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Saturday 10th March 2012

• Securing the Cloud: What's Your Cloud Entry Point?

  by Wade Holmes

  The move to cloud computing is still froth with questions about the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data moved to the cloud. These questions, and their answers, differ depending on the cloud entry point chosen by the end-user. Potential cloud entry points include Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, or Software-as-a-Service (IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS) cloud computing solutions. This presentation will review the current state of affairs around cloud computing security, and delve into security considerations end-users should make for each of the differing cloud solution entry points. This session is part of the Big Data Track is sponsored by Gemalto.

  • Cloud
  • Security

  At 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Saturday 10th March

  In Salon FG, Hilton Austin Downtown

  Coverage audio clip

• The Dark Side of Social Networks: Malware & Fraud

  by Paul Judge

  The popularity of Twitter and Facebook make them attractive targets for attackers. The viral features and open APIs make it an efficient medium for attackers. In this talk, we discuss the scale and history of malicious activity on Twitter and Facebook. Based on a comprehensive research study, we demonstrate how attackers respond rapidly to the large increases of users driven by celebrity attention. We highlight popular attack techniques across trending topics, URL shorteners, fake accounts, photo tagging, and fake apps. We show how malware has been designed to steal social network credentials and use them to carry out automated attacks. In order to safeguard the future and usefulness of these platforms, the community and industry must combat these threats and control this malicious activity. We explore ways to safeguard individual users and brands. We also suggest approaches that social network providers should take to improve the security of their networks. This session is part of the Big Data Track sponsored by Gemalto.

  • Fraud
  • Hackers
  • Identity
  • Malware
  • Security
  • Social Media
  • Social Networks

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Saturday 10th March

  In Salon FG, Hilton Austin Downtown

Sunday 11th March 2012

• Memoirs of a Data Security Street Fighter

  by Mikko Hypponen

  From Brain.A to Stuxnet: we've been fighting PC viruses for 25 years now. What was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko Hypponen tells us how we got into this mess and shows us the way out.

  • Crime
  • Espionage
  • Security
  • virus

  At 5:00pm to 6:00pm, Sunday 11th March

  In Salon J, Hilton Austin Downtown

  Coverage audio clip slide deck