ADVISORY/Yuval Ben-Itzhak Evaluates Web Application Security; KaVaDo's Security Expert Provides Commentary on Application Vulnerabilities, Protection and Standards.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHAT: Today's security managers are realizing that their web applications are not secured. Web application vulnerabilities continue to be a risk, as vital business information is left susceptible to manipulation and defacement de·face tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es 1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure. 2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of. 3. . With each application differentiated by the function it serves and the process it utilizes within the business environment, the traditional solutions used to secure networks are incapable of protecting all of the threats to a company's applications. Backed by a strong executive team, KaVaDo, the technology leader in Web application protection, is the first to provide an integrated Web application security suite where the Web application firewall and scanner exchange attributes to create an optimized positive-security policy. Yuval Ben-Itzhak, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and Co-Founder of KaVaDo, is able to comment on the Web application security space and the launch of industry wide standards associated with it. Ben-Itzhak is a key member of the technical team on the VulnXML Project Committee of OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) An organization founded by Mark Curphey in 2001 to help make open source software secure. With member communities around the world, OWASP projects are involved with specific programming languages, functions and , an open sourced community project geared towards developing software tools and knowledge based documentation that helps people secure Web applications and Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. . Ben-Itzhak is also involved in the newly established Web Application Security (WAS) Technical Committee steered by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). In addition to addressing industry standards issues, Yuval Ben-Itzhak can address the core functions of Web application security and provide insight into assessment and protection. Areas of expertise include: -- Web application security -- Web Services -- Application scanning -- Deployment of web application security (assessment or protection) -- Web security standards -- Trends / changes in landscape WHO: As Co-Founder and CTO, Yuval Ben-Itzhak, heads KaVaDo's research and development center in Tel Aviv Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel. Prior to co-founding KaVaDo, Ben-Itzhak worked with Ness Technologies, Israel's premier IT firm, as CTO of its R&D group, which consists of over 50 engineers. As a senior project manager at Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , Ben-Itzhak developed and managed worldwide software projects involving communications and information systems. He began his professional career as a member of an elite R&D intelligence unit of the Israeli Defense Forces, where he was responsible for the design and development of security systems for mission-critical projects. Ben-Itzhak earned a BSc. in Information Systems and Engineering, with honors, from Ben Gurion Ben Gur·i·on , David Originally David Grün. 1886-1973. Polish-born Israeli political leader. Active in the Zionist movement, he founded the Mapai Party in 1930 and organized the resistance against the British after World War II. University in Israel. WHEN: Mr. Ben-Itzhak is available to writers and industry analysts to discuss general topics relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc Web application protection, standards and other security issues. About KaVaDo, Inc. KaVaDo provides next-generation Web Application Protection and assessment solutions for the corporate market using its patent-pending Protected Path(TM) technology. These solutions account for the various types of threats against Web applications and allow users to apply the necessary protection against potential threats, known and unknown. KaVaDo offers a unique, effective approach to Web Application Protection with minimum strain on system resources (1) In a computer system, system resources are the components that provide its inherent capabilities and contribute to its overall performance. System memory, cache memory, hard disk space, IRQs and DMA channels are examples. , easy installation and management, and flexibility to handle any applications under various environments. The company is based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of with international research and development, sales and support facilities. KaVaDo has secured funding from Banc of America Equity Partners, Neurone neu·rone n. Chiefly British Variant of neuron. Ventures and 3i. More information on the company can be found at http://www.kavado.com. |
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