http://conferece.first.org/2011 Conference updates for the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference Technology en Copyright 2010 first-2011@first.org (FIRST Conference Staff) first-2011@first.org Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:38:20 GMT Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:38:20 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.5.2 FIRST would like to thank the following sponsors for their contiuned support of of the annual conference and of the organization - Microsoft, ENISA, Cisco Systems, SAP, Google, BFK Consulting, Hitachi and Lancope. FIRST would also like to thank newcomers - Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) and the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL) for joining on as new sponsors! FIRST would like to thank the following sponsors for their contiuned support of of the annual conference and of the organization - Microsoft, ENISA, Cisco Systems, SAP, Google, BFK Consulting, Hitachi and Lancope. FIRST would also like to thank newcomers - Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) and the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL) for joining on as new sponsors! http://conference.first.org/sponsorship/team.aspx Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:35:23 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1328218700855:9560566549026016:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Happy New Year! We wrapped 2011 with an excellent CFS for the upcoming conference. Submissions are currently being reviewed by the FIRST 2012 Program Committee and notifications are scheduled for February 3rd. Happy New Year! We wrapped 2011 with an excellent CFS for the upcoming conference. Submissions are currently being reviewed by the FIRST 2012 Program Committee and notifications are scheduled for February 3rd. http://conference.first.org/cfs Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:27:58 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1326385698661:20862464425410764:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml The 2012 Call for Speakers is open! Please read the official Call for Speakers Letter from the FIRST 2012 Program Chair, Dr. Jose Nazario before submitting. We hope to see you in Malta! The 2012 Call for Speakers is open! Please read the official Call for Speakers Letter from the FIRST 2012 Program Chair, Dr. Jose Nazario before submitting. We hope to see you in Malta! http://conference.first.org/cfs Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:15:06 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1317928567712:8589365905876806:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Check out our Podcasts page for our "on the floor" interviews direct from the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference! Interviews with Brian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity.com; Jeffrey Carpenter, Technical Manager at CERT/CC; Robert Schischka, FIRST Steering Committee Member & Manager at CERT.at; Patrick Gray, Principal Security Strategist at Cisco Systems; & a co-interview with Holly Stewart, MMPC Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft & Tom Cross, Manager of X-Force Threat Intelligence and Strategy, IBM. Check out our Podcasts page for our "on the floor" interviews direct from the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference! Interviews with Brian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity.com; Jeffrey Carpenter, Technical Manager at CERT/CC; Robert Schischka, FIRST Steering Committee Member & Manager at CERT.at; Patrick Gray, Principal Security Strategist at Cisco Systems; & a co-interview with Holly Stewart, MMPC Sr. Program Manager at Microsoft & Tom Cross, Manager of X-Force Threat Intelligence and Strategy, IBM. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:44:42 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1314219454877:4714073811095929:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Straight from the stage to the FIRST2011 press room, Martin McKeay and Melissa Hathaway expand on her keynote presentation and discuss global security challenges of 2011. What can government do; what can the private sector do? How do we faciliate better communication/interoperability? "[FIRST], the community is the master translator between the private sector where the technology is going, the civilian infrastructure of how to conduct homeland security or critical infrastructure protection...and can also act as security advisor to the ministries of defense." Melissa presented on Monday, 13th June at the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference, Vienna. Straight from the stage to the FIRST2011 press room, Martin McKeay and Melissa Hathaway expand on her keynote presentation and discuss global security challenges of 2011. What can government do; what can the private sector do? How do we faciliate better communication/interoperability? "[FIRST], the community is the master translator between the private sector where the technology is going, the civilian infrastructure of how to conduct homeland security or critical infrastructure protection...and can also act as security advisor to the ministries of defense." Melissa presented on Monday, 13th June at the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference, Vienna. