Josh Pennell to Present at the World Meter Design Congress

IOActive's founder and President will discuss strategies for designing more secure smart meter devices

Seattle, Wash—March 5, 2010. IOActive, a leading provider of software assurance, compliance, and smart grid security services today announced that its founder and President, Josh Pennell, will present Building Security into the Core of Your System at the World Meter Design Congress. The World Meter Design Congress provides a global forum for meter design engineers and AMI communication suppliers to share experiences and challenges in meter and system design.

Based on extensive research conducted by IOActive's team as well as third parties, Pennell will offer suggestions and best practices that meter vendors can adopt to mitigate existing vulnerabilities, as well as develop more secure products in the future.

WHAT  Building Security into the Core of Your System

WHERE  San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, 333 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101

WHEN  March 9. 9:00–9:30 am.

HOW  For more information, visit http://www.spintelligent-events.com/wmdc2010/en/index.php

About Josh Pennell
As IOActive's founder and President, Joshua Pennell enjoys a proven, 11-year entrepreneurial track record of creating and maintaining a multimillion-dollar, customer-focused, independent global security services organization. Through Mr. 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.

Mr. Pennell serves on the advisory boards of Source, Vantos, and SiteScout. He also is the chairman of IOActive's advisory board, which includes such computer industry luminaries as Steve Wozniak, Jim Reavis, and Jason Larsen. In years past, Mr. 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 it 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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