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On a side note do stay tuned for the announcement regarding HITBSecConf2005 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia… Seeing that it’s our 5th conference, we’re planning something extra special. It’s gonna be cool…

Building on the successes of past security conferences, the organiser of the annual Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITBSecConf), has decided to stage another conference outside of Malaysia.

According to Hack In The Box Sdn Bhd, the conference will be held in Manama, Bahrain, from April 10-13 and will feature more than 18 of the world’s renowned hackers and network security researchers. Other experts hailing from Europe, Britain, United States, Canada, Australia and Asia Pacific will also be on hand to present their latest research.

“We’ve had extremely good response to our past conferences in Malaysia and we hope that expanding the HITBSecConf2005 in the Middle East will promote the sharing and dessemination of deep-knowledge technical information,” said Dhillon Andrew Kannabhiran, founder and chief executive of Hack In The Box.

The company first started organising its HITBSecConf four years ago. In recent years, it has managed to attract some of the world’s best-known hackers such as Theo De Raadt and John T. Draper as well as Polish celebrity hackers – The Last Stage of Delirium (LSD) Research Group – who gained fame for “breaking the Windows operating system” in 2003.

THE organiser of the popular Hack In The Box Security Conference (HITBSecConf) has announced that over 18 of the world’s renowned hackers and network security researchers would be attending the fourth HITBSecConf, to be held in Manama Bahrain from April 10-13. Organised in partnership with E-Security Gulf Group, a security services and security solutions reseller based in Manama, HITBSecConf2005 will feature experts who will be on hand to present their latest research and findings in the computer and network security fields.

HITBSecConf2005 will run over a period of four days, with a two-day multi-track deep-knowledge network security conference followed by another two days of hands-on technical workshops. Prominent keynote speakers include Bruce Schneier, CTO of Counterpane Internet Security; Paul Mcnabb, general manager and director of business development of Argus Systems; and Jorge Sebastiao, CEO of E-Security Gulf Group.

Bruce Schneier is an internationally renowned security technologist and the author of eight books, including his current bestseller, Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World. Schneier also designed the popular Blowfish and Twofish encryption algorithms — the latter a finalist for the new Federal Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). He has served on the board of directors of the International Association for Cryptologic Research, and is an advisory board member for the Electronic Privacy Information Centre.

This year marks the first time the HITBSecConf is being held outside its main venue in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A prime network security conference, the HITBSecConf receives visitors from all over the world every year and is represented by some of the biggest names in the network security industry presenting their latest research and findings annually. With growing incidences of security attacks and hacking, businesses around the world have a profound need to implement complete security solutions. The HITBSecConf addresses these security issues on both a regional and international scale, providing solutions for businesses. Speakers at the conference will include: Bruce Schneier, Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Counterpane Internet Security and Paul Mcnabb, General Manager and Director of Business Development of Argus Systems Group.

Bahrain is hosting the Hack In The Box (HITB) 2005 global IT security conference for the first time in the region starting on April 10, announced eSecurity Gulf Group (eSgulf). Two days of workshops with the participation of international, regional and local security experts will follow the two-day conference, being held at the Taj Palace Hotel in Manama. HITB is a well-known event especially in Asia and is sponsored by the non-profit Hack In The Box organisation.

It is being held for the fifth time and focuses on an in-depth knowledge on security and will end on April 13. eSgulf chief executive officer Jorge Sebastiao said the onference primarily aims to promote security awareness to security professionals and their counterparts working in organisations. HITB 2005 targets different levels of security expertise of different sectors including IT managers, application developers, auditors and security consultants.

Microsoft Corporation
Argus Systems Group
Bahrain International Circuit
Gulf Air
Kingdom University Bahrain
Instec Digital Systems
Oracle Corporation
SIAG
Duroob Technology
Qatar Airways

HITBSecConf2005 - Bahrain is also supported by

Bellua Asia Pacific
X-Focus China
Bahrain Information Technology Society

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Bruce Schneier - Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Counterpane Internet Security
Paul Mcnabb - General Manager and Director of Business Development, Argus Systems Group
Jorge Sebastiao - Chief Executive Officer, E-Security Gulf Group.

The following presenters have also announced their paper titles.

Meder Kydyraliev & Fyodor Yarochkin
Anthony Zboralski (Gaius)
Roberto Preatoni & Fabio Ghioni
Emmanuel Gadaix

In the next couple of days we will be announcing the updated training/workshop tracks that will be conducted on the 12th & 13th April 2005.

About Bruce Schneier (Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Counterpane Internet Security):

Internationally-renowned security technologist and author Bruce Schneier is both a Founder and the Chief Technical Officer of Counterpane Internet Security, Inc. the world’s leading protector of networked information - the inventor of outsourced security monitoring and the foremost authority on effective mitigation of emerging IT threats.

Schneier is responsible for maintaining Counterpane’s technical lead in world-class information security technology and its practical and effective implementation. Schneier’s security experience makes him uniquely qualified to shape the direction of the company’s research endeavors, as well as to act as a spokesperson to the business community on security issues and solutions.

Schneier is the author of eight books, including his current best seller, Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World, which tackles the problems of security from the small to the large: personal safety, crime, corporate security, national security. Secrets & Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World, which was published in October 2000, has sold 100,000 copies. One of his earlier books, Applied Cryptography, now in its second edition, is the seminal work in its field and has sold over 150,000 copies and has been translated into five languages. He writes the free email newsletter Crypto-Gram, which has over 100,000 readers. He has presented papers at many international conferences, and he is a frequent writer, contributing editor, and lecturer on the topics of cryptography, computer security, and privacy.

Schneier designed the popular Blowfish and Twofish encryption algorithms, the atter a finalist for the new Federal Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Schneier served on the board of directors of the International Association for Cryptologic Research, and is an Advisory Board member for the Electronic Privacy Information Center.

Schneier holds an MS degree in computer science from American University and a BS degree in physics from the University of Rochester.