IOActive's David Baker to Present at the EnergySec 2009 Annual Summit

Director of Services, David Baker, will discuss how the industry can work together to ensure a secure Smart Grid

Seattle, Wash—September 22, 2009. IOActive, a leading provider of software assurance, compliance and smart grid security services, today announced that David Baker, Director of Services, will present Smart Grid Security: The Road Ahead at the EnergySec 2009 Annual Summit on Sept. 23, 2009.

While the security of the Smart Grid has been a hot topic recently, it is important that discussions do not end with the threats. In his talk, Baker will discuss IOActive's recommendations for how asset owners can work towards ensuring a more secure Smart Grid. Leveraging extensive research performed by IOActive's team as well as third parties, Baker will offer suggestions and best practices that vendors could adopt to mitigate vulnerabilities, as well as develop more secure products in the future.

"We are honored to have been asked to present our Smart Grid research at this year's EnergySec Summit," said Baker. "IOActive is impressed with the work EnergySec is doing in the industry and we look forward to continuing to partner with them to achieve our mutual goal of security excellence."

EnergySec is a nonprofit, private forum of information security, physical security, audit, disaster recovery, and business continuity professionals from energy industry asset-owners. It strives to share security practices, ideas and principles among energy organizations with the goal of driving security excellent through collaboration, proactive security analysis, timely information sharing and continuous outreach programs. For more information about EnergySec, visit their website.

About IOActive
Established in 1998, IOActive is an industry leader that offers comprehensive computer security services with specializations in smart grid technologies, software assurance, and compliance. Boasting a well-rounded and diverse clientele, IOActive works with a majority of Global 500 companies including power and utility, hardware, retail, financial, media, router, aerospace, high-tech, and software development organizations. As a home for highly skilled and experienced professionals, IOActive attracts the likes of Dan Kaminsky, Ilja van Sprundel, Mike Davis, Tiller Beauchamp, Ward Spangenberg, and Wes Brown—talented consultants who contribute to the growing body of security knowledge by speaking at such elite conferences as Black Hat, Ruxcon, Defcon, Shakacon, BlueHat, CanSec, and WhatTheHack. For more information, visit www.ioactive.com

About David Baker
David Baker is IOActive's Director of Services and a subject matter expert on information security, CIPS compliance work, and Smart Grid architectures. Baker specializes in developing security requirements and identifying best practices for critical infrastructure and utility system management, having debriefed the Department of Homeland Security on AMI research. Baker has orchestrated large-scale network and application penetration tests, provided a long-term security roadmap and budgetary plans for enterprise customers, and written critical assessments of enterprise cyber security programs.

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