IOActive’s Robert Zigweid to Present at OWASP AppSec USA

IOActive’s Senior Security Consultant to discuss best practices for threat modeling

Seattle, Wash—September 1, 2010. IOActive, a leading provider of application security, compliance, and smart grid security services, today announced that Robert Zigweid, a Senior Security Consultant, will present Threat Modeling Best Practices at the OWASP AppSec USA conference. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a worldwide free and open community focused on improving the security of application software.

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. It’s important to remember that threat modeling is an ongoing process that doesn’t stop when a product is on the market. Attackers will not stop developing threats because a product has gone to market, so it’s critical that companies continue to counter these threats and prevent attacks throughout a product’s lifecycle.

WHAT  Threat Modeling Best Practices

WHERE  UC Irvine Conference Center

WHEN  September 9, 2010. 11:30 am

HOW  For more information, 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, aerospace, high-tech, and software development organizations. As a home for highly skilled and experienced professionals, IOActive attracts the likes of Barnaby Jack, Ilja van Sprundel, Mike Davis and Michael Milvich—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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