Security Researcher and Hackers gather in Middle East

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, (15th January 2007) – 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. HITBSecConf2007 – Dubai will take place at The Sheraton Creek from the 2nd till the 5th of April 2007. This hacking and network security conference will feature over 20 of the world’s leading network security specialists who will be conducting 4 tracks of technical training sessions on the 2nd and 3rd of April. 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 then be followed by two days of deep knowledge network security presentations with topics ranging from vulnerability assessment, new attack vectors, defense methodologies, and the latest computer and network security technologies. In addition, there will also 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 into prepared servers in order to retrieve marked files or flags on these target machines.

“We are honoured to be able to bring these experts to the Middle East to share their experience and knowledge with the public. This is indeed a rare 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 (M) Sdn. Bhd.

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