Hackers to converge on Middle East

Hackers to converge on Middle East

HACK IN THE BOX (M) Sdn Bhd has announced that for the second time it
will be bringing some of the worlds' leading network security
researchers to the Middle East.

It said HITBSecConf2007 – Dubai will take place at The Sheraton Creek from the April 2 to 5.

The hacking and network security conference will feature more than 20 of the world's leading network security specialists.

These specialists will be conducting four tracks of technical training sessions on April 2 and 3.
Topics for the training sessions include Advance Web Application
Security, Tactical VoIP: Applied VoIPhreaking, Structured Network
Threat Analysis and Forensics and Packetmastering the Monkey Way.
This training will be followed by two days of deep knowledge network
security presentations with topics ranging from vulnerability
assessment, new attack vectors, defense methodologies, as well as the
latest computer and network security technologies.

In addition, there will be a live hacking competition known popularly as Capture The Flag.
The competition is an attack-only game which sees teams or individuals
tasked with attacking prepared servers in order to retrieve marked
files.
"This is an opportunity for attendees to meet and hear first-hand from
some of the leading minds in the field of computer security," said
Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, founder and chief executive officer of Hack
In The Box.
"We hope Malaysian technology companies who are already doing business
or plan to venture into the region will participate in showcasing
homegrown technologies." For more details, call Hack In The Box at (03) 2039-4724, or go to http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2007dubai.

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