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:54:55 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1309974941508:6625775670578364:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Frank Breedijk and Ian Southam talk to Chris John Riley about their upcoming presentation, "The road to hell is paved with best practices." Do you achieve compliance through security or security through compliance? Frank and Ian are both mission critical engineers with Schuberg Philis. See their presentation on Friday, 17 June 2011 at 1330 in the Rock Track. Frank Breedijk and Ian Southam talk to Chris John Riley about their upcoming presentation, "The road to hell is paved with best practices." Do you achieve compliance through security or security through compliance? Frank and Ian are both mission critical engineers with Schuberg Philis. See their presentation on Friday, 17 June 2011 at 1330 in the Rock Track. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:53:17 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1308300850295:6970249677267734:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Chris chats with Ken about his presentation, "Developing and testing secure iPhone apps" scheduled for Wednesday the 15th of June. In addition to presenting during conference week, Ken will be launching his new OWASP iGoat project at the conference along with a live demo! Ken is CERT certified computer security incident handler and an internationally recognized security expert. Ken is also on the FIRST Steering Committee and holds the title of FIRST Vice Chair. Chris chats with Ken about his presentation, "Developing and testing secure iPhone apps" scheduled for Wednesday the 15th of June. In addition to presenting during conference week, Ken will be launching his new OWASP iGoat project at the conference along with a live demo! Ken is CERT certified computer security incident handler and an internationally recognized security expert. Ken is also on the FIRST Steering Committee and holds the title of FIRST Vice Chair. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:13:27 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1308028438753:2223013943229114:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Iftach 'Ian' Amit returns to FIRST2011 and talks to Chris John Riley about his presentation while also touching on the importance of making connections at conferences such as FIRST and his uphill struggle with pulling together a non-government CERT team in Israel. Amit first presented at the FIRST Conference in 2010. He has over a decade of experience in the information security industry and has presented at leading industry conferences such as BlackHat, DefCon, Infosec, Hacker-Halted, BruCon and SOURCE. Join him on Monday, 13th of June in the Scissors Track at 16:00. Iftach 'Ian' Amit returns to FIRST2011 and talks to Chris John Riley about his presentation while also touching on the importance of making connections at conferences such as FIRST and his uphill struggle with pulling together a non-government CERT team in Israel. Amit first presented at the FIRST Conference in 2010. He has over a decade of experience in the information security industry and has presented at leading industry conferences such as BlackHat, DefCon, Infosec, Hacker-Halted, BruCon and SOURCE. Join him on Monday, 13th of June in the Scissors Track at 16:00. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:19:04 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1307546389804:2171681303934866:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Chris John Riley talks to Friday Keynote, Mikko Hypponen about his upcoming presentation, "State of the Net" - 25 years and what have we got? This is a great chat covering such topics as the Brain virus to Stuxnet. Mikko is the Chief Research Officer at F-Secure (Finland) and has been with the company since 1991. Mikko has assisted law enforcement in the US, Europe and Asia on cybercrime cases. Mikko was most recently labeled an infosec rock star - according to information leaked by Wikileaks. Check out his talk at FIRST2011 on Friday, 17 June at 09:45. Chris John Riley talks to Friday Keynote, Mikko Hypponen about his upcoming presentation, "State of the Net" - 25 years and what have we got? This is a great chat covering such topics as the Brain virus to Stuxnet. Mikko is the Chief Research Officer at F-Secure (Finland) and has been with the company since 1991. Mikko has assisted law enforcement in the US, Europe and Asia on cybercrime cases. Mikko was most recently labeled an infosec rock star - according to information leaked by Wikileaks. Check out his talk at FIRST2011 on Friday, 17 June at 09:45. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:24:19 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1306959900451:7939418957438222:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Kurt Sauer, Head of Information Security - Asia/Pacific at PayPal and FIRST Conference Liaison & Steering Committee Member, has a candid conversation with Chris John Riley about the upcoming 2011 conference, the conference site selection process and Kurt's personal experience during the April Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster. Kurt Sauer, Head of Information Security - Asia/Pacific at PayPal and FIRST Conference Liaison & Steering Committee Member, has a candid conversation with Chris John Riley about the upcoming 2011 conference, the conference site selection process and Kurt's personal experience during the April Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Wed, 25 May 2011 17:44:11 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1306345502153:3584701643196868:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Our FIRST 2011 podcast kicks off with both of our hosts interviewing the Chairman of FIRST.Org, Steve Adegbite. Steve talks about the overall feel of the 2011 Conference, a bit about Program Chair, Gavin Reid’s Rock-Paper-Scissors tracks and the importance of the connections made at the conference and how FIRST members use those connections in real life. Our FIRST 2011 podcast kicks off with both of our hosts interviewing the Chairman of FIRST.Org, Steve Adegbite. Steve talks about the overall feel of the 2011 Conference, a bit about Program Chair, Gavin Reid’s Rock-Paper-Scissors tracks and the importance of the connections made at the conference and how FIRST members use those connections in real life. