RSA(R) Conference 2008 Adds ''Research Revealed'' Track

New Track Offers Technical Insight into Security Vulnerabilities
and Threat Research
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
RSA(R) Conference today announced the addition of a new track,
Research Revealed - designed specifically to provide advanced
technical analysis of cutting-edge security vulnerabilities and
threats for the information security community. This track will
consist of 14 sessions and debuts at RSA Conference 2008 - taking
place April 7-11 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Research Revealed attendees will receive deep technical insight
into a variety of topics, such as alleged computerized voting fraud in
the 2008 US presidential election, Storm Worm protocols and
encryption, good viruses, and security challenges in a virtualized
environment.

Research Revealed speakers come from large security companies such
as Symantec, VeriSign and McAfee, and smaller security firms including
Fortify Software and SecureWorks.

Speakers include:

-- Joanna Rutkowska, CEO and founder of Invisible Things Labs,
will address security problems that might arise in virtualized
environments including: the advantages of using
virtualization-based rootkits, virtual machine isolation, VMM
protection via trusted execution, and "nested virtualization"
with its impact on security of virtualized systems.

-- Halvar Flake, founder and head of research for Zynamics GmbH,
will discuss various methods for automated structural
classification of malware as well as their respective
pro/cons.

-- Michael Thurmann, chief security officer and head of the ERNW
"Research" and "Pen-Test" teams, will discuss Reverse
Engineering and the methodology and tools that are used to
answer very specific customer questions relating to software.

"RSA Conference 2008 will provide a forum for the research
community to share its advanced technical knowledge of the most
cutting-edge security topics," said Sandra Toms LaPedis, area vice
president and general manager of RSA Conference. "The Research
Revealed track is specifically designed for practitioners looking for
deep, technical insight from researchers who are leading the way in
the information security industry."

More information regarding the RSA Conference 2008 Research
Revealed track and speakers can be found at:
here.

About the RSA Conference

RSA Conference is helping drive the security agenda worldwide with
annual events in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Throughout its 17 year
history, RSA Conference has consistently attracted the world's best
and brightest in the field, creating opportunities for conference
attendees to learn about IT security's most important issues through
first-hand interactions with peers, luminaries and both emerging and
established companies. As the IT security field continues to grow in
importance and influence, RSA Conference plays an integral role in
keeping security professionals across the globe connected and
educated. For more information and conference dates, visit
www.rsaconference.com.

RSA, the RSA Conference logo and the RSA Security logo are either
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States and/or other countries. All other marks are trademarks of their
respective companies.

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