IOActive’s Robert Zigweid to Present at HouSecCon 2011

IOActive’s Principal Compliance Consultant to present Stormy Skies: Compliance in the Cloud

Seattle, Wash—September 14, 2011. IOActive, a leading provider of application security, compliance, and smart grid security services, today announced that Robert Zigweid, a Principal Compliance Consultant, will present Stormy Skies: Compliance in the Cloud at HouSecCon 2011. HouSecCon was born out of a need for an information security conference to serve the masses in the Houston and surrounding areas. However, HouSecCon has expanded into much more—an event that attracts an international crowd due to the unique nature and high quality of their speakers, workshops, and training sessions.

Zigweid has unique, hands-on experience digging into the spirit and intent of the PCI, which enables his clients to not only achieve compliance but also provide their clients with more secure environments in the process. In this presentation, Zigweid will share some of his favorite "war" stories from helping clients and providers accomplish secure and compliant cloud environments. This includes what cloud customers should watch out for, what they should expect from their provider, and how to identify true assessments from the ever-cloudy, all-too-common checkbox versions.

WHAT  Stormy Skies: Compliance in the Cloud

WHERE  Norris Conference Center, Houston TX

WHEN  November 3, 2011. 1:45 pm.

HOW  For more information, visit the HouSecCon website.

About Robert Zigweid
Robert Zigweid is an accomplished developer and application tester who also has advanced skills in the fields of creating an analyzing systems architecture and threat modeling. As a Principal Compliance Consultant at IOActive, he works with clients to discover and solve network and application problems that threaten their business goals and assets, striving to become a trusted advisor whenever possible. Zigweid also has performed extensive work around PCI compliance in cloud architectures, and his efforts with implementing secure software development lifecycles has helped further the formal understanding of secure, compliant environments for both merchants and customers. Zigweid has authored numerous white papers and speaks at security conferences around the world including OWASP AppSec USA, SOURCE Seattle, and ToorCon. He also has been a featured guest on the Network Security Podcast.

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, aerospace, high-tech, and software development organizations. As a home for highly skilled and experienced professionals, IOActive attracts talented consultants who contribute to the growing body of security knowledge by speaking at such elite conferences as Black Hat, Ruxcon, Defcon, BlueHat, CanSec, and WhatTheHack. For more information, visit www.ioactive.com.

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