Security Conference Announcement - The Black Hat Briefings EUROPE '99

[Announce]

                     The Black Hat Briefings Europe '99
                     http://www.blackhat.com/
                     October 28 - 29, 1999 Amsterdam.

             Computer Security Conference Announcement

DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW

<FUD>
It's late. You're in the office alone, catching up on some system 
administration tasks {Yawn}.  Behind you, your network servers hum along 
quietly, reliably. Life is good. No one can get to your data or disrupt 
your information world.  Your network is secure. Or is it?
</FUD>

While we could create more fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD), we would 
rather announce the first European Black Hat Briefings conference, held in 
Amsterdam on October 28-29!

We created The Black Hat Briefings conference series to provide in-depth 
information about current and potential threats against computer systems by 
the people who discover the threats. To do this, we assemble a group of 
vendor neutral security professionals and let them talk candidly about the 
security problems businesses face and the solutions they see to those 
problems.  No gimmicks, just straight talk by people who make it their 
business to explore the ever-changing security space.

While many conferences focus on information and network security, only The 
Black Hat Briefings will put your managers, engineers, and software 
programmers face-to-face with today's cutting edge computer security 
experts and "underground" security specialists.  Our goal is to provide 
your technical staff with nitty-gritty technical information about current 
and potential threats to your computer systems and its associated 
environments and the CEO/CIO/CTO with no-nonsense information about what 
issues to be aware of, and what they can ignore.

Only The Black Hat Briefings will provide your staff with the pragmatic 
tools and knowledge they need to help thwart those lurking in the shadows 
of your fire wall or the depths of your company's WAN. The reality is they 
are out there [back to the FUD]. The choice is yours--you can live in fear 
of them, or you can learn from people like them.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Spanning two days The Black Hat Briefings Europe will focus on the vital 
security issues facing organizations with large Enterprise networks and 
mixed network operating systems. Topics will include Intrusion Detection 
Systems (IDS), Computer Forensics (CF) systems, Incident Response, Hostile 
Mobile Code, Vulnerability Analysis, secure programming techniques, tool 
selection for creating and effectively monitoring your networks, and 
management issues related to computer security.  You will sit face-to-face 
with the people developing the tools used by and against hackers.

The Black Hat Briefings has developed a reputation for lively and in-depth 
presentations and discussions between "underground" security celebrities, 
vendors, and attendees.  We encourage audience interaction, and design the 
schedule to allow you to spend time with the speakers in a more relaxed 
social setting.  Technical networking during the day . . . and social 
networking into the night.  What more could you want?

You will receive outstanding visual demonstrations, as well as speakers who 
are authoritative in their fields.  And, as always, an excellent time!


Speakers & Speeches - Please see the web site for a complete list.
http//www.blackhat.com/html/bh-europe-99/bh-europe-99-index.html
There will be 12-14 speakers over the course of two days.

CURRENT "Black Hat" SPEAKERS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING

- Marcus Ranum, CEO of Network Flight Recorder and designer of the first 
commercial fire wall.
- Greg Hogland, Author of the Asmodeus NT scanner and the Web Trends 
security scanner.
- Mnemonix, Security Analyst, Arca Systems, Inc. Author of the NTIS IIS
security scanning tool.
- Padgett Peterson, Chief Information Protection Architect for 
Lockheed-Martin Corporation.
- J.D. Glasser, CEO of NT OBJECTives, Inc.
- Andrew Stewart,
- George Kurtz and George Shultze, Senior Manager, ISS, Ernst & Young.

TOPICS FOR SPEECHES CURRENTLY INCLUDE

Buffer overruns and their exploitation on the NT platform
Evolution in Network Contour Detection
Over the Firewall and through the Woods, Version 2.0
Intrusion forensics on Windows NT: Catching Greg Hogland, Part II
Hacking the NT Kernel to create and exploit security problems

LOCATION

The first Black Hat Briefings Europe will be located at
The Golden Tulip, Barbazon Palace.
Prince Hendrikkade 59-70 1012 AD, Amsterdam,
020-556-4584 (Phone)

REGISTRATION COSTS

Registration costs are $1,195 US on or before October 1st 1999.  Late 
registration fees are $1,495 after October 1st 1999.  You may cancel your 
registration before October 7th for a full refund.  This fee includes two 
days attendance at the speaking sessions, materials, a reception, and 
meals.

To register, please visit 
https//www.convmgmt.com/registration/blackhat.html

The Black Hat Briefings '99 Sponsors

Secure Computing Corporation (http//www.securecomputing.com/)

FOR MORE INFORMATION

EMAIL blackhat at defcon.org with email questions.
MAIN URL http//www.blackhat.com/ for the latest speakers and events 
listings.
Past materials and speeches are available free on-line now.

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