Foundstone's Ultimate Hacking Course Available at Black Hat Briefings; 'White Hat' Consultants Offer Popular Computer Security Training July 24-25.Business/High Tech Editors IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2000 Foundstone Inc., the leading "white hat" computer security training and consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , and 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. today announced that Foundstone's Ultimate Hacking: Black Hat Edition course will be offered July 24-25 in conjunction with the Black Hat Briefings 2000 conference in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. that week. The latest addition to Foundstone's renowned security training program, Ultimate Hacking: Black Hat Edition is an intensive, hands-on course designed for system administrators, network engineers, and others who work at the "front lines" protecting their organizations from hacker attacks. Scheduled for the two days preceding the Black Hat Briefings, the course is a complement to the annual gathering of corporate and "underground" security specialists. "The top security professionals from around the world come to the Black Hat Briefings to mingle with the enemy," said George Kurtz, Foundstone CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "They come because they know in order to protect a network, they must understand how a hacker works. And that's what Ultimate Hacking will show them." In Ultimate Hacking: Black Hat Edition, course participants will learn from Foundstone's all-star team of experienced security professionals, including the co-authors of Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions. Written by the company's founders, this best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best guide exposes hacker techniques and methods to defend against them. "I strive to put together the best security conferences and pre-show training that I can," said Jeff Moss
Jeff Moss (June 19, 1942 - September 24, 1998) helped to create the children's television series Sesame Street. , Founder and President of Black Hat, Inc. "To meet that expectation, we have partnered with Foundstone. Not only can they walk the walk, but collectively they have years of experience in breaking into Corporate America and defending against hacker threats." Ultimate Hacking: Black Hat Edition training will take place in a fully configured classroom lab to dramatically illustrate the critical vulnerabilities in Windows and Unix systems and the latest countermeasures That form of military science that, by the employment of devices and/or techniques, has as its objective the impairment of the operational effectiveness of enemy activity. See also electronic warfare. for them. "The best way for participants to gain this knowledge and sharpen their skills is to 'learn-by-doing' in a hands-on environment," said Kurtz. Topics covered will include "Assessing and Penetrating NT and Unix Networks and Hosts", "Securing NT and Unix Hosts", and "Identifying Common E-Commerce Web Vulnerabilities". To sign up for Ultimate Hacking: Black Hat Edition, interested persons should visit the Black Hat web site at www.blackhat.com. About Foundstone Foundstone Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). , is the premier computer security training and consulting company. Foundstone's team of experts have thwarted hackers for years at the highest corporate and government levels, including three of the Big Five accounting firms, the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. , and defense contractors for classified Department of Defense projects such as the B-2 Stealth Bomber. Foundstone's multi-pronged approach to preventing computer crime involves building security expertise within corporations through training, attack and penetration testing, and incident-response assessment. Using these methods, Foundstone has secured the computer operations of leading dot-coms and Global 2000 companies across a wide range of industries. Contact Foundstone at 877/91-FOUND or visit www.foundstone.com. About Black Hat Briefings 2000 The Black Hat Briefings conference series brings together corporate security professionals and the "underground" security experts who develop the tools used by and against hackers. By tradition, the Black Hat Briefings are held in Las Vegas during the days immediately preceding DEF CON For other uses, see Defcon (disambiguation). DEF CON (also written as DEFCON or Defcon) is the world's largest annual hacker convention, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEF CON took place in June 1993. , the largest hacker convention in the U.S. This year, the Black Hat Briefings are July 26-27, with DEF CON 8.0 following on July 28-30. The Black Hat Briefings conference is an "in the trenches", vendor-neutral gathering where administrators, engineers, and programmers learn about the latest developments in hacking and computer security, giving them a no-nonsense way to protect their networks and systems in the real world. For more information visit www.blackhat.com. Foundstone, Inc. -- Securing the Dot Com dot com - com World |
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