BindView Security Expert Tapped for ISACA/IIA Keynote on White Collar Cybercrime.HOUSTON -- Arming IT auditors with vital information for IT risk management, BindView Corp. (Nasdaq:BVEW BVEW Binary View ) today announced that its Elite RAZOR Team guru Mark "Simple Nomad" Loveless will deliver a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. focusing on the growing phenomenon of white collar cybercrime cybercrime also known as computer crime Any use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy. . Loveless' presentation, "White Collar Cybercrimes," will emphasize the critical aspects of implementing comprehensive security policies to combat malicious attacks and strengthen the overall security of enterprise IT infrastructures. He will speak at a joint meeting of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) is an international professional association for information system audit. ISACA is an affiliates member of IFAC[1] and IT Governance Institute. (ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Rolling Meadows, IL, www.isaca.org) A membership association dedicated to information systems auditing and security. Founded as the EDP Auditors Association in 1969, ISACA provides certification in auditing and security (see CISA and CISM). ) and the Institute of Internal Auditors “IIA” redirects here. For IIA in decision theory, see Independence of irrelevant alternatives. Established in 1941, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association of more than 128,000 members with global headquarters in (IIA (1) (Information Industry Association, Washington, DC) In 1999, IIA merged with SPA (Software Publishers Association) to become the Software & Information Industry Association. See SIIA. ) on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the City Place Conference Center in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . Loveless will also deliver a post-keynote hacking session, demonstrating the ease with which corporate networks are penetrated. The growing epidemic of white collar cybercrime affects corporations and individuals around the globe, with attacks ranging from denial-of-service and direct network assaults, to strikes against internal vulnerabilities with small office/home office See SOHO. installations and rogue wireless access points, servers or workstations. Loveless will also cover the broadly publicized threats employed by Russian crime rings that threaten to shut down sites with a variety of virus and worm blasts, if extortion demands are not met. "The influx of white collar cybercrime has prompted critical requirements for precautionary measures as organizations work to protect internal and external IT assets," said Loveless. "In today's highly sophisticated and technologically advanced IT environments, malicious attacks are spawned from virtually every corner of the globe. To circumvent attacks, organizations must implement comprehensive security policies to protect business-critical IT infrastructures." Loveless will also offer an introductory view into the hacking underground, demonstrating a number techniques used by the widely feared community. He will reveal how malicious intruders use network mapping and OS identification, remote exploitation and limited access to gain entry, as well as how they cover their tracks. For more information or to register for the event, please visit: http://www.isacantx.org/events.cfm. About Mark "Simple Nomad" Loveless As a senior security analyst with BindView Corporation, Mark "Simple Nomad" Loveless works on the company's highly regarded RAZOR Research Team. He is also the founder of the Nomad Mobile Research Centre (NMRC NMRC New Millennium Research Council NMRC Naval Medical Research Center NMRC National Microelectronics Research Centre (University College Cork, Ireland) NMRC National Monuments Record Centre (UK) ), an international group of hackers that explore technologies. Loveless has spent years developing and testing security strengths for a broad range of computer systems. He has authored numerous papers, tools and articles, all dealing with the security -- and insecurity -- of computer security. Loveless is a frequently sought lecturer at security conferences and industry events around the globe. He has been quoted in print, online and television media outlets regarding computer security and privacy. About BindView BindView Corporation is a leading provider of proactive business policy, IT security and directory management software worldwide. BindView solutions and services enable customers to centralize and automate policy compliance, vulnerability assessment and directory administration across the entire organization. With BindView insight at work(TM), customers benefit from reduced risk and improved operational efficiencies with a verifiable return on investment. More than 20 million licenses have shipped to 5,000 companies worldwide, spanning all major business segments and the public sector. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's Web site at http://www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at 1-800-749-8439 or at 1-713-561-4000. |
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