IOActive to Present Threat Modeling at ToorCon

Robert Zigweid, a Senior Security Consultant at IOActive, will discuss how organizations can utilize threat modeling to optimize security budgets.

Seattle, Wash—October 19, 2009. IOActive, a leading provider of software assurance, compliance, and smart grid security services, today announced that Robert Zigweid, one of its Senior Security Consultants, will present Threat Modeling: Learn to Optimize Your Security Budget at Toorcon's Deep Knowledge Seminars. ToorCon, now in its 11th year, is San Diego's premier hacker conference, bringing together top security experts to present new tricks of the trade and have fun in beautiful, sunny Southern California.

Threat modeling is a methodology designed to deliver secure products; when implemented properly, it can help organizations avoid reputational loss, decrease money spent to repair broken or compromised products, and save customers money. In this presentation, Zigweid will discuss best practices for implementing threat modeling, including when to begin threat modeling, how much threat modeling to perform, and who should be involved.

WHAT  Threat Modeling: Learn to Optimize Your Security Budget

WHERE  The Hotel Solamar, 435 6th AVenue, San Diego, CA 92101

WHEN  October 23, 2009

HOW  For more information about ToorCon 2009, visit their website.

About Robert Zigweid
Robert Zigweid is an accomplished developer and application tester with advanced skills in the creation and analysis of systems architecture and threat modeling. As a Senior Security Consultant at IOActive, he works with clients to discover and solve network and application problems that threaten their business goals and assets. In addition to his direct efforts on penetration tests, security reviews, and network and application audits, Zigweid contributes to the advancement of more stable, secure systems through his research and development. He was a co-founder of OSJava, is working on a JDBC driver and more robust Java class loader, and has conducted groundbreaking research that will further the formal understanding of application and network security for audiences at varying levels of technical fluency.

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.

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