Cloakware to Present at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)."Digital Rights Management: In the News and in Your Future?" Session Enables Participants to Avoid Becoming a Headline VIENNA, Va. -- Cloakware Inc., the security solutions provider that makes security inseparable from software, today announced that James Stibbards, vice president, sales engineering for Cloakware Federal Systems will present a Digital Rights Management (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ) session at the Open Web Application Security Project (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 ) LiveO minicon meeting in Washington, D.C. The conference is scheduled for Thursday, September 6, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT . Stibbards, a security industry veteran, will present an overview of the objectives, terminology and security issues of DRM systems and the implications of industry developments on organizations. Cloakware's industry leading DRM protection technology is deployed on more than 500 million devices. [TABLE OMITTED] To register for this event, visit http://dcowasp.nfshost.com/RSVPForm.html. "DRM systems are commonly used to protect digital assets in the wild--like music and movies--but results of successful hacking incidents have put current protection techniques into question recently," Stibbards said. "Some DRM systems are being hacked, others are being legislated against, and many are stirring controversy. If your business has anything to do with distributing content, DRM is likely to have a significant impact on your organization." James Stibbards is vice president, sales engineering for Cloakware Federal Systems. Stibbards has more than 25 years of experience supporting US federal government and Fortune 1000 clients with a focus on security, high availability and high integrity systems. He has worked on projects with NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. , Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, NORAD NORAD abbr. North American Aerospace (formerly Air) Defense Command , NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign , Department of State, FBI, CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). , DIA, Agriculture, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , Department of Energy, and several national lab organizations (Lawrence Livermore, Sandia, Los Alamos). At Cloakware, Stibbards supports US federal agencies and contractors to implement solutions that protect their software and systems. Prior to joining Cloakware, during his 12 years at Tandem, he was the principal computer security consultant worldwide. Before that, he held similar technical and technical management positions with EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , SWIFT and Honeywell. Stibbards has also worked at Cigital, a company that focuses on software quality and software security. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of software protection and application security. About Cloakware Cloakware is the security solutions provider that makes security inseparable from the software it protects. From applications and databases deep inside corporations, to consumer devices like music players, to military weapon systems, more and more software applications need to protect themselves from unauthorized user access and tampering. Only Cloakware's patented, layered, and compliance-driven approach to software self-protection delivers the trusted environment that the government, enterprise, and consumer markets require. As a result, Cloakware solutions are on more than 500 million devices, protecting the assets of some of the world's largest, most recognizable and technologically advanced companies. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Va., has offices in Ottawa, Canada and the UK, and regional sales offices throughout the US. For more information about Cloakware or its products, please visit http://www.cloakware.com. |
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