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Wed, 18 May 2011 17:58:07 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1305741512331:25928021274083924:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Long-time sponsors and supporters of the annual conference and of FIRST.Org return to the 2011 Sponsorship Team. FIRST acknowledges the return of BT as the exclusive Diamond sponsor, Citi at Platinum and Computerlinks at the Gold level. Long-time sponsors and supporters of the annual conference and of FIRST.Org return to the 2011 Sponsorship Team. FIRST acknowledges the return of BT as the exclusive Diamond sponsor, Citi at Platinum and Computerlinks at the Gold level. http://conference.first.org/sponsorship/team.aspx Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:29:52 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1302888737277:7498707293274892:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml As the Program Chair, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference in Vienna, Austria. At this year's conference we will evaluate how far the industry has come, herald some of the successes and bury some of the failures... As the Program Chair, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 23rd Annual FIRST Conference in Vienna, Austria. At this year's conference we will evaluate how far the industry has come, herald some of the successes and bury some of the failures... http://conference.first.org/welcome Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:22:26 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1300803784308:41778614290480376:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml FIRST would like to thank and welcome back MANDIANT to FIRST 2011. MANDIANT first joined the Annual Conference at Miami 2010. This will be their second year on the Sponsorship and Exhibitor Team. FIRST would like to thank and welcome back MANDIANT to FIRST 2011. MANDIANT first joined the Annual Conference at Miami 2010. This will be their second year on the Sponsorship and Exhibitor Team. http://conference.first.org/sponsorship/team.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:52:36 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1300395252073:5741318194072703:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml FIRST would like to welcome GFI Software to the Sponsorship and Exhibitor Team. This is GFI's first time participating in the Annual Conference. FIRST would like to welcome GFI Software to the Sponsorship and Exhibitor Team. This is GFI's first time participating in the Annual Conference. http://conference.first.org/sponsorship/team.aspx Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:49:25 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1300395252076:9858760272021528:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Now available, the first draft of FIRST2011 Vienna! Confirmed keynotes include Peter Zinn (KLPD), Francisco Garcia Moran (ENISA), Brian Krebs (Krebs Security), John Stewart (Cisco), Rob Thomas (Team Cymru), Rajeev Kumar (Kolkata Police), Melissa Hathaway (Hathaway Global Strategies), Michael Moran (INTERPOL), Mikko Hypponen (F-Secure), and Mwende Njiraini (Diplo Foundation). Now available, the first draft of FIRST2011 Vienna! Confirmed keynotes include Peter Zinn (KLPD), Francisco Garcia Moran (ENISA), Brian Krebs (Krebs Security), John Stewart (Cisco), Rob Thomas (Team Cymru), Rajeev Kumar (Kolkata Police), Melissa Hathaway (Hathaway Global Strategies), Michael Moran (INTERPOL), Mikko Hypponen (F-Secure), and Mwende Njiraini (Diplo Foundation). http://conference.first.org/program/index.aspx Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:25:55 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1298906948175:4077451683415091:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Sponsoring since 2009, Secunia has once again joined the Sponsorship Team for 2011 at the Gold level. Secunia is a leading provider of vulnerability intelligence and a preferred supplier for more than 1,000 enterprises and government agencies around the globe. Sponsoring since 2009, Secunia has once again joined the Sponsorship Team for 2011 at the Gold level. Secunia is a leading provider of vulnerability intelligence and a preferred supplier for more than 1,000 enterprises and government agencies around the globe. http://secunia.com Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:22:35 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1288362575885:9859122925947084:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml FIRST would like to thank ENISA for their continued support of the Annual Conference. Originally offering support at the Gold level for 2011, ENISA has made the commitment to support the Annual Conference at the Platinum level. ENISA last sponsored in 2007 Seville. FIRST would like to thank ENISA for their continued support of the Annual Conference. Originally offering support at the Gold level for 2011, ENISA has made the commitment to support the Annual Conference at the Platinum level. ENISA last sponsored in 2007 Seville. http://www.enisa.eu Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:16:04 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1288362022097:3553623662520665:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Richard is Director of Incident Response at GE and serves as Principal Technologist for GE's Global Infrastructure Services division. Richard sat down to talk to Martin McKeay after presenting, "Building a Fortune 5 CIRT Under Fire" at FIRST 2010 Miami. Richard is Director of Incident Response at GE and serves as Principal Technologist for GE's Global Infrastructure Services division. Richard sat down to talk to Martin McKeay after presenting, "Building a Fortune 5 CIRT Under Fire" at FIRST 2010 Miami. