ADVISORY/Expert Available to Comment On the "I Love You" Virus.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (May 5) --(BUSINESS WIRE) The latest hacking incident, the "I LOVE YOU" virus, is causing havoc on computer systems worldwide and raises an interesting question on how law enforcement detects electronic crime, gathers evidence and ultimately captures the criminals. One of the most exciting, but least understood, areas of information security today is digital forensics See computer forensics. -- the highly sensitive Adj. 1. highly sensitive - readily affected by various agents; "a highly sensitive explosive is easily exploded by a shock"; "a sensitive colloid is readily coagulated" field of understanding the causes and consequences of computer security breaches, and ultimately how to restore business securely and take appropriate legal action. Predictive Systems, Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PRDS PRDS Parti Républicain Démocratique et Social (French: Democratic and Social Republican Party, Mauritania) PRDS Pitt-Rogers-Danks Syndrome PRDS Peachtree Rainbow Deaf Society, Inc. ), a New York-based network consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a is one of the very few groups in the country that employs digital forensics experts.
Who:Steph Marr
Vice President, Information Security
Predictive Systems, Inc.
Background: As the Vice President of Predictive Systems' Information Security practice, Steph Marr oversees a group of information security professionals who are dedicated to providing network security design and evaluation to Fortune 1000 companies. Steph has employed digital forensics for major corporations and law enforcement in the investigation of computer crime. In 1989, he helped to capture and convict the elusive computer criminal Kevin Mitnik. Marr is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a vendor-neutral certification governed by the non-profit International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (commonly known as (ISC)²). (CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) The award for successful completion of an examination in computer security administered by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. ) and is a member of the Computer Security Institute and USENIX. About Predictive Systems Predictive Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRDS) is a network consulting firm focused on the design, performance, management, and security of business-critical computing networks. The firm's proprietary BusinessFirst methodology is designed to address the functional, technical, and business challenges of developing large-scale, highly complex network projects, while ensuring that business goals are not obscured by technology. Predictive Systems' Fortune 1000 clients, who use their networks to support business-critical applications, span the financial services, telecommunications, publishing, manufacturing, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Predictive Systems has regional offices throughout the US. Its international operations are managed from the firm's office in London, United Kingdom. For additional information, please contact Predictive Systems at (212) 219-4400 or visit our home page at http://www.predictive.com |
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