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Events for 2008
Event
Date
Location
Notes
APWG eCrime Researchers Summit
Oct 15 - 16
Atlanta, GA, USA
'eCrime '08 will bring together academic researchers, security practitioners and law enforcement representatives to discuss all aspects of electronic crime and ways to prevent it.'
Focus 08
Oct 20 - 23
Las Vegas, NV, USA
SecureLondon Workshop on Computer Forensics
Oct 21
London, UK
'This one-day workshop will focus on Computer Forensics. Attendees will be given an introduction into the standards, legislation, regulation and principles surrounding this area. Sessions will engage in workshop-style scenarios, the pros and cons of case studies and key issues to be aware of during Crisis Management. Insight will be provided into the process of extraction, analysis and evidence as well as taking a look at mitigation and remedial measures available.'
RSA Europe 2008
Oct 27 - 29
London, UK
'This year the conference theme celebrates the influence of Alan Mathison Turing, British cryptographer, mathematician, logician, philosopher, biologist and 'the father of modern computer science'.'
Hack in the Box Security Conference 2008
Oct 27 - 30
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
'This year's event will see the introduction of a third track to the conference programme called the 'HITB Labs'. These new hands-on sessions are designed to give attendees a closer and deeper understanding of various security issues from physical security bypass methods to the security of RFID and other wireless based technologies.'
Hacker Halted Malaysia
Nov 03 - 06
Selangor, Malaysia
Hacker Halted Malaysia 2008, an international platform on the hottest topics in Information Security, will comprise of 2-Day Pre-Conference Workshop by Master Trainers and 2-Day Conference by renowned IT Security experts. It is the 11th Hacker Halted worldwide and will run from November 3rd to 6th at Sunway Convention Centre, Selangor.
CSI 2008
Nov 15 - 21
National Harbor, MD, USA
Registration will open June 2008.
SecureDubai Conference on Emerging Threats
Dec 04
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
'This one-day conference will focus on emerging threats. Attendees will be given insight into why intrusion detection systems are ineffective in detecting real hackers, with a focus on signature and anomaly-based systems. Sessions will engage in the devastating effects and developments of DDoS attacks and how to avoid them, email encryption and the social engineering threat communities pose to a company to name a few. The conference will end with a panel discussion allowing audience interaction.'
MIS Chief Security Officer Summit
Dec 08 - 10
Geneva, Switzerland
'MIS Training Institute's CSO Summit will bring together security directors from across Europe, Africa and the Middle East to tackle the most critical and strategic security challenges at the highest business level. The focus is on the protection of your organisation's key assets. Email amcpartlan@mistieurope.com for more details.'
AVAR 2008
Dec 10 - 12
New Delhi, India
'The 11th Association of anti-Virus Asia Researchers International Conference will be hosted by Quick Heal Technologies Pvt in New Delhi, India.'
Events for 2009
Event
Date
Location
Notes
VB2009
Sept 23 - 25
Geneva, Switzerland
VB2009 - the 19th Virus Bulletin International Conference - will be held 23-25 September 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. For enquiries relating to sponsorship or any other form of participation please email conference@virusbtn.com.
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