning probe now includes performance enhancements as well as assessments on numerous file formats for Linux and UNIX OSs, in addition to Windows.
  • Live hosts that were identified during network discovery can now be displayed within the GUI. A report can also be generated from this discovery file.
  • Enhancements have been made to the backup & restore functionality to include credentials, custom logos, and additional configuration data.
  • New menu-driven launcher application allows starting SAINTmanager, SAINT nodes, and SAINT web listeners from the desktop menu without command-line knowledge.
  • New SAINTmanager RPM and DEB packages for easier SAINTmanager installation on Linux.

Last Chance to register for 2nd Annual NSA Trusted Computing Conference & Exposition

The 2nd Annual NSA Trusted Computing Conference and Exposition, hosted by the National Security Agency, kicks off in less than one week, September 20 – 22, in Orlando, FL! This year’s conference presents the theme, “Using COTS Technologies to Deliver Decisive Defensive Advantage.” Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the discussions about the security of vital data, networks and critical enterprise application and define the future of Trusted Computing!
 
It is not too late, registration is still open! Take a look at the extensive topics addressed, explore the expertise of our speakers, and consider the benefits of this conference for you personally and for your organization as a whole.
 
Below are some of the distinguished keynote speakers who will be presenting at the conference. To see a full list of speakers, please view the conference agenda
  • Mr. Tony W. Sager
    Chief Operating Officer for the Information Assurance Directorate, National Security Agency
  • Mr. Michael A. Lamont
    Chief, Network Solutions Office, National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) Commercial Solutions Center (NCSC)
  • Mr. Howard J. Ettinger
    Chief, Trusted Computing and Platform Services Division, National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) Commercial Solutions Center (NCSC)
  • Mr. Neil Kittleson
    Trusted Computing Portfolio Manager, National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) Commercial Solutions Center (NCSC)
  • Mr. John Lambert
    Senior Director, Security Engineering and Network Security, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft
  • Ms. Frances Fragos Townsend
    Senior Vice President, MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings, Inc.; Former Homeland Security Advisor
  • Mr. Sumit Gwalani
    Product Manager for Chrome OS Security, Google
In between sessions, take the opportunity to view some of the featured technologies from our 50+ exhibitors. These technologies include, but are not limited to:
  • Access Control Devices
  • Cyber Security Technology
  • IT Systems Security
  • Secure Communications

Don’t wait, register today!

Important Links:
1. Registration
2. Agenda
3. Exhibitor Listing
4. Hotel
 
Don’t forget to follow NSA Trusted Computing Conference & Exposition on Twitter @NSA_TC_Con!

For the more information about this and additional conferences, please visit www.ncsi.com or call 888-603-8899.

Richard Clarke to Keynote 2nd Annual MANDIANT Incident Response Conference (MIRcon) Oct. 11

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

   

RICHARD CLARKE, FORMER COUNTERTERRORISM CZAR AND BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, TO KEYNOTE 2nd ANNUAL MANDIANT INCIDENT RESPONSE CONFERENCE (MIRcon) OCT. 11

 

Clarke has served the last three presidents as Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs, National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism, and Special Advisor to the President for Cyber Security

 

Alexandria, Va., Sept. 12, 2011 – MANDIANT, the leader in advanced threat detection and response solutions and services, today announced former senior White House Advisor Richard Clarke will keynote day one of the 2nd annual MANDIANT Incident Response Conference (MIRcon), Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Hilton Alexandria Old Town Hotel. Clarke has worked for seven presidents and devoted three decades to combating the terrorist threat to America.

 

Richard Clarke, who has devoted three decades of service to seven U.S. presidents, will keynote the 2nd Annual MANDIANT Incident Response Conference (MIRcon) Oct. 11, in Alexandria, Va.

Prior to an unprecedented 11 consecutive years of White House service, Clarke served 19 years in the Pentagon, the intelligence community and State Department. During the Reagan Administration, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence; and under the first Bush Administration, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, coordinating diplomatic efforts and subsequent security arrangements to support the 1990-91 Gulf War. In his storied career, Clarke has worked for seven presidents and devoted three decades to combating the terrorist threat to America.

 

Today, Clarke is a best-selling author and Chairman at Good Harbor Consulting, where he advises clients on a range of issues including corporate security risk management, information security technology, dealing with the federal government on security and IT issues, and counterterrorism.
“Attacks on critical infrastructure, government and private industry continue to outpace the information security industry’s collective ability to protect critical assets,” Clarke said. “I am honored to address the MIRcon audience of leading government and enterprise first responders, who each day face an onslaught of more systematic and sophisticated attack schemes.”

 

Now in its second year, MIRcon 2011 will build on its inaugural debut, providing attendees case studies and insights from the front line into how organizations are using MANDIANT’s solutions to detect and respond to advanced targeted attacks. Attendees will participate in sessions delivered by some of the most influential voices in incident response, malware analysis, reverse engineering and computer forensics. MIRcon is a one-of-a-kind venue dedicated to sharing incident responder war stories, accelerating the adoption of incident response best practices and that speed response time and mitigate risk mitigate risk.

 

Following MIRcon, MANDIANT will host MIR Incident Response training, an incident response training class for information security professionals and analysts who respond to computer security incidents using MANDIANT’s flagship MANDIANT Intelligent Response® solution.

 

About MANDIANT

MANDIANT is the leader in advanced threat detection and response solutions and services. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Reston, Va., MANDIANT provides products, professional services and education to Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, domestic and foreign police departments and the world’s leading law firms. The authors of 11 books and quoted frequently by leading media organizations, MANDIANT security consultants and engineers hold top government security clearances and certifications and advanced degrees from some of the most prestigious computer science universities. To learn more about MANDIANT visit www.mandiant.com, read the company blog, M-Unition, follow on Twitter @MANDIANT or Facebook at www.facebook.com/mandiantcorp.

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Jim Engineer

e-Rainmaker PR for MANDIANT

Mobile: 630.728.1387

jim.engineer@e-rainmaker.com

Twitter: @jimengineer

 

Anne M. Mroczynski

Senior Director of Marketing, MANDIANT

703.224.2926

anne.mroczynski@mandiant.com

 

 

Challenge? Opportunity? Roger that!

 

Working at MANDIANT means never being bored.

There are always new challenges and new things to be learned.

  

“MANDIANT offers me the opportunity to grow  

in a small business environment while learning from the industry’s leaders.” 

Steve Davis, Senior Consultant – Professional Services

“I like that no two days are ever exactly the same, and that we are constantly challenging ourselves to become better at what we do.”   

Dan McWhorter, Managing Director – Education

Learn more about current MANDIANT career opportunities!

2011 Techno Forensics Conference – VIP Passes Available

Subscriber VIP Passes Available for the 2011 Techno Forensics Conference

DFI News in association with TheTrainingCo is offering a limited number of FREE VIP passes for this year’s Annual Techno Forensics Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina being held at Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center from October 31st to November 1st, 2011.

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Join us for the opportunity to network with some of the world’s top practitioners in the fields of Digital Forensics, Evidence Collection and Crime Scene Documentation. This conference will also provide 16 CPE credit hours for those who hold a CISSP, CISA, CISM or CFE certification.

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Conference Highlights

Keynote Presentation
Associative Evidence at the Digital Forensics Crime Scene
Elaine Pagliaro – Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science

How to Be an Effective Expert Witness
Bruce Olson – ONLAW Trial Technologies, LLC

Gizmos & Gadgets
Dick Warrington – Lynn Peavey

And More! To view the agenda, go to http://www.techno-forensics.com/agenda

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