IOActive to Present at the IDC IT Security Conference

IOActive's president and founder, Joshua Pennell, will discus security challenges related to cloud computing

Seattle, Wash—April 13, 2010. IOActive, a leading provider of software assurance, compliance, and smart grid security services, today announced that its founder and president, Joshua Pennell, will present Key Threats of Cloud Computing and Defensive Countermeasures at the IDC IT Security Conference.

No longer a theoretical concept, cloud computing is rapidly being put into practice. During this presentation, Pennell will give an overview of cloud computing that highlights some of the security issues associated with each platform of cloud computing. He also will suggest security best practices that organizations can employ to mitigate these threats and enjoy the cloud's promised benefits.

WHAT  Key Threats of Cloud Computing and Defensive Countermeasures

WHERE  DGI-Byen, Copenhagen Conference, Tietgensgade 65, Copenhagen, Denmark

WHEN  May 4, 2010. 2:50–3:30 pm

HOW  For more information, visit the their website.

About Joshua Pennell
As IOActive's founder and president, Joshua Pennell has an 11-year entrepreneurial track record of creating and maintaining a multimillion-dollar, customer-focused, independent global security services organization. Through Pennell's leadership, IOActive has emerged as one of the world's longest standing, highly technical boutique security consultancies with a history based on cutting-edge research and meritocratic governance.

Pennell serves on the advisory boards of Source, Vantos, and SiteScout. He is also the Chairman of IOActive's advisory board, which includes such computer industry venerables as Steve Wozniak, Jim Reavis, and Jason Larsen. In years past, Pennell played an integral role in helping his team win DefCon's Capture the Flag competition for three consecutive years, followed by another three years of technically revolutionizing the competition before handing the game over to Kenshoto.

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, 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.

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