A bigger HITBSecConf this year

2008-09-25 05:26

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2008/9/24/technology/20080924112057 The Star Online September 24, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: HITBSecConf - Asia's largest network security conference - is back again and this year is expected to attract more than 1,000 attendees from around the world. Scheduled to take place in the capital from Oct 27-30, the event will offer an expanded conference programme with more than 35 speakers, including four keynote speakers. In addition, this year's HITBSecConf will also, for the first time ever, feature a triple track conference that includes the new HITB Lab sessions that run in parallel with the conference proceedings. Organised by Hack In The Box (M) Sdn Bhd, the event is in its sixth year. The first two days of the event will be dedicated to hardcore technical training sessions, followed by another two full days of triple track presentations that will be complemented by hacking competitions and a host of other activities. "The fact that HITBSecConf is expanding year after year underscores how critical network security as a subject matter has become in Malaysia," said Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, founder and CEO of Hack In The Box. He said it also shows that IT decision makers in local organisations and network security professionals worldwide acknowledge the value that HITBSecConf offers in terms of hands-on training, deep technical information, and insights into security trends. This year's technical training tracks include Structured Network Threat Analysis and Forensics; Bluetooth, RFID & Wireless Hacking; Web Application Security - Advanced Attacks and Defence; and The Exploit Laboratory. Due to the nature of the information and training that will be provided, Hack In The Box will require participants of The Exploit Laboratory track to sign a code-of-ethics document. This, said Kannabhiran, is to ensure that newly acquired exploit techniques from the course are only used appropriately and ethically. Among the keynote speakers are Jeremiah Grossman, founder & chief technology officer at White Hat Security; Marcus Ranum, chief security officer of Tenable Network Security; Dr Anton Chuvakin, chief research officer at Log Logic Inc; as well as Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, founders of The Pirate Bay. Sunde and Neij will be speaking about how the Internet gives individuals the power to dissolve old monopolies and will provide attendees with a rare insight into what it takes to run The Pirate Bay - the world's largest filesharing network system that generates an estimated 10% of the global Internet traffic. The Pirate Bay is a thorn in the side of the current media distributors because it utilises the power of the Internet to dissolve the old methods of distribution. Challenging Complementing the conference proceedings will be the new HITB Lab sessions. These labs have been added to cater to attendees who would like to gain a deeper understanding through hands-on tutorial sessions. Each session admits up to 50 participants with laptops and runs for 120 minutes. There will be three sessions of the HITB Lab each day and some of the topics that have been lined up include tips and tricks to attack popular wireless technologies such as 802.11 b/g/n; cracking WEP/WPA/WPA2; attacking RFID tags, RFID passports and Bluetooth devices; and high-level physical security bypass methods. Apart from those, popular activities from previous years will also be featured, including the team-based Capture The Flag "Live Hacking" competition, Wireless Village, Lock Picking Village, and Open Hack competition. Pending a sponsor for the event, this year's Open Hack will involve a fully patched Apple MacBook Air with a default install of the Leopard operating system with all patches applied and the firewall set to default settings. The first person to successfully hack into the MacBook Air will take the machine home. Furthermore, the security exploit discovered in this year's Open Hack will be auctioned to the highest bidder during the HITBSecConf2008 Malaysia Charity Auction. Proceeds from the charity auction will benefit the Parents. Resource for Autism Malaysia, a non-profit support group for parents whose children are affected by autism and other related disorders. The website is www.pr4a.org For more information and latest updates on HITBSecConf2008, surf to http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/ The event is endorsed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission; Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit; Malaysian National Computer Confederation; and Multimedia Development Corporation. __________________________________________________ Register now for HITBSecConf2008 - Malaysia! With a new triple-track conference featuring 4 keynote speakers and over 35 international experts, this is the largest network security event in Asia and the Middle East! http://conference.hackinthebox.org/hitbsecconf2008kl/

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