Black Hat founder and director, Jeff Moss, and White Hat founder, Jeremiah Grossman, will share their insights at ITWeb's fourth annual Security Summit, from 26 to 28 May, at Vodaworld.
Moss describes the Black Hat Briefings as being a series of highly technical information security conferences that bring together thought leaders from all facets of the information security world - from the corporate and government sectors, to academic and even underground researchers. He says the environment is strictly vendor-neutral and focused on the sharing of practical insights and timely, actionable knowledge.
Moss, who holds a BA in Criminal Justice, is also the founder of Defcon, the largest and best-known hacker conference in the world, which will this year run for the 17th time. Moss has worked for several top institutions, including the Secure Computing Corporation, where he helped establish the Professional Services Department in the US, Asia, and Australia.
Due to his experience and connections created by years at the intersection of network security and hacker ingenuity, Moss has been described as a “one-of-a-kind speaker" at any security event.
White Hat Security was founded in August 2001 by a team led by Grossman, a security industry veteran and former Yahoo information security officer. Grossman says when he started the company, his aim was to provide a comprehensive solution to the growing problem of Web site security.
Grossman is also a founder of the Web Application Security Consortium, and was named to InfoWorld's Top 25 CTOs for 2007.
He is a frequent speaker at industry events, including the Black Hat Briefings, RSA Conference, ISACA, CSI, InfoSec World, OWASP, ISSA, and Defcon, as well as a number of large universities. He has authored dozens of articles and white papers, is credited with the discovery of many attack and defensive techniques and is a co-author of 'XSS Attacks: Cross-Site Scripting Exploits and Defence'.
Global expertise
In addition to Grossman and Moss, ITWeb will host a number of other top industry names, including Michael Dahn, founder of Society of Payment Security Professionals; Phil Zimmermann, the creator of Pretty Good Privacy; Adam Shostack, senior security program manager at SDL Microsoft; Francisco Artes, VP of security (North America) at Deluxe Entertainment Services; and The Grugq, independent information security consultant.
The three-day programme was created by a panel of IT security experts: Charl van der Walt, MD of SensePost Information Security; Barry Irwin, senior lecturer at Rhodes University; Clinton Thomson, security architect at Derivco; Dominic White, manager at Deloitte Security & Privacy Group; Haroon Meer, technical director of SensePost Information Security; and Phil Zimmermann, creator of Pretty Good Privacy.
The programme focuses on key ICT security areas, including threat evolution and response - exploring the rapid evolution of risks to an organisation's information security assets. Included in this theme are network forensics, new exploitation techniques, and the risks of social networking in an increasingly Web-centric world.
The summit will also take a look at security metrics and management, and how increasingly complex operating environments are impacting the security decision-making process. This will also cover the effectiveness of countermeasures and risk evaluation.
Delegates can expect to learn about applied security and the application of information security theory, such as the current best practices and strategic planning against future threats.
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