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:35:33 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1288107370317:3511344:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Rod is President and CTO at Internet Identity, a technology company providing anti-phishing and malware services, as well as a domain control program. Rod talks to Martin McKeay about his presentation, "Recent Threat Analysis" part of the ICANN DNS Workshop at FIRST 2010 Miami. Rod is President and CTO at Internet Identity, a technology company providing anti-phishing and malware services, as well as a domain control program. Rod talks to Martin McKeay about his presentation, "Recent Threat Analysis" part of the ICANN DNS Workshop at FIRST 2010 Miami. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:01:10 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1288105650820:9180764958627040:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Gavin Reid, Manager of the Cisco CSIRT and the FIRST 2011 Program Chair transitions us into the 2011 conference season. Gavin took some time during the 2010 conference in Miami to chat about his involvement as Program Chair and the direction he will be taking the program. Gavin is a long time supporter of FIRST and has volunteered countless hours as a FIRST Program Committee member over the years. Gavin Reid, Manager of the Cisco CSIRT and the FIRST 2011 Program Chair transitions us into the 2011 conference season. Gavin took some time during the 2010 conference in Miami to chat about his involvement as Program Chair and the direction he will be taking the program. Gavin is a long time supporter of FIRST and has volunteered countless hours as a FIRST Program Committee member over the years. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:58:17 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1283349527901:26035504162122250:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Martin interviewed Ian Amit following his presentation, "Cyber [Crime/War]" at the 22nd Annual FIRST Conference in Miami, Florida. Ian further discusses cybercrime and cyberwarfare while citing relevant present day examples. Ian has over 10 years of experience in the information security field and is currently Managing Partner at Security & Innovation, a top-tier security consulting and research firm in Israel. Martin interviewed Ian Amit following his presentation, "Cyber [Crime/War]" at the 22nd Annual FIRST Conference in Miami, Florida. Ian further discusses cybercrime and cyberwarfare while citing relevant present day examples. Ian has over 10 years of experience in the information security field and is currently Managing Partner at Security & Innovation, a top-tier security consulting and research firm in Israel. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:52:04 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1282834351038:9062547339381648:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Tim sat down to an interview with Martin McKeay after his presentation (co-presented with Steve Mancini of Intel) at the 22nd Annual FIRST Conference Miami. With over 25 years of experience in the security field, Tim is currently senior Information Security Analyst for Intel's Information Security & Risk Management group. Before coming to Intel, Tim was a key architect in many government and commercial security systems. Tim presented, "Know Thy Enemy: Cataloguing Agents of Threat for Improved Risk Assessments" on Monday, June 14th. Tim sat down to an interview with Martin McKeay after his presentation (co-presented with Steve Mancini of Intel) at the 22nd Annual FIRST Conference Miami. With over 25 years of experience in the security field, Tim is currently senior Information Security Analyst for Intel's Information Security & Risk Management group. Before coming to Intel, Tim was a key architect in many government and commercial security systems. Tim presented, "Know Thy Enemy: Cataloguing Agents of Threat for Improved Risk Assessments" on Monday, June 14th. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:53:03 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1281649999566:1858086808403019:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml As part of our ongoing summer conference podcast series, we bring you an interview with FIRST Steering Committee Chairman, Steve Adegbite. Steve sat down with Martin McKeay during FIRST 2010. Steve was former Senior Security Program Manager Lead at Microsoft. Steve is currently Senior Security Strategist at Adobe Systems. As part of our ongoing summer conference podcast series, we bring you an interview with FIRST Steering Committee Chairman, Steve Adegbite. Steve sat down with Martin McKeay during FIRST 2010. Steve was former Senior Security Program Manager Lead at Microsoft. Steve is currently Senior Security Strategist at Adobe Systems. http://conference.first.org/podcasts.aspx Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:22:54 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1280777243334:25431780529069704:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml Get your abstracts ready and save the date! The 2011 Call for Speakers will open on the 1st of September. The link to the submission form will be made available on this website. Get your abstracts ready and save the date! The 2011 Call for Speakers will open on the 1st of September. The link to the submission form will be made available on this website. http://conference.first.org/2011 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:05:38 GMT data:text/plain,manual:1280340398073:0:http://conferece.first.org/2011/updates.xml