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International Conference on information Security opens in Kuala Lumpur
October 2011 by Marc Jacob
Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011, one of the premier information security conferences in Asia Pacific will offer highly technical workshops and conference on latest threats and security concerns by world renowned industry leaders and experts.
For three consecutive days, more than 700 professionals and experts will gather at the 6th Hacker Halted Asia Pacific International Conference, November 15th-17th, to spur the understanding of various countermeasures and to overcome the security violations present today.
Recognized as the leading information security conferences and riding on the increasing turnout and success of past events, Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011 is set to be bigger and better with a line-up of eight world’s leading experts in information security scheduled to take part in this year’s event. Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011 is the 21st in the global series and 6th in Malaysia after being successfully run in USA, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan & China, amongst others.
According to Managing Director EC-Council Asia Pacific, Wilson Wong, the goal of Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011 is to provide the C-level management, Senior IT professionals as well as Technical Infosec professionals with the best practices in acquiring, implementing, managing and measuring information security postures of their organizations.
"It is important to understand that securing a network is a hands-on effort, every network implementation is unique and it demands a unique security technique and procedure. Therefore, Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011 will not only expose the flaws of information security but showcase the finest technical workshop to ensure that the entire cyber accessibility is secure from latent peril".
The conference tracks shall cover in-depth topics on various security issues plaguing the industry such as Advanced Forensics Analysis-Why Reverse Engineer; Web Shells-SQL Injection; I Built What?-Why The Bad Guys Do It Better; Taking on Advanced Persistent Threats; and discuss the different ways of protection and countermeasures in dealing with cyber threats.
This year, Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011’s will be joined by esteemed list of speakers, including Kevin Cardwell, Former Network Operations Centre (NOS) Leading Chief of Information Security; Haja Mohideen, Co-founder and Technical Director of EC-Council; Georgia Weldman, Director of Cyberwarfare of Reverse Space; Joseph McCray, Founder of Learn Security Online; Wayne Michael Burke, Chief Information Officer of SecureIA & Founder and Chief Security Officer of Sequrit and many more.
Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011 provides a full day conference, November 15, of keynotes, panel discussions, presentations and demos from the world’s foremost experts in cybersecurity, followed by 2 day hands-on workshops, November 16-17 that will split into 4 tracks covering the topics of "Crash Course on Penetration Testing", "Network Defense", "Crimeware Attribution" and "Web Application Security".
All trainings are hands-on with minimal PowerPoint presentation and participants are presented with opportunities to garner knowledge and generate experience. In addition to highly intensive advanced training, Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011 is set to bring forward innovative ideas and explore suitable partnership that could grow into possible strategic joint venture.
For two consecutive years, Nigh Hack Live will feature three ethical hackers demonstrating real life combat scenarios coupled with cutting edge "Live" Hacking sessions to showcase the latest hacking methodologies and expose intriguing security vulnerabilities unaware by users and organizations.
For more information on EC-Council Asia Pacific and Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2011 International Conference, members of the public can contact (603)-7665 0911 or log on to our website at www.hackerhaltedapac.org for full details.
ABOUT EC-COUNCIL ACADEMY:
Winner of Malaysia Cyber Security Award 2009/2010:-The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a member-based organization that certifies individuals in cybersecurity and e-commerce. It is the owner and developer of 20 security certifications, including Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) and Certified Security Analyst /Licensed Penetration Tester (ECSA/LPT). EC-Council has trained over 90,000 security professionals and certified more than 40,000 members. Its certification programs are offered by over 450 training centers across 87 countries. These certifications are recognized worldwide and have received endorsements from various government agencies including the U.S. Department of Defense via DoD 8570.01-M, the Montgomery GI Bill, National Security Agency (NSA) and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS). EC-Council also operates EC-Council University and the global series of Hacker Halted information security conferences. The global organization is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. More information about EC-Council is available at www.eccouncilacademy.org
