Imperva CTO Amichai Shulman to Present at Black Hat DC 2007 Conference.Session Will Focus on Mitigating mit·i·gate v. mit·i·gat·ed, mit·i·gat·ing, mit·i·gates v.tr. To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. See Synonyms at relieve. v.intr. To become milder. New Risks Associated with Database Communication Protocol Vulnerabilities Imperva
WHO: Amichai Shulman, CTO and Co-Founder, Imperva(TM). Mr. Shulman
is also head of the Application Defense Center (ADC),
Imperva's internationally recognized research organization
which focuses on security and compliance.
WHAT: Mr. Shulman will present a session entitled Danger From Below:
The Untold Tale of Database Communication Protocol
Vulnerabilities. He will discuss:
- Proprietary communication protocols created by database
vendors to convey data and commands between database client
software and database servers
- How vulnerabilities in these protocols create a dangerous
new attack vector
- ADC research and findings on these protocol vulnerabilities
Finally, Mr. Shulman will demonstrate examples of protocol
level attacks and describe mitigation techniques for
protecting databases against these types of vulnerabilities.
WHERE: Sheraton Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia.
WHEN: Thursday, March 1, 2007 from 3:15pm to 4:30pm
About Imperva Imperva is the global leader in data security and compliance solutions for the data center. Imperva enables organizations to secure and control sensitive data throughout transactional data systems. As data security and compliance converge con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. , businesses can rely on Imperva to deliver automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. , practical risk containment containment Strategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s intended to check the expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through economic, military, diplomatic, and political means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon after World War II. solutions that drive sustained operational efficiencies. The company's SecureSphere appliances are deployed in leading financial, retail, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , healthcare, and government organizations around the globe. Founded over five years ago by Shlomo Shlomo, meaning peace, is a common Hebrew male given name. The following individuals are often referred to only by the name Shlomo:
A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with growing revenues and backing from Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, US Venture Partners, and Venrock Associates. For more information, visit www.imperva.com. Imperva and SecureSphere are trademarks of Imperva, Inc. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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