Pentester at Twitter to Separate Mobile Hacking Hype from Reality at Hacker Hatled
Charlie Miller of Twitter’s Product Security Team leads the pack of notable and industry-leading speakers set to present at Hacker Halted, EC-Council’s offensive cyber security and hacking conference. Miller was the first with a public remote exploit for both the iPhone and G1 Android phones, and is a four-time winner of the CanSecWest Pwn2Own hacking competition. A PhD from the University of Notre Dame, as well as an accomplished author, Charlie Miller spent 5 years at the NSA and has been a consultant at Accuvant Labs and Independent Security Evaluators.
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Hacker Conference to Announce Chief Information Security Officer of the Year in Atlanta
This year’s Global CISO Forum, the executive-level event running with Hacker Halted, the agenda includes a particularly exciting event: the CISO Awards Luncheon in Atlanta on September 19, 2013. The CISO Awards Luncheon will honor security visionaries from around the world in the following categories:
C|CISO of the Year – This award, available only to EC-Council Certified CISOs (C|CISOs), recognizes an individual’s outstanding work in information security. One C|CISO who has contributed to the information security industry, shown tremendous professional growth and achievement, and has promoted strong, innovative security practices will be honored.
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EC-Council, the Creator of the Certified Ethical Hacker, Announces its 7th Annual Hacker Halted – to be Held at the Downtown Hilton in Atlanta, GA September 2013
Hacker Halted, EC-Council’s flagship IT Security conference and training event, continues its commitment to excellence as it moves to an all-new city and presents all-new content with version 8 of the Certified Ethical Hacker, a Global CISO Forum, and the World Finals of the Global Cyberlympics Competition.
For over 5 years, stellar speaking lineups and the industry’s leading training have been the basis for Hacker Halted USA. This year, another emphasis was added: ensuring that the gap between budgetary concerns from the recent sequestration and affordable access to training is bridged. “President Obama’s call to reduce the cyber threat gave us another opportunity to showcase our commitment to this important issue,” says Senior Director Eric Lopez. “EC-Council put together an event that provides the most advanced IT Security training courses at the most affordable rates.”
Hacker Halted provides today’s most current, and relevant, training through the Hacker Halted Academy. Students will learn from the industry’s top trainers in a collaborative and practical environment. The Hacker Halted Academy will showcase EC-Council’s new Certified Ethical Hacker version 8. These classes are boot camp style and give students the opportunity to leave the event holding top industry certifications. Other certification classes include Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, and Certified Security Analyst as well as Advanced Security Training through the CAST classes which include topics ranging from Advanced Network Defense, Advanced Penetration Testing, Mobile Hacking and Forensics, Hacking “Secure” Encryption and Countermeasures and Metasploit hacking, among others.
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Hacker Halted USA to Feature Top Industry Keynotes & Over 50 Hacking Experts at September 19-21 IT Security Conference in Atlanta
EC-Council’s premier security event, Hacker Halted USA, brings infosec professionals from across industries, around the world, and at all levels to converge in one event to discuss the biggest threats to the world’s cybersecurity. From hackers to industry-leading researchers to high-level executives – Hacker Halted is a forum for all facets of the industry.
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Ruby Programming for Information Security Professionals
Ruby Programming for Information Security Professionals
This course features a full day of essential Ruby Programming Language that will have you writing your own Ruby programs and Metasploit modules by the days end.
This eight hour course will be taught by Marcus J. Carey live via GoToWebinar on the dates below. Attendees can decide which day they attend. If you ever wanted to start writing your own scripts or Metasploit modules but didn’t have a coach, here is the chance.
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Iranian Hacker group claims credit for DDoS Attack on Nasdaq
Hacker hit the Nasdaq Stock Exchange with a DDoS Attack, as a result of this attack, Nasdaq was down for three hours on Thursday, after the attack experts say this could be the work of hackers, especially since it wouldn’t be the first time a stock exchange is hit by cyber-criminals.
And now An Iranian hacking collective — Cyber Fighters of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam — has claimed credit for orchestrating sophisticated attacks that have overwhelmed the expensive security systems U.S. banks have put into place to keep their online banking services up and secure.
Security analyst at Gartner says:
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