CMP Media acquires information security Co., Black Hat, Inc.CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media (Manhasset, NY) has acquired Black Hat, Inc. (Seattle, WA), a producer of information security conferences and training that includes Black Hat Briefings Black Hat is a corporation founded in 1997 by Jeff Moss, most famous for organizing a network of conferences known for providing new and exclusive insights about upcoming information security trends. and Conferences. No terms of the deal were given. Black hat was represented in the deal by Jordan, Edmiston Group (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 ). Black Hat was launched in 1997 by founder Jeff Moss
Jeff Moss (June 19, 1942 - September 24, 1998) helped to create the children's television series Sesame Street. to provide advanced education to security professionals within global corporations and federal agencies. The company now offers briefings as well as customized training and consulting services to provide knowledge about emerging security trends, vulnerabilities, defense mechanisms and industry trends. The company hosts annual training and briefing events in Singapore, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Las Vegas. Moss will continue to run Black Hat. CMP said that "combining CMP's current portfolio of Computer Security Institute (CSI CSI Crime Scene Investigator CSI CompuServe, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems, Inc. CSI Commodity Systems Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) CSI Crime Scene Investigation (CBS TV show) CSI Christian Schools International ), 'Secure Enterprise' magazine and the Security Pipeline website with Black Hat will position CMP as the strongest platform in the computer security media market." |
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