Vernier Networks to Deliver Keynote on Cryptography and Privacy at ToorCon 2006.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Vernier vernier (vûr`nēr), auxiliary scale, either straight or an arc of a circle, designed to slide along a fixed scale. Its unit divisions, usually smaller than those on the fixed scale, permit a far more precise reading. Networks: Mark Loveless, a.k.a. Simple Nomad, to Address the "State of the Enemy of the State" Vernier Networks will deliver a keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at the ToorCon8: Bits & Bites conference taking place Sept. 29 to Oct. 1 at the San Diego Convention Center The San Diego Convention Center is the main convention center for the city of San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive. . Vernier security architect and internationally recognized white hat hacker People who break into a computer system and inform the company that they have done so. They are either concerned employees or security professionals who are paid to find vulnerabilities. White hat hackers are the "good guys." Contrast with black hat hacker and blue hat hacker. , Mark Loveless will discuss the importance of cryptography and privacy in his "State of the Enemy of the State" presentation. On Saturday, Sept. 30, at 10:30 a.m., Loveless, also known as "Simple Nomad," will assess the processes and tools necessary to protect users from invasions of privacy and address why it is essential to have these procedures in place. "While the presentation focuses on recommendations for the 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. community itself, the examples can certainly be applied to anyone who operates a computer in a hostile network environment," says Loveless. "This is especially true if there is an adversary with advanced technical skills, such as an oppressive government or threatening nation state." The ToorCon conference brings top hackers and security professionals from around the world together to discuss today's bleeding edge A pun on "leading edge." It implies that using the latest technology is often risky because it has not been tested with enough users and may not perform as expected. Introducing an advanced product or service is also risky because the user community may not be ready for it or really want security issues. Additional details about ToorCon and registration information can be found at http://www.toorcon.org/. About Vernier Networks Vernier Networks delivers the industry's leading Network Access Control products that are designed to ensure network compliance. The award-winning EdgeWall product line authenticates, validates and authorizes compliant endpoints, quarantines and remediates infected devices and continuously inspects traffic for policy compliance. Vernier's products are deployed at hundreds of enterprises, higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. institutions, healthcare organizations and government agencies worldwide. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., with sales operations and channel partners worldwide, Vernier can be found on the web at www.verniernetworks.com. [c] 2006 Vernier Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Vernier Networks and the Vernier logo are trademarks of Vernier Networks, Inc. |
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