Media Alert - BindView Security Expert Mark 'Simple Nomad' Loveless to Conduct On-Line Presentation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2003 What BindView Corp (Nasdaq:BVEW BVEW Binary View ) announced today that security expert and researcher Mark "Simple Nomad" Loveless will conduct an on-line seminar exploring "Advanced and Scary Network Mapping Network mapping or Internet mapping is the study of the physical connectivity of the Internet. It is not to be confused with the remote discovery of which operating system a computer is running, an activity more akin to hacking. Techniques" employed by the world's most sophisticated hackers. Loveless, a member of BindView's elite RAZOR security team, is recognized globally for his insights on protecting business-critical infrastructures from vulnerabilities and how organizations can best secure their environments against attacks. This highly technical presentation will demonstrate how to map a network, one packet at a time, utilizing a number of techniques not normally discussed or explored outside hacker A person who writes programs in assembly language or in system-level languages, such as C. The term often refers to any programmer, but its true meaning is someone with a strong technical background who is "hacking away" at the bits and bytes. circles. Loveless will also discuss the importance of patching systems, methods intruders use to discover perimeter security devices and how "fingerprinting" of network-based operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. works. When Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. CST CST abbr. 1. Central Standard Time 2. convulsive shock treatment CST Central Standard Time Noun 1. through noon. How to Register To learn more about the webinar and to register, visit the BindView Web site at www.bindview.com. About BindView BindView Corporation is a leading provider of proactive business policy, IT security and directory management software worldwide. BindView solutions and services enable customers to centralize cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. and automate policy compliance, vulnerability assessment A Department of Defense, command, or unit-level evaluation (assessment) to determine the vulnerability of a terrorist attack against an installation, unit, exercise, port, ship, residence, facility, or other site. , directory administration and migration across the entire organization. With BindView insight at work(TM), customers benefit from reduced risk and improved operational efficiencies with a verifiable return on investment. More than 20 million licenses have shipped to 5,000 companies worldwide, spanning all major business segments and the public sector. Contact BindView via e-mail at info@bindview.com or visit BindView's World Wide Web Site at http://www.bindview.com. BindView can also be reached at 1-800-749-8439 or at 1-713-561-4000. |
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