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Barrett Lyon, CEO and founder of Prolexic will be the keynote speaker at next month's Detroit IT-Security Summit, Thursday, October 6, at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi, Michigan.
Lyon is recognized as one of the world's authorities on cyber extortion. His address will spotlight the growing number of targeted cyber attacks and the ways to protect against them.
Other summit speakers will include Ridgely Evers, managing partner at Tapit Partners, and Richard Stiennon, vice president of Threat Research at Webroot. Panel discussions also are scheduled with experts from industry, government and law-enforcement on topics such as data security, spyware and targeted attacks.
More than 200 of the region's leading IT executives are expected to attend the day-long program entitled "Security That Works." The conference also will include exhibits from 20 or more IT security vendors.
The summit begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m., followed by a networking reception and afterglow. Registration is available online at www.it-harvest.com for $55 or at the door for $75.
Sponsors of the Detroit IT Security Summit include iPolicy Networks, Webroot Software, Reflex Security, Teros, Fortinet, Big Fix, Whale Communications, Internet Security Corporation, Greenborder, Arcsite and Ironport.
Headquartered in Birmingham, Mich., IT-Harvest specializes in hosting and managing premier IT security events. The company also serves as an advisor to security vendors and helps end-users make informed choices about product selection. More information is available in the Internet at www.it-harvest.com.
14.09.2005, IT-Harvest
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