Opening Keynote: Gary Warner Addresses IT360 Conference & Expo Attendees on Universal Threat Awareness
Online, January 27, 2010 (Newswire.com) - January 26, 2010 (Toronto, ON)... IT360 Conference & Expo 2010 (www.it360.ca) is pleased to announce industry leader, Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as the event's opening keynote address. A recipient of the Microsoft MVP Award in the Enterprise Security category, Warner will address attendees on universal threat awareness. He will be speaking 9:30am - 10:30am on April 7th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
"In recent years, it was sufficient to build a strong firewall around one's organization and protect the perimeters. Today's business doesn't happen within our perimeters, it happens online, from laptops and blackberries, on Twitter and Facebook," said Gary Warner. "Today's security executive needs to understand the threats in each of these new business models, and the criminal organizations that are targeting them."
Warner specializes in security, phishing and network intrusion. He is frequently sought out to assist with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. Warner also consults for the APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group), whose members include Wal-Mart, ING, Kaspersky Lab, eBay, Yahoo!, VISA, and Microsoft.
"The Internet has never been more dangerous then today. eCrime continues to rise and Gary Warner is the leading expert in Anti-Phishing and web attacks," said Bruce Cole, Show Director, IT360 Conference & Expo. "We're excited to have him present his recent findings at IT360 and present best practices businesses need to know."
Registration is now open for IT360 Conference & Expo, Canada's only comprehensive IT event dedicated to providing business professionals complete IT solutions. Warner's keynote is included in all registrations.
About IT360° Conference & Expo
IT360° Conference and Expo is an IT360 Inc. (www.it360.ca) event managed by Plum Communications working in partnership with ITWorld Canada addresses the critical issues facing the industry while providing realistic strategies to enable the implementation of the best and most cost efficient solutions. Plum Communications Inc. is a leading Canadian organizer of community-based IT events "Cultivating Innovation in Technology" since 1984 focusing on what companies are doing and how IT professionals are implementing new systems. IT360 Conference & Expo's upcoming event is April 7, 2010 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. www.it360.ca
About Gary Warner
Warner specializes in computer security, phishing and network intrusion. As UAB's first director of Research in Computer Forensics, corporations and law enforcement agencies frequently seek Warner out to assist in cases of spam, network intrusion and phishing. He shares his expertise and information with both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In 2003, he was elected to the national board of directors of InfraGard, a partnership between corporate security personnel and the FBI. He has presented on dozens of topics related to computer security at local, regional and national security events and is an active member of the FBI's Digital PhishNet and AntiPhishing Working Group.
For further information contact:
Stephanie Cole, Event Publicist, IT360, 905.695.0123 x211, steph@plumcom.ca
Andrew Hayenga, Media Specialist, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 205.934.1676, ahayenga@uab.edu
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