Foundstone Offers New Classes for Hacking and Securing Windows.Business Editors & Technology Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 First Windows NT/2000 Class in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on October 10th Foundstone Inc., the premier 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 , today announced a new series of computer security classes, Ultimate NT/2000 Security: Hands On. The classes will teach how to combat security threats to Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 2000 systems. The first class will be held in New York City on October 10th, with an additional class scheduled for 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 in December. Participants will learn security techniques from a hacker's perspective, assessing architectural vulnerabilities and deploying countermeasures. Topics covered will include "Password Cracking Password cracking is the process of recovering secret passwords from data that has been stored in or transmitted by a computer system. A common approach is to repeatedly try guesses for the password. ," "Buffer Overflow Attacks," "Gaining Command-Line Access," and "Registry Manipulation." "These classes are not your standard 'here's how you implement Microsoft recommended security,'" said Will Chan, VP of training for Foundstone. "We teach security from the mindset mind·set or mind-set n. 1. A fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. 2. An inclination or a habit. of a hacker. We show how to best find vulnerabilities in your Windows network and then how to secure your network from these vulnerabilities." "Extensive hands-on experience is the most valuable part of our classes," said George Kurtz, 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. of Foundstone. "With an individual dual-boot laptop and a lab network of Windows servers and domains acting as a test and attack environment, students learn real-world security techniques they can apply in their organizations." Foundstone instructors are well-known security professionals - authors of the best-selling book Hacking Exposed, columnists for InfoWorld, and frequent speakers at industry conferences. Foundstone instructors have managed the security-assessment teams at three of the Big 5 accounting firms, as well as amassed real-world experience ranging from 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. to Wall Street. To sign up for Ultimate NT/2000 Security: Hands On, visit the Foundstone web site at www.foundstone.com. About Foundstone Foundstone, Inc. is the premier computer security training and consulting company addressing the security and privacy concerns of leading dot-coms and Global 2000 companies. Foundstone has combined their expertise in what may be one of the most dominant security talent pools ever assembled, including experts from Ernst & Young, KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , PricewaterhouseCoopers, "Black World" Defense Contractors, and the United States Air Force. Foundstone is dedicated to decreasing computer crimes by equipping corporations with their own security experts and methodology. Foundstone offers consulting in conjunction with training. This unique formula enables corporations to successfully fight computer crimes without relying on outside organizations. Foundstone is a national organization with headquarters in Irvine, California. More information can be found at www.foundstone.com or by calling 877-91-FOUND. Foundstone, Inc. - Securing the Dot Com World |
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