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Optiv Security, a market-leading provider of end-to-end cyber security solutions, today announced seven of its security experts will speak at Black Hat USA 2017. Presentations will include three security tools being unveiled at the Arsenal Hall, a briefing on intrusion prevention, a panel discussion on career development, and a review of the 20-year history of Black Hat. The conference is scheduled to take place from July 22-27, 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Session details include:
Black
Hat Day Zero – Navigating #BHUSA 2017
Who/Topic: Day
Zero offers attendees a comprehensive overview of all the programs,
content and special features available at Black Hat. Before diving into
two, jam-packed days of hacks and research, attendees can hear from
Black Hat Review Board members on a broad range of topics. Celebrating
Black Hat’s 20th year, Ping Look, Optiv executive advisor,
security communications and awareness and former event director of Black
Hat Events, will give a history of the conference that has grown into
one of the biggest in the industry.
When/Where: Tuesday, July
25, from 4:00 – 4:20 p.m. PDT, Mandalay Bay G
How
to Advance Your Career in IT Security
Who/Topic: The
need for information security people and skills has never been greater
than it is today – and the demand is growing. This panel session will
feature Dawn-Marie Hutchinson, Optiv executive director, office of the
CISO, top security recruiters and hiring managers who will discuss
current opportunities in the IT security space, how companies are hiring
and paying security pros, and how individuals can take advantage of the
booming market to advance their security careers.
When/Where: Wednesday,
July 26, from 4:20 – 5:10 p.m. PDT, Career Track Theater, Business Hall,
Level 2
They’re
Coming for your Tools: Exploiting Design Flaws for Active Intrusion
Prevention
Who/Topic: Several popular attack tools
and techniques remain effective in the real world, even though they are
well understood and documented. This briefing, led by John Ventura,
Optiv practice manager, research, will explore a more active approach
toward intrusion prevention that enables defenders to use simple network
software applications to seek out and disrupt these attacks.
When/Where:
Wednesday, July 26 from 10:30 – 10:55 a.m. PDT, South Seas CDF
Building
C2 Environments with Warhorse
Who/Topic: Building
full-featured command-and-control (C2) environments can be a major
undertaking, requiring significant time and effort. However, deployment
and or proper infrastructure are key to avoiding detection and
maintaining proper operational security during offensive engagements.
Warhorse was designed to build these C2 environments with only minimal
configuration. During this Arsenal talk, Ralph May, Optiv security
consultant, will explain Warhorse and how it can help users
navigate C2 environments.
When/Where: Wednesday, July 26,
from 4:00 – 5:20 p.m. PDT, Business Hall, Level 2, Station 4
A
New Take at Payload Generation: Empty-Nest
Who/Topic: As
the evolution of endpoint, egress and network security controls
continues, adversaries and penetration testers are finding it
increasingly difficult to execute malicious payloads within
properly-hardened enterprise networks. In this Arsenal presentation,
James Cook, Optiv security consultant, and Tom Steele, Optiv practice
manager, attack and pen, will detail Empty-Nest, a toolset that allows
red team engineers to perform advanced command-and-control (C2) in order
to identity efficacies and deficiencies in overall cyber attack chains.
The use of proprietary or custom C2 frameworks assist organizations with
situational awareness and readiness capabilities by emulating
unconventional techniques and tactics.
When/Where: Wednesday,
July 26, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. PDT, Business Hall, Level 2,
Station 6
SERPICO
Who/Topic:
SERPICO v1.2 is a simple and intuitive report generation and
collaboration tool, with the primary function focused on cutting down
the time it takes to write a penetration testing report. In this Arsenal
presentation featuring Pete Arzamendi, Optiv research scientist,
attendees will learn how the newest updates to SERPICO can simplify the
reporting process.
When/Where: Thursday, July 27, from 10:00
– 11:20 a.m. PDT, Business Hall, Level 2, Station 8
In addition to several of its experts speaking at Black Hat USA 2017, Optiv is a proud platinum sponsor of the event, and is exhibiting at booth #1008 in the Business Hall and #CZ5 in the Career Zone. The company also will sponsor two social events on Wednesday, July 26 at Mandalay Bay:
- SPARK: A Women in Cyber Mixer at the RM Seafood Lounge from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. This event will include Dawn-Marie Hutchinson, Optiv executive director, office of the CISO, and MacKenzie Brown, Optiv associate research principal, who will lead a discussion on the need for gender diversity in the information security industry and ways to grow and develop careers in the cyber industry. A donation of $5 will go to Girls Who Code for every person who attends the event.
- The Optiv After Party at LIGHT Nightclub from 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. To register in-person and pick up wrist bands for the event, visit the Optiv booth on Wednesday, July 26 during Business Hall hours.
For more details on Optiv’s participation at this year’s Black Hat, including online registration information for the above social events, visit our at-a-glance page. Media wishing to interview Optiv experts should contact Jason Cook at [email protected] or (816) 701-3374.
About Optiv Security
Optiv is a market-leading provider of
end-to-end cyber security solutions. We help clients plan, build and run
successful cyber security programs that achieve business objectives
through our depth and breadth of cyber security offerings, extensive
capabilities and proven expertise in cyber security strategy, managed
security services, incident response, risk and compliance, security
consulting, training and support, integration and architecture services,
and security technology. Optiv maintains premium partnerships with more
than 400 of the leading security technology manufacturers. For more
information, visit www.optiv.com
or follow us at www.twitter.com/optiv,
www.facebook.com/optivinc
and www.linkedin.com/company/optiv-inc.
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